TARBORO —
Guests from The Elizabethan Gardens and its Board of Governors highlighted the Manteo pleasure-garden, a dream of The Garden Club of North Carolina, Inc. (GCNC) at the last Edgecombe Garden Club luncheon at the Tarboro Fountains of the Albemarle on Wednesday, January 4, 2012.
Present were several members of the Board of Governors including Candis Owens who introduced Carl Curnutte, Executive Director of the Elizabethan Gardens. Also present: Ahoskie Chairman Penny Rose, Southern Shores Vice-Chairman Sally Lowe, Director of Marketing and Education Nancy Harvey, and Finance Director Dee Ostrander.
The Elizabethan Gardens are located adjacent to The Lost Colony’s Waterside Theater in the Fort Raleigh National Historic Park on Roanoke Island nestled near North Carolina’s Outer Banks. The Gardens cultural attraction enhances the value of the area as a permanent memorial to Sir Walter Raleigh’s 144 lost colonists in 1587.
In 1937, the Roanoke Island Memorial Historical Association was formed and the “Lost Colony” was created. This 75-year-old outdoor drama is the longest lasting continuous outdoor drama in the United States.
Historical author, Mrs. Inglis Fletcher, and other GCNC members visited the “Lost Colony” in 1950 and wanted to honor the first English settlement in the New World by creating a garden. During that period, the GCNC accepted a 99-year lease from the Roanoke Island Historical Association to develop a garden.
Internationally renowned landscape firm of Innocenti & Webel was retained by the GCNC to plan and erect the garden. Construction began June 2, 1953, the historic date of the coronation of England’s Queen Elizabeth II. The Gardens opened August 18, 1960 on the 373rd anniversary of the birth of Virginia Dare, the first child born in America of English parentage.
Soon after the Honorable John Hay Whitney and Mrs. Whitney in Thomasville, Georgia donated 16-century statuary that was being dismantled from their Greenwood Estate. This contribution changed and enlarged the original vision for the gardens, adding an Italian fountain and pool with balustrade, wellhead, sundial, birdbaths, stone steps and benches. With the Whitney statuary as his inspiration, Mr. Webel set out to create a garden both Elizabethan in spirit and style while adapted to the present.
Since then, The Gardens continue to flourish and expand the experience for the visitor.
This past December approximately 4,000 people enjoyed a new addition to their offerings --over one million lights transforming The Gardens into an illuminated winter wonderland complete with floral creations and traditional holiday decorations. An extensive monthly calendar of events and membership information can be found at info@elizabethangardens.org.
Memberships include free admission, quarterly newsletter, 10% discount to the Gatehouse Gifts, and plants, exclusive advance notice of all events, member discounts to special events, and free admission to Virginia Dare Birthday Celebration, Harvest Hay Day, and Easter Egg Extravaganza.
Join their email list and be informed……….
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Guests from The Elizabethan Gardens and its Board of Governors highlighted the Manteo pleasure-garden, a dream of The Garden Club of North Carolina, Inc. (GCNC) at the last Edgecombe Garden Club luncheon at the Tarboro Fountains of the Albemarle on Wednesday, January 4, 2012.
Elizabethan Gardens has far MORE than gardens!
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ECC nursing pinning held
Edgecombe Community College associate degree nursing graduates
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ECC radiography pinning held
Edgecombe Community College radiography graduates participated in their pinning ceremony on May 9.
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Justin Kirkland receives PhD
Justin Howard Kirkland, son of Thurman and Jennie Kirkland of Tarboro, NC, received his Ph.D. in political science from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill on May 12, 2012.
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Brown named Golden Living employee of the year
Phyllis Brown, RN, director of resident assessment, at Golden Living Center of Tarboro, has been selected as Employee of the Year.
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Edgecombe County’s Gamma Lambda Chapter
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National Medical Laboratory Professionals Week
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Keihin-CST awards $21k in scholarships to county seniors
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SPRING GARDEN SYMPOSIUM
The Gray Clark gardens are on the list to be visited, weather permitting, during today’s 4th annual Blount-Bridgers House Spring Garden Symposium. During the symposium, which will be held at Calvary Episcopal Church, garden vendors will line St. David Street and will be open to the public. The street will be closed to vehicles during shopping hours, allowing for a leisurely shopping stroll.
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