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Garden Wedding Venues in North Carolina

100 garden wedding venues across 60 cities in North Carolina — including 17 with on-site lodging, 16 with all-inclusive packages, and 5 that welcome outside catering. Many garden venues sit just outside town — botanical parks, estate grounds, and glasshouses on the edge of the city — so pick the city nearest you for full listings with couples' reviews, guest capacity, and package details, or browse the map.

100 garden venues
60 cities & towns
17 with on-site lodging 16 all-inclusive

Top-rated garden venues in North Carolina

Ranked by what couples say — rating weighted by review count. See the full best-of-North Carolina ranking →

Sarah P. Duke Gardens

4.9 ★★★★★ 9,163 reviews

420 Anderson St, Durham, NC

Weddings stunning venue & groundsphoto-perfect backdropsspotless & well-kept

55-acre public gardens with 5 miles of walking paths, a koi pond & an amphitheater.

The North Carolina Arboretum

4.8 ★★★★★ 8,181 reviews

20 Frederick Law Olmsted Way, Asheville, NC

Weddings stunning venue & groundsspotless & well-kept

Arboretum in a forest with mountain views, gardens & a bonsai exhibit, plus hiking & biking paths.

Airlie Gardens

4.8 ★★★★★ 3,244 reviews

300 Airlie Rd, Wilmington, NC

Weddings stunning venue & groundsgreat valuespotless & well-kept

Expansive gardens filled with azaleas, walking trails & 10 acres of freshwater lakes.

Cape Fear Botanical Garden

4.6 ★★★★★ 2,347 reviews

536 N Eastern Blvd, Fayetteville, NC

Weddings Rain backup Elopements stunning venue & groundsspotless & well-kept

77-acre public home to 2,000+ varieties of plants, with an arboretum & a children's garden.

Greensboro Arboretum

4.8 ★★★★★ 2,239 reviews

3299 Starmount Dr, Greensboro, NC

Weddings stunning venue & groundsspotless & well-kept

14 separate plant collections are found in this 17-acre education-oriented display garden.

Asheville Botanical Garden

4.5 ★★★★★ 2,272 reviews

151 WT Weaver Blvd, Asheville, NC

Weddings stunning venue & grounds

A half-mile trail meanders through these gardens that feature 600+ species of Appalachian plants.

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