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Mountain Laurel sets the stage for each guest’s visit, now in full bloom along Approach Road and throughout the gardens. The striking blossoms merge beautifully with Catawba Hybrid Rhododendron blooms to create an endless sea of color as you make your way up to the house. The Rose Garden, where blooms are just starting to open, will soon be equally dazzling.
Across the landscapes, the layered plantings our gardeners tend with such care are beginning to flourish. Yellowwood, Buckeye, Fringe Tree, and Kousa Dogwood add structure and texture, while bold herbaceous perennials—Peonies, False Indigo, and Irises—introduce vivid layers of color in the Walled Garden, enhancing the recently planted spring annuals. The installation of summer annuals is underway and will continue for several weeks. Staff are also busy bringing our extensive collection of tropical plants out of storage for display around the Conservatory and all across the estate. This week’s must-see: the Spring Garden’s Dove Tree. Featuring graceful white blooms that resemble doves, this tree is a visual delight you’ll not soon forget.
—Bill Quade, Director of Horticulture
Mountain Laurel, seen here in in Biltmore’s Spring Garden, sets the stage for each guest’s visit, now in full bloom along Approach Road and all throughout the gardens. May 2025.
This week’s must-see is the full-bloom Dove Tree in Biltmore’s Spring Garden! May 2025.
Blush-pink Peony blooms and bright blue Centaurea flowers brighten the Walled Garden’s Conservatory border. May 2025.
Standouts in Biltmore’s Walled Garden right now, Allium Schubertii’s rosy-pink fireballs of bloom are a joy to behold. May 2025.
Inside Biltmore’s soaring glass-ceilinged Conservatory, an abundance of lush, colorful displays —like this one featuring Blue Hydrangeas and white Impatiens—await you. May 2025.
Blue Irises and fluffy white Snowballs greet you in Biltmore’s Shrub Garden. May 2025.
This view from a Shrub Garden path features a Horse Chestnut Tree, a Fringe Tree, and a bit of Biltmore House between them. May 2025.
Luminous in Biltmore’s Italian Garden, the Fringe Tree’s crisp white blooms stand out amid soothing shades of green. May 2025.
Picture yourself on this bench outside Biltmore’s Winery surrounded by full-bloom red Roses, lavender Dianthus, and the glorious greens of springtime. May 2025.
March usually offers spring’s first pops of color. Witch hazels, with bursts of orange, red, and yellow, are striking against the evergreens. Joining them are early season Daffodils, Lenten rose (Hellebore), Snowdrop, and Hyacinth, which create a splendid lower canopy of color across the estate.
The early blooming shrubs our gardeners have worked so hard to maintain, such as Japanese pieris, Spirea, and Winter jasmine, offer bold statements. The Cornelian cherry dogwood shows off clusters of tiny star-shaped flowers, and the blossoms of white and black pussy willow in the Azalea Garden signal winter’s passing and spring’s imminent arrival. Now brimming with Tulips, Daffodils, and Grape hyacinth, our Conservatory is also home to a stunning collection of Orchids at peak bloom.
Seasonal Tulips and Daffodils steal the show in April, seen in beds at the estate’s entrance, in the Walled Garden, and in Antler Hill Village. The Redbuds, Serviceberry, and Flowering dogwoods show plenty of color throughout the estate, enhancing the drive up the Approach Road and time spent in our gardens.
Each day, new plants bloom in the gardens near Biltmore House; as Forsythia begins to fade, Quince, Viburnum, and Fothergilla step into the spotlight. Azaleas begin to flower in April, and as their blooms continue to intensify, our Azalea Garden becomes a glorious tapestry of hues.
In May, the Mountain laurels, accompanied by the Catawba hybrid rhododendrons, should be in full bloom along the Approach Road and within the gardens, offering a dazzling welcome for Biltmore’s guests. Adding to this lush, colorful display: Kousa dogwood, Sweetshrub, Mock orange, Yellowwood, and Fringe trees.
Peak bloom builds in the Rose Garden with this month’s warm weather, which will push herbaceous perennials toward making bold color statements of their own. Peony, False indigo, and Iris create a rich layer of color throughout the Walled Garden, a lovely complement to the spring annuals and the blooming American wisteria that grows along the east wall. Quite fragrant, these lovely, drooping lilac-to-bluish-purple clusters also adorn the arbor to the Winery and the trellis behind Village Hotel.
Cool mountain mornings make walks through the gardens a truly delightful experience. The annual summer install is complete and tropical plants that spent the winter months inside greenhouses are now outside for everyone to enjoy.
June is a wonderful time to see a variety of Hydrangeas in bloom throughout the gardens, in Antler Hill Village, and at The Inn. Although they offer smaller blossoms than Hydrangea, Abelia is an equally striking plant to see in bloom; it’s such a joy to watch bees dart in and out of the flowers collecting pollen. With June’s warmer days, perennials will undoubtedly add plenty of color within the Walled Garden and smaller beds across the Shrub Garden.
Biltmore is beautiful in July, offering spectacular views for guests to enjoy throughout our gardens and grounds. In Antler Hill Village, wave upon wave of Sunflowers rise skyward and share their cheerful full-bloom faces.
Hydrangeas, Crepe myrtles, Butterfly bush, Vitex, and Sourwood are blooming, adding a variety of vibrant blossoms and a valuable source of nectar for bees, butterflies, and other pollinators.
While strolling the gardens, be sure to stop at the Conservatory to see the incredible tropical displays our gardeners have created which feature Palms, Banana, Bromeliads, Begonia, Ginger, Plumeria, and Tropical hibiscus.
By August, the summer annuals—meticulously tended since May by the estate’s talented gardeners—are in full bloom.
The Water lily display in the Italian Garden is an absolute delight as you begin a stroll through the gardens.
The blossoms of Hydrangeas and Abelia throughout the Shrub Garden highlight the taller blooming Crepe myrtle, Vitex, and Butterfly bushes.