In 1959, three years after WRAL went on the air, the iconic azalea gardens opened to the public. “It was simply my way of paying tribute to beauty for beauty’s sake,” said Fletcher, ...

RALEIGH, N.C.— The WRAL Azalea Gardens have been open since the 1950s, when a thousand colorful azalea bushes were planted outside the WRAL studio. In the decades since then, WRAL's gardens have ...

The 72nd annual Azalea Garden Tour, sponsored by the Cape Fear Garden Club, will be held April 4-6. Part of the N.C. Azalea Festival's variety of events, “A Canopy of Blooms" tour will showcase ...

The 2025 Azalea Garden Tour is a self-guided tour that will include six private gardens, the University of North Carolina Wilmington's Kenan House and the Wise Alumni House, ...

With more than 300 varieties of azaleas that bloom at different times, azalea season lasts until Memorial Day here. Brookside’s azalea garden is home to more than 2,000 flowers, including ...