W. L. Culberson Asiatic Arboretum
The Asiatic section was started in 1984 and was named in honor of former Duke Gardens Director William Louis Culberson (1929-2003). It covers 15 acres and includes over 1,300 species and cultivars of Asia.
Magnolias, Japanese maples, epimediums, daylilies, tree peonies and bamboo are included.
Ayamebashi (Iris Bridge)
The red foot bridge in Duke Gardens. September 2010
H. L. Bloomquist Garden of Native Plants
This 6.5-acre within Sarah P. Duke Gardens is filled with over 900 species and varieties or native plants native to the Southeast United States. Many of these plants were rescue from land facing development.
Dedicated in 1968 in honor of Professor Hugo L. Bloomquist (18853-1964), founder of Duke University's Depart of Botany and an authority on Southeastern plants.
Bloomquist Pavilion
Pond at Bloomquist Pavilion in Duke Gardens
The stepping stones used as stepping stones across the pone were make in North Carolina and used in local mills.