The plaque designating the site as a Gardens for Peace is nestled between a winding trail and across from the central pond in the arboretum.

Dedicated on October 14, 2000 within The Culberson Asiatic Arboretum, this Garden for Peace is the first garden in the network that reaches out to people near a healthcare setting. Located behind the Duke University hospital, the Sarah P. Duke Gardens are open to the public, but provide a special healing place for patients and their families.

Renowned for landscape design and quality horticulture, the entire garden sits on 55 acres in the heart of the university campus. Early photos of the garden design by Ellen Shipman reveal a globe-like shape further emphasizing the world vision of Gardens for Peace.

The Asiatic Arboretum itself was initiated in 1984. The 20-acre garden illustrates the close relationships of the flora of eastern Asia and the eastern United States with about 550 species and cultivars of Asian plants, including special collections of deciduous Magnolias and Japanese Maples. In addition to the Asian plants themselves, the Arboretum is reminiscent of a Japanese Tea Garden and features several architectural artifacts.

The garden truly reflects the mission of Duke Gardens - "to reveal the garden as a work of art and to educate visitors who wish to learn some of the lessons that only a garden can teach."

For more information on the Sarah P. Duke Gardens visit here.

 

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