Sunshine Farm and Gardens

Sunshine Farm and Gardens (60 acres) is an Arboretum, Botanic Garden, garden center, retail and wholesale nursery located at 3,650 feet (1,110 m) altitude near Falling Spring / Renick, Greenbrier County West Virginia.[1][2][3] It is open to the public.

The gardens contain over 10,000 different varieties of perennials, bulbs, trees and shrubs. One of the main focuses is a breeding program, breeding new varieties in the genus Helleborus, with 6 acres (24,000 m2) of the nursery devoted to more than 168,000 hellebores. The other main focus is on the cultivation and propagation of east coast native plants with several acres dedicated to woodland perennials and wildflowers.

Sunshine Farm and Gardens

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References

  1. ^ Adkins, Leonard (2011). Explorer's Guide West Virginia. Woodstock, Vermont: The Countryman Press. p. 190. ISBN 978-0-88-150-947-2. Retrieved September 23, 2018.
  2. ^ Clauson-Wicker, Su (2010) [1995]. West Virginia Off the Beaten Path®, 7th: A Guide to Unique Places (7 ed.). Guilford, Connecticut: Morris Communications. p. 102. ISBN 978-0-7627-5334-5. Retrieved September 23, 2018.
  3. ^ Stocker, Carol (March 15, 2001). "Hybrid Hellebores: hot, hard to find". The Boston Globe. p. 122. Archived from the original on September 23, 2018. Retrieved September 23, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.

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