Tour of Mill Mountain Wildflower Garden
Public Welcome Wheelchair Accessible Free Public Parking Lots of Physical Activity
The Mill Mountain Wildflower Garden has been a beacon on Mill Mountain since 1971, with the Mill Mountain Garden Club as its careful steward of this treasure. Come see the revitalized garden with a guide from the Mill Mountain Garden Club.
Mill Mountain Garden Club's Wildflower Garden “restoration campaign” raised more than $200,000 from 2018 to 2021 to transform this two and one-half acre garden into a revitalized urban oasis that will delight Roanokers and visitors for years to come. The money was raised with the support of the club, its members, donations from the community, foundation grants and awards. The aged pond, at the center of the property has been replaced by a cascading tiered pond. Walkways have been rerouted and an ADA compliant Discovery Trail lead visitors through the garden and connect with the Mill Mountain Zoo entrance. Numerous new stone benches, a charming fairy garden and star stump jump have been installed. Breathtaking new vistas have been unveiled with the removal of invasive plants, which had blocked these mountaintop views. New colorful interpretive signs set the stage for important conservation and horticultural education. Increasing the beauty of the garden, hundreds of native plants, shrubs and trees have been added to the existing landscape.