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The Hobbit Garden

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Frommer's Staff

Willie Pilkington and John Edward Dilley created a "secret garden" on a small plot of land in 1978. Their garden is dedicated to growing unusual plants -- from carnivorous pitcher plants to evergreen dogwoods -- many of which were thought impossible to cultivate in North Carolina. Speaking of which, have you ever come face to face with a Cornus Kousa Wolf Eye?