Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden

I’ve been once. When they had the butterfly house in 2004. The orchid rooms were fantastic as well!

I met the man who would be my husband through match.com. After several months of correspondence, we decided to meet and see if what felt right really was right. We planned three dates for one day and Lewis Ginter was date number three (bowling and dinner came first). It was during the Gardenfest of Lights (December) and it was the perfect place for our third first date! We walked around the grounds for hours, working our way around the lake to the Rose Trellis. As we stood looking over the lake at the beautiful site before us, I felt certain that we would share our first kiss. I was wrong. (He was very shy.) But not to worry, we were married within the year and had our wedding reception at Lewis Ginter. We also have a paver stone with a favorite quote on the path to the conservatory. And whenever we visit the gardens, we always stop at the Rose Trellis and we NEVER kiss there!

http://www.lewisginter.org/
The gardens and house are beautiful, and the tea house is exquisite.