The mountains of Western North Carolina are greening up again and soon the rhododendron blooms will herald the arrival of summer along the Blue Ridge Parkway. But this year, most of the parkway ...

Roan Mountain, Tennessee and Bakersville, North Carolina are hosting dual festivals June 22 and 23 to celebrate the bloom of rhododendrons, but this year, access to the famed rhododendron gardens ...

ASHEVILLE - The 85th annual Coronation Ball of the Rhododendron Royal Brigade of ... The Brigade’s 85-year commitment to serving Western North Carolina continues through donations to women ...

"The South's greatest play-time in the world's finest playground," full-page ads announced in the 1930s about Asheville's five-day Rhododendron Festival, a mountain Mardi Gras that attracted ...

Photo courtesy of the North Carolina Collection, Pack Memorial Public Library, Asheville In January 1928, plans were underway for Asheville’s inaugural Rhododendron Festival. Scheduled to take ...