'Garden for everybody': A look at the Coker Arboretum on UNC's campus

Posted Apr 23, 2022
At the corner of Cameron Avenue and Raleigh Street, UNC community members can walk on pathways through colorful wildflowers and plants. Benches are nestled underneath a canopy of trees. The Coker Arboretum — a 5-acre space on UNC's campus — is a place on campus where Chapel Hill students, faculty and community members can escape. (Daily Tar Heel)

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