This garden, adjacent to the Museum Store in the Jones House, honors a member of the Tryon Palace Garden Committee. It is laid out in a modern mixture of beds and lawn, but the plantings are similar to those in mid 19th-century New Bern gardens.
Emeline Pigott, a Confederate spy, was imprisoned in the Jones House during the Civil War. Her view from her “prison” window might have included flowers similar to those in the Dot Tyler Garden today.
This garden, adjacent to the Museum Store in the Jones House, honors a member of the Tryon Palace Garden Committee. It is laid out in a modern mixture of beds and lawn, but the plantings are similar to those in mid 19th-century New Bern gardens.