About
About Flowers Plantation
Flowers Plantation is the largest planned community in the Research Triangle! It is composed of over 3000 contiguous acres under one ownership and master developer. It is named for Joshua Percy Flowers who owned this plantation from the 1920s to 1982. Mr Flowers lived here from 1905-1982. He is a legend here in North Carolina.
About River Dell Company
Formed in 1978 by Rebecca Dell Flowers, this business is responsible for the planning and development of Flowers Plantation. Both land sales and property rental offices are located here. Located in The Percy Flowers Store.
Location
Flowers Plantation is just a 20 minute drive east of Raleigh, NC. Research Triangle Park is only a 35 minute commute. Located in the Piedmont region, Flowers Plantation is also a quick drive to Interstate 95. Highway 42 East runs through the community, and is only 16 miles west of I-95. Also accessible by Hwy. 70, I-95 is 12 miles south of the community. The mountains of North Carolina are less than a 3.5 hour drive, and the coast is less than a 2 hour drive. Clayton, the nearest town, is 2 miles away. Clayton's population has doubled in the last ten years. Johnston County, the home county of Flowers Plantation, was rated the fastest growing county in the state of North Carolina following the 2000 Census.
Development
The original farm was 4000 acres. The area developed is 3000 contiguous acres and is presently being annexed into the community of Flowers Plantation.
Walking trails are constructed with each phase of development to connect each neighborhood to the next. The final plan has over four miles of connections by walking and bike trails.
Maintaining the rural and farm atmosphere has been given the prime significance here. There are 100 ft buffers along the Neuse River Parkway, which "hide" the communities and give a feeling of woodlands everywhere. Roads constructed are designed as "Parkways" instead if streets on the main drives.
schools
There are two elementary public schools within the 3000 acres. East Clayton Elementary opened in 1996 and River Dell Elementary, named after the community's development company, opened in August of 2003. Future plans include a private educational facility. There is also a private day care facility across from East Clayton Elementary School.
NC State University, UNC Chapel Hill, Duke University and NC Central University are all within a 45-minute commute.