919 962 0522

ncbg@unc.edu

site map

Sitemap

This is an outline of the NCBG website. Each page on the website is listed by its title. You may also want to use the search box to the right.

About Us

The North Carolina Botanical Garden is part of The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. We further the University's mission of teaching, research, and public service through our own mission:

"To inspire understanding, appreciation, and conservation of plants in gardens and natural areas and to advance a sustainable relationship between people and nature."

The North Carolina Botanical Garden has been a leader in native plant conservation and education in the southeastern United States for more than 30 years. In this section of our website you can learn about our history and future plans, current news, current staff, and more.

Visiting the North Carolina Botanical Garden

The North Carolina Botanical Garden encompasses display gardens, an information center known as the Totten Center, and a number of natural areas (some of which are open to the public).

photo

This part of our website primarily covers our main visitor site in Chapel Hill. ADMISSION IS FREE. We also manage many natural areas throughout the state, which are listed in the Gardens & Natural Areas section.

Visiting Hours at the Display Gardens:

Weekdays, 8 am - 5 pm
Saturday, 9 am - 6 pm; Sunday, 1 - 6 pm
We will be closed for the Thanksgiving holiday: Nov 26 - 29.

Note: The Piedmont Nature Trails, Coker Arboretum, and Battle Park are open from Dawn to Dusk every day of the year.

photo

There is a lot to see at the Garden!

Educational Programs

We are committed to providing educational programs around themes of botany, nature study, gardening, conservation, and more. We are a public garden and strive to serve all members of the public through our educational, informational, and therapeutic programs.

Students in Garden

Students in a Botanical Illustration class work with live subjects.

Gardens & Natural Areas

WELCOME TO OUR GARDEN! The North Carolina Botanical Garden encompasses formal display gardens as well as natural areas and nature trails.

Plants and Gardening

We have developed a wealth of information about gardening with southeastern U.S. native plants and are pleased to be able to share some of that information with our website visitors. We plan to add more information and links to this part of our site in the future.

Flora Stories
Retired Assistant DirectorKen Moore writes a weekly newspaper column called "Flora" in which he provides a closer look at our native wildflowers, shrubs, and trees. Visit the Carrboro Citizen's archive to read these engaging, fact-filled stories.

Questions about gardening?
We have a curator-on-call every weekday, noon to 1 pm. Stop by or call 919-962-0522 with your gardening/plant questions. In addition, Orange County Master Gardeners answer questions, here at the Garden, from noon to 2 pm on Wednesdays and Fridays.

Conservation

A conservation theme underlies most of what we do at the Garden. This part of our website covers research and natural area management activities that are particularly concerned with conservation of rare species and natural areas. We will be adding more information to this part of our website soon.

Join Us

There are many ways to become involved in the mission and goals of the North Carolina Botanical Garden. Volunteers and friends of the Garden have long been at the heart of our experience. We welcome your support!