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Lichens
North Carolina Botanical Garden 100 Old Mason Farm Road, Chapel Hill, NCThis class is intended for a broad audience. Lichens (lichenized fungi) are symbiotic organisms that consist of fungal, algal and/or bacterial partners. Among the first life-forms to live on land, lichens have occupied nearly every habitat on Earth and grow on many of the surfaces of our environment. This class introduces students to the fascinating world of lichen biology, the dazzling diversity of the local lichen flora, and their importance as indicators of environmental health. Includes lecture, demonstrations, and a foray out into the Garden.
Twilight Thursdays
North Carolina Botanical Garden 100 Old Mason Farm Road, Chapel Hill, NCEvery Thursday evening between Memorial Day and Labor Day, we’re staying open until 8 p.m. so you can enjoy our display gardens after work and in cooler temperatures. Our exhibit hall and Garden Shop will be open, and you're welcome to bring a picnic to enjoy outdoors – we have lots of benches and picnic...
Intermediate Drawing: Virtual
In this class, students continue their journey to learn the skills needed to produce a clean, accurate pencil drawing. Specifics of the course include: measuring, ellipses in perspective, and tonal gradation.
Hybrid Lunchbox Talk: Natural Communities of Agape Center for Environmental Education
Greg will describe the natural communities found within the portion of Camp Agape (approximately 300 acres in Harnett County, NC) where trails are located and a total of seven different natural communities were identified. These natural communities include Piedmont Levee Forest, Piedmont Alluvial Forest, Piedmont/Mountain Semipermanent Impoundment, Low Elevation Seep, Mesic Mixed Hardwood Forest, Dry-Mesic Oak-Hickory Forest, and Dry Oak-Hickory Forest.
This is a report on Greg’s Independent Study Project for the Advanced Certificate in Native Plants.
Twilight Thursdays
North Carolina Botanical Garden 100 Old Mason Farm Road, Chapel Hill, NCEvery Thursday evening between Memorial Day and Labor Day, we’re staying open until 8 p.m. so you can enjoy our display gardens after work and in cooler temperatures. Our exhibit hall and Garden Shop will be open, and you're welcome to bring a picnic to enjoy outdoors – we have lots of benches and picnic...
Making Herbal Liquid Soap from Scratch
Join Deena Class for this fun workshop on how to make herbal liquid soap in your kitchen with very simple equipment.
Certificate Program Graduation
Sunday, August 28, 2022 Reeves Auditorium at the North Carolina Botanical Garden 2 to 3:30 p.m., followed by a reception and BAI exhibit opening in the DeBerry Gallery Free, but please preregister! Join us for a Celebration of the 2022 graduates of the Certificate in Native Plants and Botanical Art & Illustration programs! We will hear from students and...
Exhibit Reception: BAI Graduates
North Carolina Botanical Garden 100 Old Mason Farm Road, Chapel Hill, NCSunday, August 28, 2022 DeBerry Gallery, North Carolina Botanical Garden 3:30-5 p.m. (following the Certificate Program graduation ceremony) Free; no registration necessary Join us for the opening reception for Celebrating Our Diverse Native Flora, an exhibit of botanical artwork by the 2022 graduates of the NCBG Certificate in Botanical Art & Illustration program, Chris Johnson,...
Conservation Gardening 101: Landscaping with Native Plants
Conservation Gardening 101: Landscaping with Native Plants is a certificate series designed to provide home gardeners and emerging landscape professionals with foundational concepts of landscape design, species selection, implementation and maintenance of compellingly beautiful and ecologically productive native plant gardens based on conservation principles.
Twilight Thursdays
Every Thursday evening between Memorial Day and Labor Day, we’re staying open until 8 p.m. so you can enjoy our display gardens after work and in cooler temperatures. Our exhibit hall and Garden Shop will be open, and you're welcome to bring a picnic to enjoy outdoors – we have lots of benches and picnic...