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Composition: Virtual
VirtualThis course is a broad study in the elements that formulate a good artistic composition. Students learn how to make visual choices and determine how parts of a plant are arranged on the page to balance botanical accuracy and artistic sensitivity.
Into the Fairy Hill: Classic Folktales from the Scottish Highlands
North Carolina Botanical Garden 100 Old Mason Farm Road, Chapel Hill, NCThis is the first anthology of Scottish Highland folktales collected before the early twentieth century that offers fresh and accessible translations in contemporary English and extensive commentary about Scottish Gaelic oral tradition in general as well as about each individual folktale. The original Scottish Gaelic texts, drawn from a wide variety of rare and obscure sources, are provided in an appendix. These tales have the unique power of opening windows into the daily lives, world-view, and cultural creativity of Scottish Highlanders in a way that no other sources can.
Morning Yoga in the Garden
North Carolina Botanical Garden 100 Old Mason Farm Road, Chapel Hill, NCStart your day with 60 minutes of rejuvenating outdoor yoga. The morning class will be held outside along the Streamside Trail (refer to map for parking and class location). You will be immersed in the sounds and sights of early morning in the garden as the teacher leads you through a series of seated, standing and lying poses in the meadow with views of native flowers, trees, and butterflies. The class is gentle and invigorating. Modifications of poses will be offered.
Bluets: Preschoolers Exploring Nature – Fall Series
North Carolina Botanical Garden 100 Old Mason Farm Road, Chapel Hill, NCFor ages 4-5. Learning comes naturally during this fun-filled series that fosters a sense of wonder for nature and science. Preschoolers will explore the marvels of changing colors, flying seeds, and migrating animals through hands-on activities, nature walks, stories, crafts, and group play. Healthy snack provided. NOTE: This is a drop-off program.
Second Saturday Tour
North Carolina Botanical Garden 100 Old Mason Farm Road, Chapel Hill, NCFrom March to November, join our skilled volunteer Garden Guides on the second Saturday of the month for a guided tour of the North Carolina Botanical Garden. Each month offers a glimpse into what’s happening in our unique native plant gardens – from spring wildflowers to fall color – and what makes the NCBG one of the premier conservation gardens in the US. Tours are one (1) hour and space is limited! Please register each member of your party separately.
Hybrid Lunchbox Talk: Botanical Birthrights & Bitter Roots: African American Herbal Medicine in the American South
North Carolina Botanical Garden 100 Old Mason Farm Road, Chapel Hill, NCAs enslaved Africans were brought to North America, they transported environmental and medicinal knowledge alongside familiar plants. As African people, beliefs, and practices encountered Indigenous and European people and plants, a distinct variety of ethnomedicine emerged and allowed African Americans to both covertly and directly confront oppression. This talk will explore the basics of archaeobotany and will present a case study that illustrates how multidisciplinary lines of evidence can highlight historical instances of human resilience and resistance.
Little Sprouts: It’s Pumpkin Time!
North Carolina Botanical Garden 100 Old Mason Farm Road, Chapel Hill, NCFor ages 3-5 with participating caregiver. Pumpkin, pumpkin, on the ground, how'd you get so big and round? Learn about pumpkin life cycle and uses, enjoy stories, explore the garden for signs of fall, and decorate a mini-pumpkin to take home!
Little Sprouts: It’s Pumpkin Time!
North Carolina Botanical Garden 100 Old Mason Farm Road, Chapel Hill, NCFor ages 3-5 with participating caregiver. Pumpkin, pumpkin, on the ground, how'd you get so big and round? Learn about pumpkin life cycle and uses, enjoy stories, explore the garden for signs of fall, and decorate a mini-pumpkin to take home!
Coker Arboretum Tour
North Carolina Botanical Garden 100 Old Mason Farm Road, Chapel Hill, NCTake a tour of this gem on the UNC campus with Coker Arboretum curator Margo MacIntyre. This walking tour will explore the 5-acres that make up the Arboretum, allowing time for observation and discussion. Each tour differs as the gardens change through the seasons.
Early Autumn at Mason Farm
North Carolina Botanical Garden 100 Old Mason Farm Road, Chapel Hill, NCAn in-depth tour of Mason Farm Biological Reserve's Old Farm Trail that travels through some 260 years of cultural and natural history. Explore the beauty of fall, and learn about the Garden's intense management of both field and forest on the Reserve. The walk includes a short hike off-trail into the Shagbark Hickory Forest.