Chapel Hill – Hollow‐stem joe‐pye‐weed (Eutrochium fistulosum), a perennial member of the sunflower family (Asteraceae) native to the eastern and south central United States, has been named the 2017 North…
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Celebrate Darwin Day with a lunchtime talk about one of Darwin’s favorite plants, the Venus flytrap
Chapel Hill – On Sunday, February 12th, at 2 p.m., the North Carolina Botanical Garden (NCBG) will celebrate the 208th birthday of Charles Darwin with a presentation by Johnny Randall,…
Garden hosts bird‐friendly native plants day for landscapers
Chapel Hill – The North Carolina Botanical Garden (NCBG) will host a full‐day landscaping workshop for plant growers, retailers and landscape design professionals on November 7, 10 a.m. – 5…
Rainer to discuss landscape design using native plants
Chapel Hill – Thomas Rainer, author of Planting Design in a Post‐Wild World, will discuss using native plants in landscape design during the North Carolina Botanical Garden’s annual Jenny Elder…
Garden to celebrate 50 years with gala
Chapel Hill – The joint celebration of the North Carolina Botanical Garden and the Botanical Garden Foundation’s fiftieth anniversaries will climax on Saturday, October 22, 6 p.m. with a formal,…
Garden to host various bird photography events this fall
Chapel Hill – The North Carolina Botanical Garden (NCBG) is offering a variety of photography events this fall in conjunction with its ongoing Saving Our Birds exhibition. CLAWS, Inc., a…
Make a difference for birds right in your own backyard
Chapel Hill, NC ‐ The North Carolina Botanical Garden (NCBG) will host its annual Fall Plant Sale September 23 & 24, offering a wide selection of native perennial wildflowers, vines,…
Hummingbird program kicks off Saving Our Birds exhibit
Chapel Hill – The North Carolina Botanical Garden (NCBG) kicks off the Saving Our Birds exhibition and programs August 14 with Flying Jewels in the Garden: The Science of Banding…
Celebrate Darwin Day with a lunchtime talk about the evolution of biodiversity
Chapel Hill – On Friday, February 12th, at 12 pm, the North Carolina Botanical Garden (NCBG) will celebrate the 207th birthday of Charles Darwin with a presentation by Allen Hurlbert,…
Northern rattlesnake-master named 2016 North Carolina Wildflower of the Year
Chapel Hill – Northern rattlesnake-master (Eryngium yuccifolium), an unusual prairie species native to the eastern and central United States, has been named the 2016 North Carolina Wildflower of the Year…