Did you know fall is the best time to plant North Carolina’s wonderful native perennials, shrubs, trees, ferns, and grasses in your home garden? Planting in the fall gives time…
Fall Plant Sale: Fall is for Planting!

Did you know fall is the best time to plant North Carolina’s wonderful native perennials, shrubs, trees, ferns, and grasses in your home garden? Planting in the fall gives time…
In January, staff from our horticulture department participated in a plant rescue in a longleaf pine savanna on Department of Defense land in eastern North Carolina that will soon be…
In 2023, we’re celebrating buttonbush (Cephalanthus occidentalis), a large deciduous shrub that occurs throughout central and eastern North America in swamps, depressional wetlands, and along the banks of streams, rivers, and lakes.
The President’s Walk in Coker Arboretum, late May. Calling aspiring horticulturists: we’re hiring for summer internships at our main display gardens and Coker Arboretum! These three-month, full-time, paid positions help…
Purchase southeastern native wildflowers, shrubs, trees, vines, ferns, and native wildflower seeds grown at the NCBG nursery. This year, we’re implementing a new timed entry system for our Friday Members’ Sale to improve the Member experience.
Coker Arboretum in Winter By Margo MacIntyre, Curator, Coker Arboretum This is one of the most frequent questions we get while working in Coker Arboretum, especially at this time of…
Eastern red columbine (Aquilegia canadensis) The American Woodland Garden, Rick Darke. 2002. Timber Press, Portland, OR. Armitage’s Native Plants for North American Gardens, Allan Armitage. 2006. Timber Press, Portland, OR….
We are excited to share downy woodmint (Blephilia ciliata), a lovely native perennial in the mint family, as the 2022 Wildflower of the Year. Similar in appearance to its mint family relatives like bee balms (Monarda spp.), downy woodmint is a clump-forming perennial up to two feet tall, but it spreads slowly and won’t become aggressive like other mint species sometimes do.
…about the size, shape, and cultural requirements of the plants on the list. Email your order to our nursery manager, Matt Gocke at gocke@email.unc.edu. Pro tip: you can download a…
Plant Power: The Power of Plants in a Changing Climate Through interviews with some of North Carolina’s finest naturalists, explore the conversation about native plants and their connection with our…