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Announcing the FloraQuest: Northern Tier App

Posted on May 1, 2023 by Emily Oglesby
Graphic showing three screenshots from the FloraQuest Northern Tier app: the title page, a browsing list of plants with photos, and a screenshot from the graphic key.

We are thrilled to announce the release of FloraQuest: Northern Tier, a new plant identification and discovery app from Alan Weakley and the Southeastern Flora Team covering more than 5,800…

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This May: Carolina Moonlight Garden Party

Posted on April 17, 2023 by Emily Oglesby
Graphic for the Carolina Moonlight Garden Party, Saturday, May 20, 2023, 6-9 p.m. with Carolina Moonlight wild indigo in bloom

The 11th annual Carolina Moonlight Garden Party is on Saturday, May 20. This is the North Carolina Botanical Garden Foundation’s largest fundraising event of the year. At the premier garden…

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How Planting Grasslands Fights Climate Change: Penny’s Bend on PBS

Posted on April 11, 2023 by Emily Oglesby
Johnny Randall holds milkweed seeds at Penny's Bend

Did you know grasslands form around one third of global carbon sinks? PBS North Carolina visited Penny’s Bend Nature Preserve with Johnny Randall, NCBG director of conservation, and Justin Robinson…

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Walking with Walter and William

Posted on April 4, 2023 (April 5, 2023) by Carol Ann McCormick

By Carol Ann McCormick, Curatrix, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Herbarium (NCU) On the last Sunday in October, 2022, my husband suggested we take a walk at Weymouth…

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Lichen Updates: new name and new county records

Posted on April 4, 2023 (April 4, 2023) by Carol Ann McCormick

By Carol Ann McCormick, Curatrix, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Herbarium (NCU) In a recent e-newsletter article Herbarium Associate Gary Perlmutter described finding Crimson Frosted Palmetto Lichen (Arthonia…

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Support the Garden during GiveUNC on March 28

Posted on March 27, 2023 (April 4, 2023) by Emily Oglesby
Graphic reading GiveUNC: 3/28/23, Garden like no other #GiveUNC with an image of a Venus flytrap

Tuesday, March 28, 2023, is GiveUNC, UNC-Chapel Hill’s annual day of giving. By making a gift during GiveUNC, you help the Garden conserve plant biodiversity in the Southeastern United States and work to promote healthy and sustainable ecosystems for future generations to enjoy.

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Therapeutic Horticulture Program Featured in Chapel Hill Magazine

Posted on March 20, 2023 by Emily Oglesby
Page spread from the Chapel Hill Magazine article about the Therapeutic Horticulture program, with the title "Reap what you sow"

The March-April 2023 issue of Chapel Hill Magazine features a story on the Garden’s Therapeutic Horticulture program. “Therapeutic horticulture is basically when a trained professional uses plants and/or nature-based activities…

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Twilight Thursdays Begin April 6

Posted on March 9, 2023 (June 1, 2023) by Emily Oglesby
Tickseed, columbine, blue-eyed grass, and other native wildflowers in bloom in the Courtyard Gardens in spring

Every Thursday from April 6 to June 15, we’re staying open until 7 p.m. so you can enjoy our display gardens in the evening. Our exhibit hall and Garden Shop…

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We’re Hiring: Camp Environmental Educators!

Posted on March 6, 2023 (April 14, 2023) by Emily Oglesby
A camp environmental educator leads a group of campers through the Children's Wonder Garden

Join our Camp Flytrap team this summer! We’re hiring two Camp Environmental Educators to help prepare for and lead our hands-on natural science camps for children. At Camp Flytrap, kids…

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Planting a Pollinator Garden at the Museum of Life and Science

Posted on February 21, 2023 by Emily Oglesby
Teens, chaperones, and NCBG staff plant native pollinator species in a new garden outside the Museum of Life and Science

On Sunday, NCBG staff led the planting of a native pollinator garden with teens and their chaperones at the Museum of Life and Science as part of their Youth Climate…

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