by Abby Zaleski, Communications Student The Horticultural Therapy program at the North Carolina Botanical Garden has a mission to promote health and well-being of people through positive interactions with plants…
Horticultural Therapy at NCBG
Potting Volunteer Group
by Abby Zaleski, Communications Student I recently spent a Wednesday morning with the NCBG plant propagation (potting group) volunteers as they worked in the Totten Center, learning more about them…
Famous Folk Among the Fungi
By Carol Ann McCormick, Curator, University of North Carolina Herbarium My daughters claim there are no famous botanists. I have tried to refute this claim, but never to their satisfaction….
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…
Seed Processing Volunteers
by Abby Zaleski, Communications Student Our Seed Processing volunteers work hard each week to clean seeds and package them for various programs and purposes. The Garden has a number of…
Sculpture in the Garden 2015 awards announced
Chapel Hill, NC – The North Carolina Botanical Garden announced the award winners of the 27th Annual Sculpture in the Garden, an outdoor exhibition of works by North Carolina artists,…
NC Botanical Garden hosts Wonderfest September 26
Chapel Hill, NC – The North Carolina Botanical Garden (NCBG) is brining music and magic to the Garden with Wonderfest Saturday, September 26, 5:30‐8 p.m. Participants are encouraged to wear…
Sculpture in the Garden 2015
Chapel Hill, NC – The North Carolina Botanical Garden (NCBG) will hosts its 27th Sculpture in the Garden September 20 ‐ December 11, an outdoor exhibition of works by North…
Annual Fall Plant Sale: Fall is for Planting!
Chapel Hill, NC ‐ The North Carolina Botanical Garden (NCBG) will host its annual Fall Plant Sale October 2 & 3, offering a wide selection of native perennial wildflowers, vines,…