BGCI’s Advanced Conservation Practitioner Accreditation is aimed at botanic institutions wishing to demonstrate that they achieve significant conservation impact, and recognises botanic gardens with a focus on conservation actions that…
A Garden Wish List
HELP THE GARDEN SUCCEED! We are seeking the following contributions or “Gifts in Kind” to allow the staff to meet the mission of the Garden each day. Administrative Services Digital…
Wildflower or Weed?
by Heather Summer, NCBG Collections Manager I once read that the only difference between a wildflower and a weed is our perspective. Anyone who has noticed a sea of pale…
William Chambers Coker (1872-1953)
It all started with the botanist who gave his name to one of University’s biology buildings, a pinetum and an arboretum. William Chambers Coker was born in Hartsville, South Carolina…
100 Years of Forest Theatre
Many of us know and love Forest Theatre as the late summer home of the Paperhand Puppet Intervention’s annual performances.Others remember frequent performances by various groups through the mid-1970s, and…
Plant a Tomato, Give a Garden
UNC Faculty and Staff are invited to pot tomato plants for distribution by the Carolina Campus Community Garden on Tuesday, May 14, 10-11:15 a.m. Contribute to food security for CCCG…
The Bees Are Back!
This past Saturday, the Carolina Campus Community Garden hosted the first free Honeybee Hive Tour of the year! As a seamless addition to UNC’s recent distinction as a Bee Campus…
The BGF Gets a New Name
You can probably recall names of organizations that either made you want to learn more or failed to grab your attention. The name an entity selects for itself is so…
The Backstory of Little Sweet Betsy
By Carol Ann McCormick, Curator, UNC Herbarium. On a recent Sunday in late March, my husband and I left a neighborhood potluck and headed to RDU for Mark’s 3 p.m….
Evelyn McNeill Sims Native Plant Lectures
Every spring the Garden offers a lecture focused on native plants and their conservation and ecology. The lecture series was initiated in 2000 with a gift from North Carolina Botanical…