We’re excited to announce 25 acres ranked exceptional by the NC Natural Heritage Program have been added to the greater Stillhouse Bottom Natural Area, doubling its size. Our latest land…
Charles Ronald Dillon
(31 January 1928 – 1 May 2020) The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Herbarium (NCU) has cataloged a single vascular plant specimen, a seagrass, Zostera marina, collected by…
Richard Joel Reader
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Herbarium (NCU) curates approximately 40 vascular plant specimens collected by Richard J. Reader while he was a doctoral student in the Ecology…
Announcing the FloraQuest: Northern Tier App
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…
This May: Carolina Moonlight Garden Party
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…
How Planting Grasslands Fights Climate Change: Penny’s Bend on PBS
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…
Walking with Walter and William
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…
Lichen Updates: new name and new county records
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…
Support the Garden during GiveUNC on March 28
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.
Therapeutic Horticulture Program Featured in Chapel Hill Magazine
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…