NCBGF Committees

the North Carolina CPA firm and reviewing the annual audit report. It is also responsible for reviewing the annual information return (IRS Form 990). Conservation Committee — Co-Chairs, Jodie LaPoint…

Clyde Ritchie Bell

…News. “The garden is one-of-a-kind; everyone wants to know how we do it.” Dr. Bell retired from the Directorship of the Garden in 1986, but was very active in its…

John R. Bozeman

…John’s real interest was in ecology.(1) “In the spring semester of 1968, Steve Leonard took over as Curator,” says Bozeman, “and I served as an instructor, teaching an undergraduate course…

The BGF Gets a New Name

…So please welcome the North Carolina Botanical Garden Foundation, Inc. into the world! You can still call it the BGF if you want – it’s the same organization, with the

Carolina Community Garden

…Community Garden Carol Enarson, Neighbor, Orange County Master Gardener Becca Goodson, Aveda Institute-Chapel Hill James Holman, Housekeeping, Third Shift, Employee Forum Delegate Sarah Ithipathachai, Undergraduate student Joanna Massey Lelekacs, North…

Charles Henry Hitchcock

…Dartmouth College as a gift in 2002. It seems likely that Hitchcock and Barrows botanized together during family visits. Hitchcock seems to have been interested in a wide variety of…

NEWSFLASH: Chip Cherry Update

…Africa chip cherry collection that I amplified ITS for also came back as a perfect match. Regarding lineages and origin, there is not enough information in the ITS sequences to…

Alpheus Wesley Blizzard

…summit of Long Island is preserved in West Hills County Park, its site rather overlooked and neglected. There are no signs to lead you to it, and there is only…

Herbarium

…With over 800,000 specimens dating from the mid-1800’s, this collection is the definitive resource for plant identification and geographic distribution in the Southeastern United States. The Herbarium is a key…