Joseph Austin Holmes

…accomplishments and leadership deserve mention. In 1903, he was appointed Director, Department of Mines and Metallurgy of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition at the St. Louis World’s Fair held in 1904….

Parker Preserve Now Open!

…Hill, and many private donors helped us purchase an adjoining 13-acre parcel of land owned by the Shirley G. Cochrane Trust on Parker Road this July. Adding the Cochrane property…

Saving the Crystal Skipper

…not available for purchase, the goal will be to encourage landowners to recognize the beauty and importance of native plants and to maintain habitat that is already in place. Restoring…

Spring Native Plant Sale

…Payment Methods You must pay for your plants at each vendor this year. There will NOT be a consolidated check-out area. Please be sure to purchase your plants BEFORE walking…

DEI Strategic Plan

…located Staff Lead: Becca Wait Purchase several pairs of color vision corrective glasses for visitors with color vision deficiency to use while at the garden Ongoing: Continue hosting Spanish language…

Bruce Alexander Sorrie

…Field Guide to the Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region: North Carolina,South Carolina and Georgia.” The book is available for purchase at the North Carolina Botanical Garden in Chapel Hill. SELECTED…

Up Now: Sculpture in the Garden

…It’s free to visit during normal Garden hours (donations welcome), and all ages are welcome. Most sculptures are available for purchase, and a portion of proceeds benefits the North Carolina…

Preserves and Natural Areas

…The North Carolina Botanical Garden Foundation seeks to add all available undeveloped properties to the Stillhouse Bottom Nature Preserve through land donation and purchase, and through conservation easements. The undeveloped…

Up Now: Sculpture in the Garden

…and all ages are welcome. Most sculptures are available for purchase, and a portion of proceeds benefits the North Carolina Botanical Garden. This year’s show features 77 installations by 50…

Walter Charles Blasdale

…The genus “Clarkia” was named in honor of Capt. William Clark (1770-1838), famous as a leader of the Lewis & Clark Expedition which explored the Louisiana Purchase. The subspecies was…