Facility Rental

…of use, day of the week, and the space used. In addition to the Allen Education Center at the North Carolina Botanical Garden, we have two on-campus, outdoor venues: the…

Announcing the FloraQuest: Northern Tier App

…This app covers Kentucky, West Virginia, Virginia, Maryland, Washington (D.C.), Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and parts of New York, Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois. In the coming years, our Flora team…

Saving the Crystal Skipper

…in local restoration efforts throughout North Carolina. So, last fall, with cooperation and a collecting permit from NC State Parks, NCBG staff Mike Kunz and Emma Marzolf, NCBG interns, Gloria…

Available Now: FloraQuest: Carolinas & Georgia App

…our Southeastern Flora Team released FloraQuest: Northern Tier, which covers Kentucky, West Virginia, Virginia, Maryland, Washington (D.C.), Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and parts of New York, Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois;…

What Do Gardeners Do in the Winter?

…Nuts, our volunteers, and our fantastic team of work study students. Even though we are working, we aren’t too busy to answer questions, meet the dog, or to show folks…

DEI Strategic Plan

In April 2019, the Diversity and Inclusion Committee was formed at the North Carolina Botanical Garden with the goal of improving the diversity of staff, volunteers, board members, and event…

Samuel McCutchen Bain

…Bain was born at Eagleville, Rutherford County, Tennessee, January 14, 1869, and died at Knoxville, Tennessee, January 30, 1919. He was reared on a farm and educated in the public…

Seed Banking & Ecology

…plants – typically for more immediate use for public distribution, horticultural display plantings, the daily plant sale, and for ecological restoration. In 2005, NCBG began a partnership with the Seed…

What is Therapeutic Horticulture?

…intellectual, cognitive, and personal growth, social interaction, a sense of productivity and self-satisfaction, a spiritual connection with life, and improved mental health and wellbeing. Therapeutic horticulture is a low-cost, effective,…