Wreath Making with Native Plants

…the video is playing. Plant species native to the Southeastern U.S. that Wendy recommends for wreath-making include: Trees and Shrubs Agarista populifolia, Florida Dog-hobble Ilex opaca, American Holly Ilex vomitoria,…

Hans Oscar Juel

…Professor of Botany in Uppsala, Sweden. In the forward to Clavarias of the United States and Canada, William Chambers Coker notes, “Dr. H. O. Juel of Uppsala has done the…

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…

Parker Preserve Now Open!

  Walking trails winding through oak-hickory forests. An open meadow dotted with towering oaks (and benches for enjoying them). A path down to Mason Farm Biological Reserve with parking you…

Joseph Austin Holmes

…in Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.     Sources on Joseph A. Holmes Not Cited in the Text Archival Collections. Cornell University Archives, Carl A. Kroch Library, Division of Rare…

Henry Ashby Rankin

…we recently received a large archive of Rankin’s correspondence, which promises to be a treasure trove of historical insights into botanical exploration of North Carolina’s Coastal Plain.      …

Dear Friends of the Herbarium,

…to be accessible, with keys that use non-flowering and non-fruiting features, geog- raphy, and habitat as much as possible; introductory chapters on habitats and places to see native plants; and…

William Battle Cobb

…1915 [Collier] Cobb had used a portion of Mary Know Gatlin Cobb’s dowry to purchase land and build houses on Cobb Terrace [35.917169 latitude, -79.054471 longitude in downtown Chapel Hill]…”5…