Random Walk through the Herbarium

…beach in Ireland — which lead me to look up “marram grass” and to see if it occurs in North Carolina. As a result I’ll be completing the database records…

Carol Enarson, CCCG, Master Gardener

…Gardener course at the Orange County Extension Office in Hillsborough in order to expand her knowledge relating to horticulture. Enarson explained that by becoming an Orange County Extension Master Gardener…

2021 Wildflower of the Year

…planted in a group to give a fuller appearance, at the back of a shrub border, or in a naturalistic woodland garden where it can stretch out. Read more about…

NCBGF Committees

…are in order; monitoring whether or not it is an appropriate time to pursue accreditation through the Land Trust Alliance and assisting the NCBG Conservation Department with that process; and…

CCG Volunteer Spotlight: Simone

…our compost leaders and even continued to volunteer when she was back during breaks from college! When the stay-at-home order began in the spring and Simone had to return home,…

Samuel McCutchen Bain

…would take care of itself. As he had never had a teacher of Botany himself, he developed his own peculiar methods of presenting the subject. Through his wide study and…

Happy Birthday, Psilocybe!

…cubensis. The genus name is derived from the Greek and means “bare head,” while the specific epithet means “coming from Cuba” and refers to the type locality where Franklin Sumner…

James Arthur Doubles, Jr.

…Hill. 2. SS no. 416-42-9234; Issue State: Alabama. Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-Current [database online]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2011. Original data: Social Security Administration. Social…