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…

Spring Native Plant Sale on May 7

By Angelica Edwards, NCBG Communications Intern The annual Spring Native Plant Sale will return to the North Carolina Botanical Garden on Saturday, May 7 from 10:30 a.m.- 4 p.m. Visitors…

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…

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….

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…

Carolina Moonlight Garden Party

…the Garden’s “Conservation in Action” activities.           Sofia’s and Hatnip Hats will donate 15% of your purchase to benefit the Garden. Click here to learn about…

Plant Sales are Back!

The garden may be closed but you can still buy great native plants from our nursery and, in doing so, help support our organization! How to Purchase Plants from NCBG…

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…

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…