Francis Joseph LeClair

…Quentin Read 2010 Jessica Rose Bowerman 2011 Iris Chen 2012 Briana Whitaker 2013 Jordan Preuss 2014 Susan Deans 2015 Robert Kevan Schoonover 2016 Emily Jennings 2017 Leah Johnson 2018 Patrick…

NCBGF Land Trust

…largest property owned fee simple by the Foundation. Garden staff monitor all conservation easements to ensure that the terms of the agreement are followed. Read more about the NCBGF as…

Plant Power Podcast

…land conservation, protecting our pollinators, and turning to nature as a source of healing. Subscribe to the Plant Power podcast in Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, or SoundCloud. Read more >…

Up Now: Sculpture in the Garden

The 32nd annual Sculpture in the Garden opened on Sunday, September 13 and will run until Sunday, December 6. This year’s show features 61 installations by 41 North Carolina artists….

Margaret Campbell Campbell

…it clear how her specimens made their way to Chapel Hill. At least one specimen was sent to fellow botanist and Henderson County resident Edward Read Memminger before being incorporated…

Wildflower or Weed?

by Heather Summer, NCBG Collections Manager I once read that the only difference between a wildflower and a weed is our perspective. Anyone who has noticed a sea of pale…

2023 NC Wildflower of the Year

…flowers are an abundant and preferred nectar source for numerous species of bees and butterflies, as well as ruby-throated hummingbirds. In fact, buttonbush is considered a valuable plant among beekeepers….

Charles Henry Hitchcock

…his wife, Orra White. This mother had such classical learning and scientific and artistic talent that “she could read the Greek Testament and calculate eclipses”… [Charles] completed the classical and…