Charles Henry Hitchcock

…Dartmouth College as a gift in 2002. It seems likely that Hitchcock and Barrows botanized together during family visits. Hitchcock seems to have been interested in a wide variety of…

Egbert Hamilton Walker

…children. The family lived in South Haven, Michigan, where his father was a minister in the Congregational Church. In early life, Egbert was influenced by three family ministers, including his…

Luther Stanford Beard

…Carolina to Sailor Oswald Beard (1888-1966) and Lillie Frances McCrackan (1890-1970). Two of Stanford’s older brothers served in the United States military and died in World War II: Sailor Oswald…

2021 Wildflower of the Year

…periods. Beautyberry typically grows 4-6 feet tall and wide, but in favorable conditions it can grow up to 9 feet tall. In order to keep a more compact form, it…

NCBGF Committees

the North Carolina CPA firm and reviewing the annual audit report. It is also responsible for reviewing the annual information return (IRS Form 990). Conservation Committee — Co-Chairs, Jodie LaPoint…

CCG Volunteer Spotlight: Simone

…and wire mesh to prevent animals from getting in. One of her favorite parts of having her own compost is getting to chop up her food scraps! It is also…

Ferdinand Blanchard

…curse that insulted humanity and gave his life [illegible] the Northern Cause, dying at [illegible] N. C. when a little less [illegible] years of age. Here in the above-mentioned brick…

Orchids: Masters of Deception

…insects. It is also possible that the mycorrhyzal associations of many orchids involves deception of the fungi. One might thus say that these orchids practice deception from the ground up!…

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…

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…