Q & A with President Greg Fitch

Q. How did you begin your involvement with the BGF? A. I’ve been interested in gardening since I was a kid helping my grandfather in his Chapel Hill garden. I…

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…

Discovering the Campus-to-Garden Trail

…and retain “cat-faces”—resin-tapping scars. According to the 1946 deed, the described property shall be used “only for a Botanical Garden and Park area.” Thus, the Pine- tum was part of…

NCBGF Foundation History

…established with annual dues ranging from $2-$100. In December 1967, the BGF bank balance totaled $117.31. During the period 1966–1988, the BGF fulfilled its purpose, according to Dr. Anders Lunde…

Potting Volunteer Group

by Abby Zaleski, Communications Student I recently spent a Wednesday morning with the NCBG plant propagation (potting group) volunteers as they worked in the Totten Center, learning more about them…

Moss Madness Coming to Chapel Hill

by Carol Ann McCormick, Herbarium Curator While Duke University and UNC-Chapel Hill may experience… ahem… friendly competition during March Madness on basketball courts, the staff of the Sarah P. Duke…

Famous Folk Among the Fungi

By Carol Ann McCormick, Curator, University of North Carolina Herbarium My daughters claim there are no famous botanists. I have tried to refute this claim, but never to their satisfaction….

Herbarium

About the Herbarium Through its Research Programs, the Garden manages the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Herbarium (NCU), the premier plant and fungi biodiversity collection in the region….

And the winner is…

The people have spoken. Visitors cast over 500 votes for the Sculpture in the Garden People’s Choice Award since the show opened on September 15. We’re pleased to announce that…