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…

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…

What is Botanical Illustration?

Since the 1980s there has been a worldwide resurgence of interest in original botanical illustrations and botanical art not only for private art collections, but also for use in modern…

Introducing the Foundation

Deeply intertwined with the history and success of the North Carolina Botanical Garden has been the support received by the Botanical Garden Foundation (BGF). In the early days, that collaboration…

Dear Friends of the Herbarium,

…hotspot,” a classification of world vegetation formations, taxonomic revi- sions of various genera of southeastern U.S. flowering plants, and descrip- tions of new species. Private support from Herbarium friends like…