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…

Nandina Fruits Can Be Toxic to Birds

…berries (sacred bamboo or heavenly bamboo; Nandina domestica), a commonly cultivated, ornamental shrub native to China and Japan. The birds had tissue damage consistent with cyanide poisoning, which the pathologists…

Adams Jewett, M.D.

…It is during this time that he collected the herbarium specimens that are now in NCU’s collection. In approximately 1831 he moved to Mobile, Alabama. The 1852 notes about the…

A Conservation Garden

Click here to download a map of lands managed by the North Carolina Botanical Garden located near the Display Gardens….