Jenny Elder Fitch Memorial Lectures

and international podcast, based on the belief that gardens and gardeners are powerful agents and spaces for potentially positive change in our world, helping to address challenges as wide ranging…

Miriam Kresses Slifkin

…was published in the News and Observer on 30 August, 2020: Chapel Hill, NC: Miriam Kresses Slifkin lived her life with grit and determination. She was cherished by her family,…

New Lichens in The Old North State

…more lists. The zoologists and botanists of the North Carolina Natural Heritage Program gather and share information about rare plants and animals and natural communities across the entire state —…

Creating a buzz on campus

…a meaningful place for herself on a large campus. Ultimately, that experience led to Carolina being named a Bee Campus USA affiliate this spring. The distinction, given by the international

Therapeutic Horticulture: FAQs

…Hybrid Program: 9-month program Watch pre-recorded lectures: 1-2 hours per month (15-30 mins per week) Home Assignments/Exercises/Reading: 30-40 mins per week Attend in-person workshops: 54 hours over 9-month span. 1…

2022 Wildflower of the Year

downy woodmint Blephilia ciliata We are excited to share downy woodmint (Blephilia ciliata), a lovely native perennial in the mint family, as the 2022 Wildflower of the Year. Similar in…

Augustin Gattinger

…of Mr. Shuttleworth, of England. Senecio rugelia Gray, Plantago rugellii Decaisne, Siphonychia rugelii Chapm. commemorate his name. My collections were in much request for exchange, as they contained many novelties…