Mordecai Elisha Hyams

…established a vast network of mountain people who collected in the forests, then bartered the herbs to local shopkeepers, who in turn, shipped the plants to Statesville in return for

Steven Worth Leonard

…species might represent a rediscovery of the “lost” species Hamamelis macrophylla that was discovered and offered for sale in 1812 by John Lyon, a Scottish nurseryman who worked out of…

Garden Shop Now Online!

…back as time goes on to find new items! Our in-person shop and Daily Plant Sale are also now open to a limited number of visitors at a time. Visit…

And the winner is…

for a holiday gift, look no further! Many sculptures are for sale, and a portion of proceeds benefits the North Carolina Botanical Garden.              …

Seed Banking & Ecology

…plants – typically for more immediate use for public distribution, horticultural display plantings, the daily plant sale, and for ecological restoration. In 2005, NCBG began a partnership with the Seed…

Edward Avery McIlhenny

…of the land is for sale, and will probably be cut within a few years. During this past spring (1940), a careful check of this tract, now being cut over,…