Augustin Gattinger

…to describe Tennessee coneflower and provided location information for its occurrence.” (2) Plants named in Gattinger’s honor include Aster gattingeri Alexander, Solidago gattingeri Chapm. ex A. Gray, Dormanna gattingeri Kuntze,…

Walter Charles Blasdale

…earned a B.S. in Chemistry from the University of California in Berkeley in 1892, and a M.S. in 1896 from the same institution. Blasdale published his first manuscript, “Studies in…

Saving the Crystal Skipper

  The crystal skipper (Atrytonopsis quinteri) is a rare butterfly. In fact, it is so rare, it’s only found on the Crystal Coast in North Carolina, specifically, a region stretching…

Up Now: Sculpture in the Garden

The 34th annual Sculpture in the Garden opened on Sunday, September 18 and runs until Sunday, December 4. Since 1988, Sculpture in the Garden has united the work of local…

Spring Native Plant Sale on May 7

…local conservation organizations in Reeves Auditorium. The organizations include the New Hope Audubon Society, the North Carolina Native Plant Society, the Orange County Master Gardener program. NCBG corporate sponsors Leaf…

Elam T. Bartholomew

…Illinois. Bartholomew was interested in natural sciences and in 1873 began teaching school in a nearby district. In 1874 he moved to Kansas, homesteading on 160 acres in Boy Creek…

Parker Preserve Now Open!

…to have access to their property’s natural beauty. It’s been decades in the making, and we’re finally able to offer public access to this incredible tract of land thanks to…

Bruce Alexander Sorrie

the North Carolina Natural Heritage Program in April, 2014. In September, 2011 Hexastylis sorriei was named in his honor by L. L. Gaddy. Sandhill Heartleaf “is noteworthy in its ability…

Up Now: Sculpture in the Garden

…Botanical Garden. (All artwork remains on site until the end of the show.) As Sculpture in the Garden is entirely outdoors and spread out across our display gardens, it’s an…