Abbé Auguste Barthelemy Langlois

(24 April 1832 – 31 July 1900) The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Herbarium (NCU) has about a dozen vascular plant specimens collected by Abbé Langlois – all…

Black Lives Matter

Black lives matter. At the North Carolina Botanical Garden, we stand in solidarity with those calling for accountability and justice. We share your sorrow and anguish over the deaths of…

Plant Sales are Back!

The garden may be closed but you can still buy great native plants from our nursery and, in doing so, help support our organization! How to Purchase Plants from NCBG…

Ruby Deaton Harbison Pharr

30 September 1929 – 8 March 2015 (1) The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Herbarium (NCU) has cataloged approximately 50 specimens collected by Ruby Deaton Harbison Pharr. Most…

Harry E. Ahles

(1924-1981) Harry Ahles was among the last botanists to gain his position through pure knowledge of plants rather than through the usual system of academic advancement. He gained his first…

John R. Bozeman

(b. 1935) The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Herbarium (NCU) has cataloged thousands of specimens collected by John R. Bozeman. Most were collected in Georgia, the field sites…

Charles Henry Hitchcock

(1836-1919) The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Herbarium (NCU) has cataloged 68 vascular plant specimens collected by Charles Henry Hitchcock. Most are from Florida, with a few from…

Up Now: Sculpture in the Garden

The 32nd annual Sculpture in the Garden opened on Sunday, September 13 and will run until Sunday, December 6. This year’s show features 61 installations by 41 North Carolina artists….

Fall Board Meeting 2023

NCBGF Fall Board Meeting Friday, November 17, 2023 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. Hybrid NCBG – Joslin Classrooms or via Zoom Join online: https://unc.zoom.us/s/96128624304 Join by phone: 1-301-715-8592 Enter Meeting…