Conservation through propagation!
Wildflower of the Year
Initiated in 1982 in collaboration with the Garden Club of North Carolina, Inc., this conservation project actively promotes an attractive plant native to the southeastern United States.
Have a question about gardening with natives?
Ask the Green Gardener
A free public service offered by the Garden’s Horticulture Department and trained volunteers.
Conservation through propagation!
Native Plant Sales
Conservation through Propagation includes making native plants available to the public through our Daily, Spring, and Fall plant sales.
Restore lost connections between plants and wildlife.
Gardener Resources
Check out our How To guides.
YOUR ONE STOP SHOP FOR CREATING POLLINATOR HABITAT!
Pollinator Central
Pollinator resources for the public at a time when ongoing threats to pollinators are gaining national attention.
Living Plant Fund
Help us grow and maintain our Gardens by making a donation to the Living Plant Fund.
Seed Collecting Fund
Support the NC Wildflower of the Year program by giving to the Seed Collecting Fund.
Horticulture News
Nursery Improvements Underway
By Bao Anh Tran, Communications Student If you looked up “Lynda Waldrep” on any search engine, you would find dozens of results about Lynda’s active contribution to the North Carolina…
2025 NC Wildflower of the Year
We are excited to announce this year’s North Carolina Wildflower of the Year, common blue curls (Trichostema dichotomum). This annual member of the mint family grows in dry woodlands and roadsides in eastern North America.