Native Plant Propagation

North Carolina Botanical Garden 100 Old Mason Farm Road, Chapel Hill, NC

Learn the fundamentals of vegetative propagation and how to propagate plants native to the southeastern United States. We'll focus on low-tech methods you can apply at home, and all participants will have a newly stuck cutting to take home in a rudimentary, DIY mobile greenhouse. This workshop will feature a lecture, in-class demonstrations and participation, and a tour of the NCBG nursery.

$45

Advanced Drawing: Botanical Plates – Virtual

North Carolina Botanical Garden 100 Old Mason Farm Road, Chapel Hill, NC

In this course, students work towards refining drawing skills in creating a plant portrait. Specifics to this class include rendering a tonal botanical plate, working with live plants, studying plant anatomy using magnification, as well as mapping and cross-contour drawing for accuracy.

$210
Recurring

Twilight Thursdays: Spring Season

North Carolina Botanical Garden 100 Old Mason Farm Road, Chapel Hill, NC

Every Thursday evening from April 6 to June 15, we’re staying open until 7 p.m. so you can enjoy our display gardens after work. Our exhibit hall and Garden Shop will be open, and you’re welcome to bring a picnic to enjoy outdoors – we have lots of benches and picnic tables, plus open lawn...

Free

Entomology

North Carolina Botanical Garden 100 Old Mason Farm Road, Chapel Hill, NC

This course is designed for a broad audience. Students learn insect family recognition and common species identification, insect ecology and conservation, basic life cycle biology, and how to improve insect habitat and conservation in the urban environment.

$135

Second Saturday NCBG Tour – June

North Carolina Botanical Garden 100 Old Mason Farm Road, Chapel Hill, NC

From March to November, join our skilled volunteer Garden Guides on the second Saturday of the month for a guided tour of the North Carolina Botanical Garden. Each month offers a glimpse into what’s happening in our unique native plant gardens – from spring wildflowers to fall color – and what makes the NCBG one of the premier conservation gardens in the US. Tours are one (1) hour and space is limited! Please register each member of your party separately.

$6
Recurring

Twilight Thursdays: Spring Season

North Carolina Botanical Garden 100 Old Mason Farm Road, Chapel Hill, NC

Every Thursday evening from April 6 to June 15, we’re staying open until 7 p.m. so you can enjoy our display gardens after work. Our exhibit hall and Garden Shop will be open, and you’re welcome to bring a picnic to enjoy outdoors – we have lots of benches and picnic tables, plus open lawn...

Free

Nature Journaling in the Garden

North Carolina Botanical Garden 100 Old Mason Farm Road, Chapel Hill, NC

Develop your nature journaling skills, whether you are just getting started, want to add visual notes to a written journal, or simply enjoy drawing what you see. Through guided exercises, we'll practice perceptual and drawing skills to quickly establish a framework for a diagram, drawing, or description in your journal, then experiment with portable drawing and painting media. We'll also look at strategies for organizing your journal for outdoor excursions.

All skill levels are welcome! Come dressed to venture outside. Bring your favorite journal and tools.

$39

Coker Arboretum Tour – June

North Carolina Botanical Garden 100 Old Mason Farm Road, Chapel Hill, NC

Take a tour of this gem on the UNC campus with a Coker Arboretum curator. This walking tour will explore the 5-acres that make up the Arboretum, allowing time for observation and discussion. Each tour differs as the gardens change through the seasons.

The tour departs from the stone gathering circle on the Cameron Avenue side of the Arboretum at 11 a.m. on the third Saturday of each month (March through November). Tours take place rain or shine. For the safety of our guests, dogs are not allowed on tours.

$6

Photography in the Garden – Garden Portraits, Summer Workshop

North Carolina Botanical Garden 100 Old Mason Farm Road, Chapel Hill, NC

Students create portraits with their favorite trees and plants. This may include self-portrait, loved ones, and friends. In class we will consider posing, lighting, design, interpretation, and interview. Each student will receive a photograph on paper for framing and gifting as desired. Students may participate in the September exhibition and reception at the NCBG with Red Nucleus musical performance.

$166

Hybrid Lunchbox Talk: Therapeutic Horticulture: A Gateway to Healing and Connection with the Natural World

North Carolina Botanical Garden 100 Old Mason Farm Road, Chapel Hill, NC

Therapeutic horticulture (TH) is an intervention that uses plants and nature-based activities to work towards personal goals. Through TH, diverse groups of participants are enabled to reach their individual physical, cognitive, psychological, social, spiritual, and/or vocational goals through the use of adaptive tools, techniques, activities, and environments. Who would you be and how would you be affected if you completely lost or had minimal ability to physically, cognitively, or emotionally connect with the natural world? How would it feel to live in a sterile institution, a hospital bed, or a body or mind that confines you to your own home or thoughts? We are all just an accident, illness, or a few years of the aging process away from being faced with these possibilities and millions of people are already coping with this experience every day. TH is the professionally facilitated gateway that enables and empowers those who desire a connection with Nature to regain access and function within natural environments. Join Emilee Weaver as she provides a general overview of why, how, when, and where TH is practiced and discover how the NC Botanical Garden is addressing community needs with this innovative new approach to physical and mental health and wellbeing through education and direct services.

Free