Bloom season for theĀ Native Azalea Collection is here and Curator of the Arboretumās National Native Azalea Collection Carson Ellis, along with Native Azalea Collection Assistant Madison McDowell, are keeping an eye on the plants as they begin to blossom. Read on for...
For the past six years, Wild Bird Research Group (WBRG), a nonprofit dedicated to avian research, has been running a MAPS (Monitoring Avian Productivity and Survivorship) banding station at The North Carolina Arboretum just south of Asheville. Each summer WBRG has the...
Bloom season for the Azalea collection is fast approaching, and Curator of the Arboretumās National Native Azalea Collection Carson EllisĀ is keeping an eye on the plants as they begin to blossom. Read on for her weekly updates on whatās blooming in the garden. ...
Finding your way on Arboretum Trails just got easier, thanks to a new wayfinding sign and map system. The installation of new trail signs is wrapping up now, just in time for spring.Ā This project has been in the works for four years, guided by an interdepartmental...
High in the Southern Appalachians just outside of Asheville is the North Carolina Arboretum, where Wild Bird Research Group has been running a MAPS (Monitoring Avian Productivity and Survivorship)Ā banding station since the summer of 2018. Each year we have had the...
Bloom season for the Azalea collection is fast approaching, and Natural Landscaper Sarah Briggs is keeping an eye on the plants as they begin to blossom. Read on for her weekly updates on what's blooming in the garden. Want to visit the collection for yourself?...
Tucked away in the heart of the Arboretum's National Azalea Repository is a dense riparian forest cove full of quintessential Appalachian broadleaf evergreens and deciduous understory plants that provide the perfect breeding habitat for many species of neotropical...
Have you visited Willow Pond yet?Ā Youāve probably noticed this new Arboretum site on your drive in (down to the left, just before you reach the parking area), but you might not have ventured down the hill to check it out for yourself. The pond has actually been here...
Young minds are wonderfully inquisitive, and if you are a parent to a little one ā or know anyone who is ā it doesn't take much imagination to think of the questions a child might have about the changes they're seeing in the natural world this time of year. Questions...
At The North Carolina Arboretum, our mission is to connect people, plants and places. If you've been following our social media channels lately, you've no doubt noticed the wonderful staff members that have been contributing their "picks" for some of the top plants...