by Guest | Feb 24, 2023 | Horticulture & Landscape, Nature
Bloom season for the Azalea collection is fast approaching, and Curator of the Arboretum’s National Native Azalea Collection Carson Ellis 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. ...
by Abby Cantrell | Feb 3, 2023 | Impact, Nature, Year of the Trail
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. This project has been in the works for four years, guided by an interdepartmental...
by Abby Cantrell | Dec 30, 2022 | Impact, The Arboretum
Happy New Year from the Arboretum! Join us in celebrating some of our successes from 2022. None of this would be possible without you – we’re so thankful for your continued support of our mission to cultivate connections between people, plants and places! This year we...
by Guest | Sep 29, 2022 | Nature
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)Â banding station since the summer of 2018. Each year we have had the...
by Winnie Hough | Aug 12, 2022 | Impact, Uncategorized
Longtime members and friends of The North Carolina Arboretum, Jayne Anderson and Larry Weigel have made a significant impact on the Arboretum’s programs and mission through their meaningful contributions in memory of their beloved son Eric Weigel. Inspired by Eric’s...
by Brian Postelle | Aug 4, 2022 | Education, Uncategorized
This summer, participants in the Arboretum’s Outdoor Artists Camp created art for a cause. Campers received recycled mascara wands from Wands for Wildlife, an Asheville-based nonprofit that promotes care of injured and orphaned wildlife. Wands for Wildlife inspires...
