by George Briggs | Apr 20, 2016 | Horticulture & Landscape, The Arboretum
This week marks a significant milestone in Western North Carolina, a region with fascinating biodiversity and a living history that continues to reside all around us. Many decades ago, now-famous naturalists, botanists, horticulturists, foresters and landscape...
by Clara Curtis | Apr 13, 2016 | Horticulture & Landscape
When I was a little girl, I spent many days with my family “tromping” – that’s mountaineer talk for “tramping” – through the woods of western North Carolina looking for wildflowers. My folks owned a piece of property near the North Carolina/Tennessee state line off a...
by Michelle Pearce | Apr 6, 2016 | Impact
Throughout the year, the Arboretum’s youth education department is constantly busy creating programs, events, camps and classes that encourage children to get outdoors and explore nature. Beyond just splashing in Bent Creek or hiking along the trails, the youth...
by Abby Cantrell | Mar 30, 2016 | The Arboretum
At The North Carolina Arboretum, we are fortunate to have nearly 500 volunteers contributing their time, talents, enthusiasm and energy year-round. From guest services, to horticulture and gardening, to education programs, volunteers are the heart of the Arboretum and...
by Whitney Smith | Mar 23, 2016 | Exhibits
The morning of October 3, 1880, dawned like any other in the busy hamlet of Asheville, North Carolina. People went about their business as usual, and shops and feed yards bustled with activity that catered to the seemingly endless army of livestock led by drovers...
by Whitney Smith | Mar 16, 2016 | Impact, Nature
At The North Carolina Arboretum, we are fortunate to be located in of the most botanically diverse regions in America – possessing almost every native azalea species from the U.S., hundreds of native and non-native trees, and countless other flowers, shrubs and...
