by George Briggs | Apr 25, 2018 | Horticulture & Landscape
April is World Landscape Architecture Month. This internationally recognized celebration represents a highlight of our year at The North Carolina Arboretum, although others outside the profession of landscape architecture have likely never heard of this particular...
by Whitney Smith | Apr 26, 2017 | Horticulture & Landscape
Just one year ago on April 22, 2016, The North Carolina Arboretum unveiled the first-ever standing sculpture of Frederick Law Olmsted, the father of American landscape architecture. Olmsted’s career, vision and influence has touched many – in fact, his vision of...
by Whitney Smith | Aug 10, 2016 | The Arboretum
As we look back at the many memories and milestones made over the past 30 years, one significant event occurred only four months ago. On April 22, 2016, The North Carolina Arboretum unveiled the first standing sculpture of Frederick Law Olmsted, the father of American...
by George Briggs | Jul 6, 2016 | The Arboretum
Around the time The North Carolina Arboretum began its existence in the 1980s, a popular television program entitled “thirtysomething” examined the makeover of baby boomers, from youth to yuppies. It highlighted the many societal changes that the baby boomer...
by Whitney Smith | Jun 8, 2016 | Community
As a former tech entrepreneur turned award-winning author, Robert Beatty’s resume is definitely one for the books, literally! After retiring from a successful career in the cloud computing industry, Robert decided to pursue his lifelong goal of improving his writing...
