by Will Coleburn | Aug 28, 2020 | Horticulture & Landscape
Today, we’re sharing another round of trees from a list of “Great Trees for Landscapes” developed by our staff. In the second installment of this four-part series, we’re keeping the momentum going with some of the steadiest performers of the bunch:...
by Will Coleburn | Aug 21, 2020 | Horticulture & Landscape, Nature
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...
by Will Coleburn | Jul 24, 2020 | Horticulture & Landscape
If you’ve visited the Arboretum recently, you probably noticed a series of new, stately planters stationed along the Grand Garden Promenade. Each of these containers is planted with one of 15 trees identified by our staff as adaptable, steady performers that offer...
by Guest | May 8, 2020 | Horticulture & Landscape
At the height of summer, a healthy garden vibrates, hums, whistles, buzzes and flashes with color. Morning light reveals dewy spider webs stretched between tall grass, hummingbirds careening through the air and chattering testily at one another, caterpillars nearly...
by Clara Curtis | Apr 16, 2020 | Horticulture & Landscape
The great English gardener Gertrude Jekyll wrote, “A garden is a grand teacher. It teaches patience and careful watchfulness; it teaches industry and thrift; above all it teaches us to trust.” My maternal grandparents were great gardeners because they had to be. Their...
