by Carson Ellis | May 12, 2025 | Education, Horticulture & Landscape, Nature, The Arboretum
Bloom season for the Native Azalea Collection is here and Curator of the Arboretum’s 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...
by Abby Cantrell | Oct 30, 2019 | Exhibits
Award-winning artist Paula Entin would be the first to tell you that she’s not an ordinary quilter: “From the very beginning, I gravitated towards strong colors, textures and odd shapes,” she recalled. Entin first encountered non-traditional quilts in...
by Abby Cantrell | Jan 10, 2018 | Exhibits
With 20 years of silk painting experience, WNC-based artist Kathy Goodson uses poncho jackets, scarves and framed wall art as part of her exhibit, Dream Silks, on display in the Education Center daily January 13 – April 22, 2018. Using a multi-step process, Goodson...
by Whitney Smith | Oct 4, 2017 | Exhibits
Early in her life, Austrian-born, Arden, N.C.-based artist and sculptor Ernestine Bucking realized how precious nature was and that in the most secluded places, an incredible scene can be found. Nature, birds, wildflowers and wildlife have always been her passion and...
