NC Botanical Garden

A public garden celebrating, researching, and conserving southeastern native plants. Part of @UNC.

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Heads up: we've got a bit of an unusual schedule this week. Our main garden and Allen Education Center will be closed on Friday (a University holiday) but open normal hours on Saturday and Sunday: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Come enjoy! https://t.co/zkFgir0rds

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Today is #GiveUNC, and we need your help to unlock a special challenge gift! In celebration of the Garden’s 60th anniversary, several generous supporters will give $6,000 if we receive 60 gifts of $125 or more. Give today: https://t.co/z19nEqSHVb

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The spring series of Fiddleheads: Preschool Nature Explorers starts in just a few weeks! In this fun, nature-based drop-off program, kids ages 4-5 discover the wonders of spring through hands-on activities and outdoor adventures. Learn more and sign up: https://t.co/Za7paCqk4P

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Announcing the 2026 North Carolina Wildflower of the Year: big-headed aster (Symphyotrichum grandiflorum)!

Learn more about this native species (and how you can get a free seed pack if you live in the Southeast): https://t.co/5Ea9gi3gI4

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Back from the brink: collaborative conservation work has restored Canby's dropwort (Tiedemannia canbyi) to North Carolina after more than 20 years!

Read more in this blog post by NCBG conservation ecologist Brandon Wheeler: https://t.co/OsAiCCcuoh

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A beautiful piece about our Edible Campus program by @UNC senior Caroline Hines.

"On a campus where sustainability is often discussed in classrooms, reports, and strategic plans, Edible Campus UNC is where those ideas take physical form."

https://t.co/mfigRei2Rs

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Reopening at 1 pm today (Tuesday 12/9)!

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❄️ Winter Weather Update ❄️ Our main garden will be closed through at least 11 a.m. tomorrow (Tuesday, December 9) per UNC instruction. Reopening time TBD — stay tuned! https://t.co/wtdiXBAFkW

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❄️ Winter Weather Update ❄️ Our main garden will be closed through at least 11 a.m. tomorrow (Tuesday, December 9) per UNC instruction. Reopening time TBD — stay tuned! https://t.co/wtdiXBAFkW

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Our Fall Plant Sale is tomorrow (Saturday 9/27) from 9 am to 1 pm! We'll have more than 100 species of southeastern native wildflowers, shrubs, trees, ferns, vines, grasses, and carnivorous plants. Rain or shine!

https://t.co/944YTREQx3

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⚠️ Laurel Hill Road in is closed until further notice between Coker Drive and our service entrance in #ChapelHill. This section of road sustained significant damage during this week's storms and requires major repairs. @chapelhillgov

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Tomorrow (6/26) at noon ET: join us in-person or on Zoom for a Hybrid Lunchbox Talk: Information in Bird Song with Jill Soha, visiting scholar at @DukeBiology.

Free! Register to save your spot: https://t.co/MeUF7oUJFf

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The final owners of King’s Mill weren’t the Kings: they were an African American couple named Henderson and Cornelia Oldham who had once been sharecroppers at Mason Farm.

Read about their story (and how we came to have their mill's grinding stone): https://t.co/wB2S1cepUB

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The most recent episode of @wunc's The Broadside features our director of conservation programs, Mike Kunz! Host Anisa Khalifa visited the Garden to speak with Mike and see Venus flytraps up close.

Listen here or wherever you get your podcasts: https://t.co/FamEMqCdpW

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Have you seen your first firefly of the season yet? This Thursday at noon, we'll be joined by @NCSU_DEPP professor Clyde Sorenson for a Hybrid Lunchbox Talk exploring fireflies and other bioluminescent insects of NC.

Free! In-person and Zoom. Register: https://t.co/x5dj5msis7

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Last Friday, @CCA_UNCCHSchool students and staff returned to #ChapelHill for a visit to the @NCBotGarden! 🌳🌷Students explored nature by hiking the garden’s trails, spotting a variety of native plants and flowers, and learning more about North Carolina’s unique ecosystems.

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Are you an enthusiastic leader and community builder who's passionate about connecting people with nature? Join our team as the Director of Learning and Community Engagement!

Learn more and apply by April 18: https://t.co/mYurgMjgbi

[Audubon North Carolina @AudubonNC]

Join @NCBotGarden this Thursday for a special look inside Audubon’s urban forestry program and how we work with chapters to protect and increase tree canopy in our towns and cities. You’ll also learn why urban forests are important for birds. Register: https://t.co/h5qU9tCDMx

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Today is #GiveUNC! Your gift to the Garden goes further today than any other day of the year thanks to challenge gifts from our Foundation directors.

Learn more and make a gift today: https://t.co/z19nEqSHVb

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Interested in growing or eating southeastern native fruits? Join us on Thursday for an in-depth and practical introduction to 12 native fruiting plants you can grow at home, including how to harvest and use their fruits.

Free! In-person & Zoom. Register: https://t.co/bvN8vae3Gc

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Hi folks, we're hearing people attributing the smokiness around Chapel Hill and Durham to the prescribed burns in our habitat garden beds this afternoon and want to clarify that – given their (tiny!) size and the direction of the wind – this is almost certainly not the case!

[Chapel Hill Fire @ChapelHillFD]

Update: The burn at the Botanical Gardens is complete. We've learned we're also getting smoke from a prescribed burn at Falls Lake.