Archive for the ‘Garden Legends’ Category

In 1975 when J. C. Raulston came to NC State University’s Department of Horticulture, he knew the industry could not grow if every nurseryman in the state was choosing from the same palette of 40 or so plants.  He made it his mission to increase the diversity of the American landscape and continued proselytizing for the next 20 years until his untimely death.  
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The Raleigh Garden Club celebrated its 85th anniversary in 2010, proud to be an influential force in Raleigh over its long history. From east to west, and north to south, the Club has affected nearly every part of Raleigh from planting trees and installing irrigation systems to our very own individual gardens.  Read the rest of this entry »

Elizabeth Lawrence (1904-1985) was the quintessential southern gardener and one of the best garden writers in America. Read the rest of this entry »

A young horticulture professor was hired by North Carolina State University (NCSU) in 1975 to convert eight acres of farmland near the state fairgrounds into an arboretum that would expand the university’s horticulture program. Read the rest of this entry »