Record #:

18391

Author(s):

Norris, Jeannie Faris

Abstract:

Cool and green describe the new Moss Green Roof at the North Carolina Arboretum located in Asheville. This roof showcases how indigenous mosses can achieve year-round green beauty as well as how mosses tolerate full sun exposure and control storm water runoff.

Source:

Carolina Country (NoCar HD 9688 N8 C38x), Vol. 44 Issue 10, Oct 2012, p24, f

Subject(s):

North Carolina Arboretum (Asheville)

Record #:

23826

Author(s):

Milner, Cinthia; Rose, Matt [Photographer]

Abstract:

Bent Creek Institute in Asheville, North Carolina is using biotechnology to study the healing properties of Western North Carolina's diverse plant life.

Source:

WNC Magazine (NoCar F261 .W64), Vol. 5 Issue 3, May 2011, p50-57, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

North Carolina Arboretum (Asheville)

Record #:

29677

Author(s):

Abstract:

The Annual Winter Lights Festival returns to the North Carolina Arboretum in Asheville, North Carolina on November 18, 2016. Among the latest additions to the exhibit are a lighting projection show, and a family-friendly animatronics performance created to education visitors about winter hibernation among animals found in the Southern Appalachians.

Source:

The Laurel of Asheville (NoCar F 264 .A8 L28), Vol. 13 Issue 11, November 2016, p32, por Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Festivals; North Carolina Arboretum (Asheville)

Record #:

29849

Author(s):

Mahan, Hal; Mahan, Laura

Abstract:

Botanists are attempting to refine the classification of twenty species of native azaleas, which all fall under the scientific genus name of Rhododendron. As their research continues, people can learn about azaleas at the North Carolina Arboretum. The arboretum is home to the National Native Azalea Repository of azaleas representing nearly every species native to the United States, along with many natural hybrids and selections.

Source:

The Laurel of Asheville (NoCar F 264 .A8 L28), Vol. 13 Issue 6, June 2017, p83, il, por Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Azaleas; Rhododendron; North Carolina Arboretum (Asheville)

Record #:

29877

Author(s):

Abstract:

The North Carolina Arboretum has a new photography and video exhibit that captures the flora and fauna of a small Asheville-area bog over the course of four seasons. The images highlight the native and non-native residents of the habitat, as well as document The Nature Conservancy’s bog restoration efforts and related research-oriented projects.

Source:

The Laurel of Asheville (NoCar F 264 .A8 L28), Vol. 13 Issue 7, July 2017, p58, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

North Carolina Arboretum (Asheville); Photography--Exhibitions; Bogs; Nature conservation