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3888
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The North Carolina Botanical Garden at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is actually two gardens. The \"seen\" one celebrates the great diversity of the state's plant life. The \"unseen\" one reaches beyond the garden's walls, promoting topics including conservation, environmental education, and horticultural therapy.
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Popular Government (NoCar JK 4101 P6), Vol. 64 Issue 1, Fall 1998, p22-27, il
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7134
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The North Carolina Botanical Garden at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill celebrates the great diversity of the state's plant life. Starting with the Mercer Reeves Hubbard Herb Garden, which is located near the main entrance, Jackson takes the reader on a tour of the garden's plant collections.
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Our State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 72 Issue 11, Apr 2005, p88-90, 92, 94, il Periodical Website
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9239
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The North Carolina Botanical Garden at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill houses most of the 2,000 plant species indigenous to the state. The garden provides classes, workshops, and tours to its visitors.\r\n
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The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 47 Issue 5, Oct 1979, p24-25, 46, il
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9366
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The North Carolina Botanical Garden in Chapel Hill is celebrating its tenth anniversary with the opening of its first permanent building, the Totten Garden Center. The Center was built through a generous contribution from Dr. Henry Roland Totten and Addie Williams Totten. Ferguson describes the garden, which is a 330-acre tract of natural forests, open fields, and streams located about a mile from the University of North Carolina.
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9721
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People who want native plants in home gardens have two choices: go to the natural areas where they grow and dig them up or go to nurseries where the staff goes to the natural areas and digs them up. Either situation puts a strain on the natural area's ability to keep producing these wildflowers, bushes, and ferns. Early discusses a plot of the North Carolina Botanical Garden in Chapel Hill to raise these engendered plants on a 350-acre site, and then harvest the seeds for resale to commercial nurseries or private gardeners.
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