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Artists in the Garden: Liz Nobles

There seems to be a bit of a tradition of NBG Tour Guides creating beautiful art! Enter Liz Nobles. Spirited, effervescent, and multi-talented. Liz is currently creating garden inspired art [...]

Artists in the Garden: Lynne Frailing

We caught up with Lynne Frailing to chat about the fascinating world of Botanical Art, the teachers that inspire her, and her fellow artists Juliet Kirby and Lesley McCowen. Lynne is a vision in [...]

Pollinators

Pollinators: Words & Images by Horticulturalist Anna Huebner BEYOND THE BUZZ All the buzz right now is about planting native, SAVE THE POLLINATORS! Which many people consider to be the most [...]

Artists in the Garden: Maizelle

I was honored to meet with the artist and local icon Maizelle Brown in Baker Hall Visitor Center back in January of 2021. Here are a few snippets from our conversation that day.  Maizelle is [...]