Moore Farms Botanical Garden Foundation

MFBG FURTHERS EDUCATIONAL AND SCIENTIFIC PURPOSES BY COLLECTING, DOCUMENTING, PRESERVING, AND DISPLAYING A WIDE VARIETY OF PLANTS. IN TOTAL, MOORE FARMS BOTANICAL GARDEN HAS 5,551 UNIQUE LIVING TAXA ON DISPLAY. IN ADDITION TO ACTING AS A LIVING, OUTDOOR CLASSROOM FOR VISITORS, THE GARDEN FUNCTIONS ESSENTIALLY AS A PLANT LIBRARY, WITH THE PLANTS ORGANIZED IN COLLECTIONS, WITH ARE CURATED, MAINTAINED, AND CATALOGED BY A PROFESSIONAL STAFF OF HORTICULTURISTS. INCLUDED IN THESE INDIVIDUALIZED COLLECTIONS ARE MAGNOLIA, TAXODIUM (BALD CYPRESS), SARRACENIA (PITCHER PLANTS), SOUTHERN HERITAGE PLANTS, AND SPECIES NATIVE TO THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA. THE MAGNOLIA COLLECTION IS PART OF A NATIONALLY ACCREDITED, MULTI-SITE COLLECTION OF 16 GARDENS IN THE PLANT COLLECTIONS NETWORK OF THE AMERICAN PUBLIC GARDEN ASSOCIATION, AND CONTAINS 125 UNIQUE LIVING TAXA. IT IS ONE OF THE LARGEST COLLECTION OF MAGNOLIAS IN THE WORLD.

MFBG PROVIDES A ROBUST SELECTION OF YEAR-ROUND EDUCATION PROGRAMS AND EVENTS. IN FIRST-RATE EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES. THESE PROGRAMS SUPPORT OF THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION AND BROADER HORTICULTURAL INTERESTS. PROGRAMS INCLUDE ADULT CLASSES, PROFESSIONAL WORKSHOPS, LECTURES, DEMONSTRATIONS, TOURS, SCHOOL FIELD TRIPS, FAMILY PROGRAMS, YOUTH PROGRAMS, COLLEGE INTERNSHIP AND OUTREACH. THEY SERVE THOUSANDS OF VISITORS FROM ALL OVER THE SOUTHEAST. MFBG'S COLLEGIATE INTERNSHIP PROGRAM PROVIDES AN OUTSTANDING OPPORTUNITY FOR QUALIFIED STUDENTS TO ENRICH THEIR EDUCATION WITH REAL WORLD EXPERIENCE IN THE PUBLIC GARDEN SECTOR.

MFBG HAS AN EXTENSIVE PUBLIC OUTREACH PROGRAM THROUGH GARDEN TOURS, SPECIAL EVENTS, LANDSCAPING OF PUBLIC SPACES, OFF-SITE LECTURES, WEB PAGE/SOCIAL MEDIA, PLANT SALES, BOOTHS AT TRADE SHOWS/SYMPOSIA, MEDIA APPEARANCES AND PLANT PROMOTIONS. PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT AND VISITATION CONTINUE TO GROW. MFBG IS A MEMBER OF THE AMERICAN PUBLIC GARDEN ASSOCIATION, SOUTH CAROLINA LANDSCAPE AND NURSERY ASSOCIATION, SOUTH CAROLINA NATIVE PLANT SOCIETY, GARDEN CLUB OF SOUTH CAROLINA, INTERNATIONAL ROSE SOCIETY, SOUTH CAROLINA BEEKEEPERS ASSOCIATION, NATIONAL WILDLIFE FEDERATION, BOTANIC GARDENS CONSERVATION INTERNATIONAL (BGCI), PLANT COLLECTIONS NETWORK, INTERNATIONAL PLANT PROPAGATORS SOCIETY, AMERICAN CONIFER SOCIETY, SOUTH CAROLINA AGRITOURISM ASSOCIATION, ARBNET, INTERNATIONAL PLANT PROPAGATORS SOCIETY, NORTH AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATORS, AND THE SENTINEL PLANT NETWORK. MANY OF STAFF ALSO HOLD INDIVIDUAL MEMBERSHIPS OF A NUMBER OF GROUPS AND ORGANIZATIONS AS WELL.

MFBG CONTINUES TO BE COMMITTED TO SCIENTIFIC AND EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH. MFBG EVALUATES HORTICULTURE METHODS AND PRACTICES FOR THE SOUTHEAST, WITH A PARTICULAR FOCUS ON THE STUDY AND EVALUATION OF PLANT MATERIAL SUITABLE FOR SOUTHEASTERN US GARDENS, SPECIFICALLY THOSE LOCATED ON THE COASTAL PLAIN IN USDA ZONE 8, WITH EMPHASIS ON DIFFERENT VARIETIES AND CULTIVARS OF EXISTING SPECIES AND NEW ORNAMENTAL INTRODUCTIONS. INFORMATION IS SHARED WITH OTHER GARDENS, THE GENERAL PUBLIC, AND OTHERS IN THE FIELD OF HORTICULTURE.