How nice it was to visit with Michael Desplaines (right), President and CEO of the Norfolk Botanical Garden (NBG), today on campus. VWU and NBG have a multifaceted partnership which provides special expertise to manage these beautiful and unique teaching gardens with a Director of Living Landscapes and Horticulturist. Joining us for the picture in our spacious 25,000-native-plant garden outside the Greer Environmental Sciences Center is Dr. Maynard Schaus, Associate Provost of the University.