Seed Buying 101 Seed buying is one of coziest chores of winter—sitting by the fire, flipping through seed...
Managing Invasive Japanese Stilt Grass Japanese stilt grass (Microstegium vimineum), occasionally called bamboo grass as well as other...
Crape Myrtles – A Tale of Love, Murder, and Proper Pruning Trees and shrubs need to be properly pruned on a regular basis. Pruning provides many benefits:...
Heritage Camellias: A Growing History Camellias have long been a symbol of southern garden traditions.
Add Soil Organic Matter to the Garden Before you go to the garden center, you should stop and think about your soil. The most important...
Winter Berry Plants to Feed Our Local Birds If you are one of the lucky ones, you only go as far as your garden to snip holly berries for your...
The Return of the American Chestnut Tree How far would you go for a plant you’ve never seen? I might invest a season, or two, trying a new...
8 Plants That Flower in Winter No need to hurry spring in the Piedmont area of North Carolina. These winter-blooming plants put on...
Preparing Your Landscape for Winter While we can’t stop winter and snow, there are a few things you can do to minimize its impact on...
Dwarf Ginkgoes – Horticultural Gems Many people express a fondness for ginkgoes (Ginkgo biloba). Perhaps it is their unique foliage...
Spiders Are A Gardener’s Friend Maybe it’s because my name is Charlotte and I grew up on a farm, but I have always had an...
Fall Planting Tips for Trees and Shrubs Fall is the best time to plant trees, shrubs, and perennials in central North Carolina. That may...
Treat Fall Cankerworm Now to Prevent Problems in Spring Fall cankerworm (Alsophila pometaria) is one of those insects that is more of a nuisance than a...
How to Rescue Your Fescue Lawn Fall is the best time to renovate and invigorate your fescue lawn. Aeration and compost topdressing...
To Garden is to Reassess—Continually In every gardening year there comes a need to reassess the garden. Usually this desire hits me...