In the 2011 movie “The Big Year” the characters played by Steve Martin, Jack Black and Owen...
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Exploring Richmond’s Garden Trail
Long known for its Civil War history and as the capital of Virginia, Richmond has taken on a new...
Louisiana’s Live Oak Tour
There’s something in Louisiana that’s even sturdier than the people… hundreds of live oak...
Rare Water Lilies Bloom in South Carolina
Visitors to Landsford Canal State Park in Catawba, South Carolina usually venture to the park for...
Travel Down Under to This Australian Garden
Until this year my only association with the word “Everglades” was the wetlands in South...
Flower Outreach Touches Thousands
If you haven’t heard of The Flower Shuttle, you might be pleased to know that there is a...
Artful Inspiration in Chapel Hill
Fall is a beautiful time of year to visit local gardens to get a new design perspective, planting...
The JC Raulston Arboretum Turns 40
Forty may signal the onset of middle age for most people but for botanical gardens and arboreta it...
North Carolina Botanical Garden Celebrates 50 Years
Fifty years ago, on April 10, 1966, the North Carolina Botanical Garden opened its first garden to...
North Carolina Roadside Wildflower Program
“This is fascinating – what can we do to get this sort of thing started in North...
Visiting Philadelphia’s Longwood Gardens
Nestled within the Brandywine Valley of Pennsylvania, Longwood Gardens is one the great gardens of...
Maintaining American Cemetery Gardens in Europe
On the day before Memorial Day in the U.S., children in and around Montfaucon, France, lay more...
Historic Roses at the Ben Lomond House, Manassas, VA
Most gardeners think of their little plot of earth as hallowed ground, but the volunteers at the...
Philadelphia Flower Show – Brilliant!
March madness has a whole new meaning for me; move over basketball, I’m going to the Philadelphia...
North Carolina Zoo Gardens
Whether you are an admirer of beautiful landscapes, an avid native plant gardener, or a lover of...