Exploring nature in the high country
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Native Plant Research
Older adults are more likely to select plants based on previous experience or past connections to a plant. This finding arose from my research as part of the NC Botanical… Read more ⇢
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NEW Master Naturalist Volunteer program
Now I am serving as the chairwoman for the NEW Certified Master Naturalist Volunteer program for NC Cooperative Extension – Chatham and Durham counties. Beginning in January 2024, this new… Read more ⇢
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Remembering the garden
One of the advantages of gardening in the Piedmont is that we gardeners can aim to have something in bloom almost 12 months a year – but this takes some… Read more ⇢
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Hard to say ‘goodbye’
It’s hard to penalize a plant that is flourishing in our gardens, but there comes a time when we decide there must be a parting of the ways. Continue reading… Read more ⇢
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Aging in place
When Kit was younger, her enthusiasm for her garden knew no limits. She happily filled in empty spaces, experimented with many different plants, and spent endless hours searching out the… Read more ⇢
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Good fences make good gardens
On a daily basis I bless my fence. When I first moved to Chapel Hill over one-quarter of a century ago, deer were not a problem in my neighborhood, one… Read more ⇢
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More favorites
After I compiled my list of “favorite things,” I realized that I had omitted several plants that I could not live without. All this is occurring during my annual garden… Read more ⇢
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The problem with shade
As gardens age, shady conditions take over. Where once you were gardening in full sun, you find now you are coping with shade. And therein lies the problem, because shade… Read more ⇢
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Favorite things
Periodic reassessment of the garden is a necessary gardening task. Gardens change over time – and so do gardeners. Our tastes become more varied, plants fizzle out, what once charmed… Read more ⇢
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The Wonders of Crapemyrtle
July is the month when my attention turns to crapemyrtles. These sun-loving trees manage to put forth a stream of long-lasting blooms, no matter how hot and humid the weather… Read more ⇢
The Absentee Gardener 