The
Absentee
Gardener

Go, get out in it.

What I do

Botanical Paper

Meet flowers of the High Country when you make a dozen paper blooms. Upcoming Classes ยป

Write

Nature stories published in our local newspapers. Read ยป

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Podcast exploring gardening in North Carolina. Listen ยป

Latest Posts

  • Protecting a unique plant

    In the plant world, North Carolina can claim a plant that is unlike any other: the Venus Flytrap, aka Dionaea… Read more

  • Monarda: easy but difficult

    When poring through the catalogues, youโ€™ll inevitably come across exciting descriptions of Monarda. Before making the plunge, you might want… Read more

  • Daydreaming in January

    Beginning Dec. 26, the garden catalogues start to pour in. The planting season is short โ€“ and growers know that… Read more