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 »
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Nature stories published in our local newspapers. Read »
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Podcast exploring gardening in North Carolina. Listen »

Resources
Expand Your Knowledge
Trilium grandiflorum
— The Wake Robin
Stylophorum diphyllum
— The Wood Poppy or Celadine
Arisaema triphyllum
— The Jack-in-the-Pulpit
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Latest Posts
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Traveling north for a family funeral last month, I encountered a snow storm rocking the Midwest. I overheard lots of… Read more
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I had my suspicions. The tracks, the teeth marks, the molested strawberries — it suggested rabbits. A motion-activated camera, often… Read more
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Gardening employs euphemistic language to describe some occasionally ugly business. Recently I’ve been engaged in “mechanical removal.” It’s a little… Read more