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Category Archive: Articles

Song of the Fiddleheads

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As ground temperatures warm up the ferns in my garden have begun to emerge assuring me that warmer […]

Lise Jenkins May 24, 2018 Articles, Plants

Tools to Love

Gama Hoe
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I’m in attack mode. Our builder installed Liriope spicata in our front planting beds and I’ve been removing […]

Lise Jenkins May 16, 2018 Articles, Resources and Tools

Time to Shop the Pot

Root-bound plant
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Garden mania is hitting us full force. Often we go to the garden centers without a list, picking […]

Lise Jenkins April 30, 2018 Articles, Plants

Time for High Country Carrots

Carrots
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Dinning out in Blowing Rock, NC this week I enjoyed a garden staple which a master chef had […]

Lise Jenkins March 29, 2018 Articles, Farmers and Food

Right Plant, Right Place, and Stop Digging

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Your garden’s so pretty! How do you do that?” my neighbor gushed. She: stylishly walking her dog; me: […]

Lise Jenkins February 25, 2018 Articles, Soil and Water

Why Worry about Rose Disease in Winter?

Photo: Mary Ann Hansen, American Nurseryman
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Three words, Rose Rosette Disease, strike terror in the hearts of any rose aficionado. The deadliest disease affecting […]

Lise Jenkins January 18, 2018 Articles

Worlds Largest Flower Inspires My Resolutions for 2018

Lupin and Brandon Huber
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Awhile back one of North Carolina State University’s greenhouses experienced a baby panda moment, all due to a […]

Lise Jenkins January 7, 2018 Articles, Plants

Time, science, and a little luck needed to make a profitable tree

Denny Werner
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Georgina Werner wants her husband to make her a tree. Not just any tree. She has a beautiful […]

Lise Jenkins November 17, 2017 Articles, Plants

Witches or Killer Fungus —Which is Scarier?

Photo by Dominik Martin
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Is it easier to believe in witches or killer fungus?  Personally, I’m scared by the idea of killer […]

Lise Jenkins October 27, 2017 Articles, Farmers and Food

Gardening Blind

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I met Mary because of her dog. He’s a friendly dog with a job to do. I discovered […]

Lise Jenkins October 22, 2017 Articles, Gardens and Management

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