Articles

  • Keeping secrets

    Keeping secrets

    The orchids displayed at my local grocery store are members of one of the largest plant families. With nearly 30,000… Read more

  • Naming and knowing

    Naming and knowing

    I misidentified a spring wildflower — but I wasn’t wrong. A horticultural friend gently explained I was using the “old”… Read more

  • Rethinking ‘Peter Rabbit’

    Kit has turned into Mr. McGregor. She’s not sure when she transitioned from rooting for Peter Rabbit to sympathizing with… Read more

  • Vines: good or evil?

    Kit has a love-hate relationship with vines. When she moved to North Carolina 26 years ago, she had a front… Read more

  • Botanizing finds

    Botanizing finds

    I do my botanizing walking our dog. New Puppy isn’t very patient so I have to be quick about it,… Read more