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Category Archive: Plants

Garden Resolutions

Amorphophallus titanium at NC State
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Making resolutions for the new year? Here’s my first interview of 2017 —weird plants, what they teach us, […]

Lise Jenkins January 1, 2017 Plants, Podcast

Timing is Everything for NC Poinsettias

Dole interview
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Right now North Carolina growers are shipping over 4 million poinsettias to state and national markets.  These plants […]

Lise Jenkins November 30, 2016 Plants, Podcast

Plant Bulbs Now for Spring Daffodils

Fall Planting for Spring Display
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Get expert advice from Brent Heath —a third generation daffodil breeder who has over 5 million daffodils growing […]

Lise Jenkins November 6, 2016 Plants, Podcast

Fruit for Fall Planting

peaches-ian-baldwin
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Fall is the best time to plant trees and we investigate options for growing fruit in our region. […]

Lise Jenkins September 27, 2016 Plants, Podcast

Shop the Pot

Root bound plant
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You can’t create a wonderful garden with bad plants.  How a plant was grown dictates how you should […]

Lise Jenkins May 26, 2016 Articles, Plants

Encouraging Horticultural Innovation

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I had the opportunity to interview top plant breeder, Dr. Denny Werner of NC State University.  He explained […]

BR Garden Club April 12, 2016 Plants, Podcast

The Fleetingness of Desirability

Mugwort Illustration
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Desirability can be a fleeting.  Some plants once loved and sought after can find themselves consigned to history’s […]

BR Garden Club December 13, 2015 Articles, Plants

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