In the plant world, North Carolina can claim a plant that is unlike any other: the Venus Flytrap, […]
When poring through the catalogues, you’ll inevitably come across exciting descriptions of Monarda. Before making the plunge, you […]
Beginning Dec. 26, the garden catalogues start to pour in. The planting season is short – and growers […]
The High Country is growing fast: Between 2010 and 2018, Watauga was one of 15 counties in our […]
Recently, Kit had occasion to meet Mark Weathington, director of the JC Raulston Arboretum at NC State University […]
It began slowly. Kit realized that she no longer recognized the people on the cover of People Magazine. […]
We have a new puppy — although he’s been part of our family for nearly a year. As […]
Two things incur Kit’s wrath when it comes to gardening: certain wildlife and nurseries that sell the wrong […]
Kit had never thought much about coreopsis until recently, when she had some spaces to fill in the […]
I dream of native plants thriving in my suburban garden — I’m here to confess, reality doesn’t resemble […]
The Absentee Gardener 