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One of the advantages of gardening in the Piedmont is that we gardeners can aim to have something in bloom almost 12 months a year – but this takes some planning. Continue reading on The Local Reporter…

Periodic reassessment of the garden is a necessary gardening task. Gardens change over time – and so do gardeners. Our tastes become more varied, plants fizzle out, what once charmed us no longer does, and we suddenly get interested in plants we never thought about in the past. Continue reading on The Local Reporter...
As gardeners, we all know that weeding is an essential ingredient to maintaining a well-groomed garden. Groan all you want but if you’re going to have a garden you are going to have to weed. Continue reading on The Local Reporter...
A packet of seeds, meant to catch my eye, arrived in the mail. A seed company in a faraway state, trying to get my business, wants me to look at their catalog. Its strategy backfired. I’m not happy with the little gift; in fact, I’m rather huffy about it. Continue reading on The Local Reporter...

I am happily shopping for plants. To my husband’s chagrin our kitchen table is littered with lists, dog-eared catalogs and old annotated seed packets. But I may just sweep the mess aside in favor of my new discovery. Continue reading on The Mountain Times...

Before we write off 2020 as a year to forget, I’d like to point out that it was a pretty good year for North Carolina gardeners. Beyond welcoming new gardeners who joined our ranks as stay-at-home orders turned our collective attention inward, I’ll remember 2020 as a gardening season that didn’t require me to stand endlessly hand-watering thirsty plants. Continue reading on The Local Reporter...