Savor Anise Sage
When I find a reliably performing plant that is easy to grow, low in maintenance and long lasting in the eye candy department, you…
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Cultivate Your Brain with Gardening Books
With the summer sizzle in full swing, it’s hard to work outside in the garden all day, but this doesn’t mean you can’t have…
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Ginger Lilies: Worth the Wait
For gardeners, patience is not only a virtue. It can be rewarding — and ginger lily (Hedychium sp.) proves the point. This intriguing import…
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The Clan Cuphea
In a plant genus, there are often many species, and being closely related, you might think most would exhibit some semblance of similarity in…
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Your Forever Home
From the outside, John and Mary Ellen Toebes’ brick ranch-style home is noteworthy because it sits on a 5.2-acre wooded lot in downtown Cary,…
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‘A’ for Acidanthera
If I were grading flowering plants for their possible inclusion in an ornamental garden, I would consider such common desirable traits as ease to…
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In a Scottish Garden
Thinking about taking a vacation to Scotland this year? Well, certainly don’t miss Edinburgh and the Highlands, but also consider finding time to visit…
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The Backyard Buffet
A morning stroll through Brie Arthur’s yard offers the grandest of garden tours, where corn grows alongside zinnias, peanuts peek from sun-warmed soil and…
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Don’t Delay — Declutter!
If one of your goals for 2018 is to get more organized, local author and blogger Carrie Higgins has some tips for you. Higgins,…
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This Polly Is a Cracker
“Unusual,” “strange,” “Martian,” “plastic” — these are the comments typically made about an eye-catching, striking houseplant that goes by the name of ‘Polly,’ with…
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