Home Tour: Light and Bright
When Vito and Elizabeth Guarnaccia contacted Cary architect Dawn Christine, their goals were fairly modest. They wanted a better breakfast nook, and because they…
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Small Business Spotlight: City Garden Design
With more than 20 years of experience as a plant designer, John Higdon knows the lay of the land and what to plant on…
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Garden Adventurer: It’s Tatarian Aster Time!
Hark! Exalt in autumn’s advent! That telling time of summer’s weary green languor prostrating itself to this newest, resplendent season, verily flamboyant by its…
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Sweet Autumn Clematis: Do You Dare?
At first glance, sweet autumn clematis (Clematis terniflora) seems to be an ideal perennial for area gardens. Introduced into the States by Boston’s prestigious…
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Ironweed: Purple Reign
Mention the word “wildflower,” and visions of native plants nattily adorned with bright, cheerful blooms on crisp spring days come to mind for many…
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Garden Adventurer: Attracting Dragons
Have you ever noticed how dragonflies seem to become one with the tippy-tops of car antennas during the summer? Sure, not every auto aerial…
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Carolina Reaper: Hottest of the Hot
When it comes to peppers, many adventuresome gardeners seek out the hottest of the hot. The temptation draws them like moths to flames, and…
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Five Low-Maintenance Plants for a Beautiful Garden
Choosing native plants is the best way to provide your garden with natural beauty as well as keep you from spending all of your…
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Sing a Song of Solomon’s Seals
I have three Solomon’s seals in my yard. No, not three plants, but rather three different types of Solomon’s seal. All of them are…
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The Dirt on Composting
Once we thought nothing of tossing aluminum cans or glass bottles in the trash, but now most of us thoughtfully sort our paper, metal…
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