Growing Concern
In a season of uncertainty, more seek help in cultivating their gardens “Just a suburban guy from New England,” is how Brandon Greenstein introduces himself….
Medium Sized for the Bigger Picture
“We’re not trying to have the biggest house on the block. That’s the last thing we want.” Norbert Langdon says this emphatically. Construction has…
Paradise Found
“Naturally elegant. Kind of quirky with a touch of the whimsical.” That’s how Libby Endry describes both her style in flower design and the…
Family Fun at 2,000 Degrees
Glass workshop adds fall pumpkins to its DIY menu In the heart of the River Arts District, two garage doors at the North Carolina…
Legacy from the Edge
Bauhaus celebrates 100 years of shaping design This summer, Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center celebrates the centenary of the Staatliches Bauhaus —…
Not Just for the Goth Garden
Black flowers. They sound too dramatic to be real — shades of a Dickensian garden or an arty horror movie come to mind. And…
Live and Let Dye
Patricia Spangler has more than enough leaves in her life. “They’re everywhere. Our home has a two-car garage. It’s full of leaves. I open…
Air Plants Meet Architecture
“I live in the forest.” So says Ally Mignaud, who, when she’s not in the woods, runs her one-woman business, Belle Decor Designs, out…
Sprouting Global Economies
Though by midwinter most Appalachian gardeners are snug by their fires and spring-seed catalogs have not yet slipped into mailboxes, one local nonprofit is…
The Ghost of Photos Past
Tammy died seven times before she sat in front of Rianne Farris’ antique box camera. “I had asked if I could take her tintype…