Growing Concern

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….

Paradise Found

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

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

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 —…

Live and Let Dye

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

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

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

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…