Land of Plenty
byFirst-time visitors to Sheila Dunn’s home in Weaverville are taken on what she laughingly refers to as “the forced march” over her “yard” on…
Outdoor Living
Making the Cut
byWhen Elaine and Bryan Young, owners of Urban Farm Girl Flowers in Black Mountain, left Birmingham a few years back, a blossoming flower-growing business…
Love in the Garden
byPeople stop in front of Damaris and Ricki Pierce’s home on Wambolt Avenue in West Asheville all the time. They look at the…
Rocky Road
byMary Lou Kemp, Chairperson of the Southern Appalachian Rock Garden Society (SARGS) shares her story of being bitten by the rock gardening bug, learning…
Promenade to the Past
by“Jack is a history guy,” says Millie McCandless with a smile. Her husband’s vintage-loving disposition is on full display as he shows off the…
Fields of Flowers
byKatie Grear looks out across the bare early-season fields of Lady Luck Flower Farm, watching her husband, Mike Adams, gently trickle fish emulsion over…
Spare Beauty
byNothing says “minimalist” quite like a handful of naked stalks set in a wooden bowl. But Ikebana, a 500-year-old style of Japanese plant and…
In Mrs. Fisher’s Footsteps
byBill Ryan and Jim Boyle weren’t exactly searching for their dream home when they came upon Stoney Lodge in the early spring of 1989….
Taking Shape
byHe has human children at home, but to hear the gentlemanly Arthur Joura talk about his beloved bonsai charges at the North Carolina Arboretum…
Pergola Paradise
byIt’s all about the people,” says Linda Constable. “My husband and I are gatherers—we love to gather friends together.” And what better place to…