The Big (and Small) Reveal
byLandscape designer reveals surprising elements of great gardens For the past 14 years, Asheville native Amy Fahmy has managed a wide range of fine garden-design…
Outdoor Living
The Buzz on Spring Blooms
byPollinator-friendly plant expos return to the Blue Ridge over Memorial Day weekend Kids are picky eaters, even in the insect world. Kim Bailey, the…
Art at Altitude
byThe Bascom celebrates 40 years of creativity in Highlands In 1875, Kansas developers Samuel Kelsey and Clinton C. Hutchinson drew two lines on a…
“Mr. Bowling Ball” and Other Game Changers
byLesser-known evergreens round out the landscape To look at Ryan Brower now, smiling ear to ear beside his wife Sarah Macrae Brower and their…
Protector of the Species
byHow seed saving can preserve varieties of the past ince the 1900s, 75 percent of global plant diversity has been lost as farmers…
Grow, Develop, Dazzle
byThe Dahlia Ridge Trail makes a school legacy interactive By: Carolyn Kemmett “Fitzy’s Dark Angel” isn’t a band name, and “Speckled” and “Cornel” aren’t…
Plant Killers Encouraged
byFun workshops turn beginners into botany lovers Among the many homebound hobbies created by the isolation and confinement of the pandemic — sourdough-bread baking,…
Building a Better Bouquet
byBy: Carolyn Kemmett Tales from North Carolina’s largest planted peony farm “I equate peonies with love because they’re the first blooms of summer.” So…
Rooftop Revelations
byKate Ancaya to discuss high-altitude gardening at Asheville symposium The Speaking of Gardening Symposium will host its 25th iteration in August, with insightful lectures…
Warming Trend
byNew map reveals an altered landscape for growers Late last year, the USDA released an updated Hardiness Zone Map, its first in over a…