Outdoor Living

Inhabiting  Another World

Inhabiting Another World

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Why we need fairy gardens more than ever Fairies are such stuff as dreams are made of. Maybe. At Bullington Gardens, a 12-acre horticultural…

Enduring as an I-Beam

Enduring as an I-Beam

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Exploring the home life of intercontinental trailblazers Jennifer Pharr Davis doesn’t say that “she” broke the Appalachian Trail’s thru-hike speed record in 2011. She says…

Seeing the Light

Seeing the Light

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Evening event at the Arboretum offers new perspective on celebrated art As one might expect, butterflies, dragonflies, spiders, hummingbirds, flowers, and even a family of deer inhabit…

Now is the Time

Now is the Time

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Stuck at home? Here’s how to make so much more of it Though tomatoes are ripening on the vine, peaches can be purchased by the basketful,…

In His Own Backyard

In His Own Backyard

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Earlier in the spring, flower beds on Parker Andes’ property in Mills River were still bare. There was a lot of mud and manure,…

Petal by Petal

Petal by Petal

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Robert Myers is the past president of the Rowan Rose Society and Charlotte Rose Society and is currently vice president of both. He has…

Meadows Over Mowing

Meadows Over Mowing

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In Midcentury America, a manicured lawn was a suburban homeowner’s biggest point of pride. And according to HGTV.com, more than 75 percent of the…

Know Your Landscape

Know Your Landscape

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Winter class prepares a new generation of “eco gardeners” No directions on a pack of seeds can tell you how to maximize environmental sustainability. Maintaining…

Danger, Drama, and Twisting Vines

Danger, Drama, and Twisting Vines

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Blacksmith learns to bend with the journey Long before she fell to blacksmithing, Susan Hutchinson was going on dark journeys, her tools an obvious…

How Sweet It Is

How Sweet It Is

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Grape grower’s cold-hardy muscadines defied the skeptics and flourished North Carolina’s official state fruit is the scuppernong, a variety of muscadine grape. But until…