north carolina
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Design
Enjoying Public Gardens
Today we’re visiting some public gardens with Jordan Foreman. Rutgers Gardens inspired my passion for public gardens and is the garden that I call home. Longwood Gardens taught me the…
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Design
Scenes From the Mountains of North Carolina
My name is Piper Woodring, and I live in Boone, North Carolina. Although I love to garden, and in my humble opinion, my yard is beautiful, this first photo I…
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Article
Fall in a Native Plant Arboretum
Anna Norton sent in these photos from the Southern Highlands Reserve, where she works, along with this description of the place from its website: Southern Highlands Reserve is a native…
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Kitchen Gardening
Best Vegetables for the Southeast
Top Pick ‘Carolina Wonder’ sweet bell pepper Days to maturity: 75 ‘Carolina Wonder’ is one of the best nematode-resistant sweet peppers. It is a consistent producer of large, classic bell-shaped,…
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Article
Part 2: Best Vegetables for the Mid-Atlantic
Top Pick ‘Scarlet Nantes’ carrot Days to maturity: 68 This is an heirloom carrot from France. ‘Scarlet Nantes’ grows 6- to 7-inch-long roots with blunt tips and, hence, grows well…
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Design
Learn to Grow Bold, Beautiful Baptisia
Long-lived, low-maintenance wild indigos make a big splash in perennial borders