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Rocky RoadThe rise of rock gardening. |
Spring 2013 |
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Verdant History“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 newly restored garden at Hilgay, the couple’s historic home in Flat Rock. |
Fall 2011 |
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Fields of FlowersKatie Grear looks out across the bare early-season fields of Lady Luck Flower Farm, watching her husband, Mike Adams, gently trickle fish emulsion over the frail celosia and amaranth starts. |
Summer 2011 |
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A Spare BeautyNothing 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 flower arranging, never results from any careless gesture. |
Winter 2010 |
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Taking ShapeArthur Joura, curator of the acclaimed bonsai garden at the North Carolina Arboretum, emphasizes specimens native to WNC. |
Fall 2010 |
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Rambling ManRose growing is a thorny business, and a little grounded advice never hurts. Frank Dezzutto is a past president of the Asheville-Blue Ridge Rose Society and an expert on “antique” or “old garden” roses — varieties introduced before 1867. |
Summer 2010 |
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Like a Rolling StoneAnnie Martin, aka, “Mossin’ Annie,” is dedicated to the preservation of the more than 450 species of bryophytes that grow naturally in Western North Carolina. |
Spring 2010 |
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Plenty For EveryoneAs a concept, community gardens are anything but new, but today they’re described with the buzziest of buzz words: sustainable, self-sufficient, low food miles, urban agriculture. |
Fall 2009 |
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Going NativeAll gardeners—from the landscape professional to the apartment-dweller with a patio container garden—know that making things grow where and when required is both an art and a science. |
Summer 2009 |
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Rooms With A ViewThese days, many of us are looking at our current residences with an eye towards staying put and making the most of what we have—including our backyards. To do that, we need to think beyond what we will plant and consider the configuration of the space itself. |
Spring 2009 |
