Gardens - Western North Carolina

Garden Calendar

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	Rocky Road The rise of rock gardening. By Carolyn Comeau
	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. Text and Photos by Naomi Johnson
	Fields of Flowers Katie 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. By Naomi Johnson
	A Spare Beauty Nothing 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. By Melanie Bianchi
	Taking Shape Arthur Joura, curator of the acclaimed bonsai garden at the North Carolina Arboretum, emphasizes specimens native to WNC. by Melanie Bianchi

	For the Health of It A major regional grant will unite farmers, wildcrafters and herbalists Melanie McGee Bianchi
	Winter in Bloom Gardening experts prove the possibilities of every season Colette Carpenter
	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. Text and Photos by Naomi Johnson
	Core Values The North Carolina Apple Festival Turns 65 Colette Carpenter
	Gathering Moss for the Future Unusual "learning garden" at Rainbow Mountain may be nation's first Melanie McGee Bianchi