Gardens - Western North Carolina

Garden Calendar

http://www.northamericantrufflefest.com A benefit for the Frankie Lemmon School for special-needs children in Raleigh, the National Truffle...

http://www.organicgrowersschool.org The 19th annual OGS spring conference will feature more than 70 classes and interactive workshops over...

http://www.ncarboretum.org Science isn't born in books or laboratories but in the earth and air and water around us. A spring event at...

http://www.centerholistic.com No need to motor to the countryside to immerse oneself in the wonder of medicinal mountain plants. The...

Being one of the oldest mountain chain in the world, the Appalachians also nourish the most diverse array of botanical species on the...

	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
	Rambling Man Rose 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. by Melanie McGee 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