Save Your Coneflower Seeds This Fall to Try Growing More Purple Coneflowers in Your North Carolina Yard
Purple coneflower is a tough native that many North Carolina…
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Rosemary in the North Carolina Vegetable Garden: A Culinary Herb and Possible Companion Plant
Some gardeners say one fragrant herb can help guard a…
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The North Carolina Native Shrubs That Earn The Sunny Spot Most Yards Give To Crape Myrtle
Drive down almost any street in North Carolina and you…
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The One Fall Task That Gets Your North Carolina Clematis Covered In Blooms Next Spring
Your clematis might look tired and scraggly by October, but…
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The North Carolina Perennials That Bounce Back Bigger Next Spring After A Brutal Dry Year
Last summer’s drought left a lot of North Carolina yards…
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The Storage Mistakes That Turn North Carolina Garden Carrots Limp And Bitter Long Before Spring
You pulled a beautiful row of carrots from your backyard…
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Why Deer Keep Browsing North Carolina Gardens in Fall: What Their Visits Can and Cannot Tell You
You walk out one morning and find your hostas nibbled…
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When North Carolina Fig Growers Should Protect Plants From Severe Winter Cold
A fig tree can look so tough in August that…
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The North Carolina Perennials You Plant Once This Fall And Never Have To Buy Again
Every spring, garden centers fill up with flowers that look…
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The Everyday Garden Setups That Quietly Hurt North Carolina Box Turtles Before Winter
Right now, somewhere under the leaves in your yard, a…
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The One Thing North Carolina Peonies Need Before The First Freeze Or Next Spring’s Blooms Never Open
Your peonies may look finished for the year, but their…
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Is Fall a Good Time to Plant a Native Tree in North Carolina? What to Know About Pawpaw
Autumn in North Carolina brings cooler air, and many homeowners…
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North Carolina Homeowners Planting Native Bulbs This Month Get Spring Pollinator Food Squirrels Never Dig Up
Every fall, squirrels across North Carolina treat freshly planted bulbs…
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Leave a Leaf-Litter Refuge for North Carolina Fireflies: How to Keep the Right Leaves in the Right Places
Every June, North Carolina yards fill with blinking lights, and…
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What It Really Means When A Black And Yellow Garden Spider Builds In Your North Carolina Flower Beds
You walk out to check your zinnias and find a…
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What North Carolina Homeowners Have The Right To Do When A Neighbor’s Bamboo Spreads Into Their Yard
Bamboo shoots popping up in the middle of your lawn…
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The Curing Mistakes That Leave North Carolina Sweet Potatoes Bland Or Rotting By Christmas
You dug up a beautiful pile of sweet potatoes this…
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The Quiet Step North Carolina Gardeners Take Before Bringing Potted Plants Indoors So Pests Never Spread To Houseplants
Your fern, hibiscus, or jade plant spent the summer outside,…
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A North Carolina Native Vine That Drapes Your Pergola In Purple Blooms, Less Aggressive Than Chinese or Japanese Wisteria
Picture purple-to-blue flower clusters hanging over your pergola on a…
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The Surprising Reason North Carolina Gardeners Are Leaving Joro Spider Webs Up Around The Porch This Fall
Those huge golden webs strung across yards each fall can…
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Rain Barrels for North Carolina Container Gardens: Less Hose Work, Not Zero Oversight
A rain barrel can turn the water running off your…
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What Those Bright Red Seeds Bursting From Your North Carolina Magnolia Really Mean This Fall
Somewhere in early fall, a familiar magnolia in your yard…
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American Beautyberry in North Carolina: A Great Native Shrub, but Not a Proven Tick Barrier
You may have heard that one native shrub planted along…
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These North Carolina Native Shrub Seeds Get Planted Outdoors Now So Winter Wakes Them Up For Spring
Some of the best shrubs for a North Carolina yard…
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Chinquapin: The North Carolina Native Shrub or Small Tree With Fall Nuts for People and Wildlife
Some of North Carolina’s best backyard plants are ones that…
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What an Owl Box May and May Not Do for a North Carolina Yard
A wooden box on a tree can bring a real…
