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…
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Opossums Showing Up In Your North Carolina Garden Are Possibly Doing You An Incidental Favor
If you spot a shaggy gray animal with a pink…
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Creeping Thyme Can Help Limit Weeds Around North Carolina Flower Beds Once It Fills In
Bare soil around a flower bed is an open invitation…
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What North Carolina Homeowners Have The Right To Do When A Neighbor’s Tree Hangs Over Their Yard
A big oak limb stretching over your patio can feel…
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The North Carolina Native Groundcover You Plant Once That Fills A Bare Slope For Decades
A steep yard slope can turn Saturday mowing into a…
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These North Carolina Native Wildflowers Get Sown Now So Winter Does The Hard Work For You
Some of the best flower seeds in North Carolina need…
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Garlic Cloves and Onion Seed in October: What North Carolina Gardeners Can Plant, and Where
Scroll through ggarden posts this fall and you may see…
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What It Really Means When A Woodcock Shows Up In Your North Carolina Yard This Winter
A plump, brown bird sits low in your leaves, barely…
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American Persimmon in North Carolina: Fall Fruit That May Last Into Winter for Your Family and Wildlife
Some trees do double duty, and the American persimmon is…
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Skip This One October Step And Your North Carolina Dogwood Sits Bare Next Spring
Your dogwood is already getting ready for next spring, even…
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Leave These North Carolina Native Seed Heads Standing And Your Yard Fills With Winter Birds
That messy patch of brown stems by your fence might…
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The North Carolina Native Shrub That Feeds Butterflies And Their Caterpillars Right Outside Your Window
A small native shrub may be the missing piece in…
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The Common Mistakes North Carolina Gardeners Make Storing Winter Squash That Rot It Before Thanksgiving
You grew a beautiful pile of butternut and acorn squash,…
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If You Find These Strange Egg Masses On Your North Carolina Trees This Fall, Here’s What To Do
Gray patches that look like dried mud can show up…
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Late Boneset: A North Carolina Native That Can Add Late-Season Nectar for Migrating Monarchs
Walk a North Carolina yard in early October and you…
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New Jersey Tea: A Promising North Carolina Native Shrub for Sunny Mailbox Sites
A mailbox strip can be a tough place to grow…
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Why You Should Never Turn Your North Carolina Compost Pile This Fall If Box Turtles Are Nearby
Fall cleanup in a North Carolina yard often ends with…
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The Tidy Yard Habits North Carolina Homeowners Swear By That Actually Invite Mice Right Up To The Foundation
You rake, you mulch, you trim, and your North Carolina…
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The One Thing North Carolina Gardeners Do Before Winter Or Squash Vine Borers Come Back Worse Next Summer
If your zucchini or yellow squash suddenly wilted and died…
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What It Really Means When A Raccoon Keeps Visiting Your North Carolina Yard After Dark
You flip on the porch light and there it is…
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The Old Snake Advice North Carolina Homeowners Still Follow That Actually Draws Copperheads Closer To The House
Your grandpa may have sworn by a ring of mothballs…
