A Box Turtle Digging In Your North Carolina Fall Garden Is Getting Ready To Overwinter Right There
Spotting a box turtle scratching and digging in your fall…
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Plant This Native Groundcover Now And It Feeds Late Pollinators While Choking Out Fall Weeds
Fall is one of the best times to get a…
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Wild Turkeys In Your North Carolina Yard: What Their Visits Reveal About Your Local Food-And-Cover Mosaic
Spotting a wild turkey strutting through your backyard is one…
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Bluebirds Keep Perching On One North Carolina Fence Post Because The Field Below Feeds Them Insects
A flash of blue landing on the same old fence…
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Copperheads Keep Turning Up Along Your North Carolina Wood Pile Because The Yard Below Draws Them In
Finding a copperhead near your wood pile can stop you…
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Fall Is The Best Time To Plant These North Carolina Natives That Smother Weeds Under Your Shade Trees
That bare, weedy dirt under your shade trees does not…
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Deer Keep Skirting The Edge Of Your North Carolina Yard Because These Native Plants May Make It Less Appealing
Watching deer trace the same line along your yard’s edge…
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Owls Keep Roosting In One North Carolina Oak Because The Yard Below Is Full Of Prey
A large owl settling into the same oak tree at…
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These Underrated North Carolina Natives Bloom All Summer And Never Reseed Their Way Into A Mess
Some native plants earn a bad reputation for popping up…
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Chickadees Keep Returning to One Shrub: Could It Be Loaded With the Caterpillars They Feed Their Young?
A chickadee zipping back and forth through the same shrub…
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Wrens Keep Building Nests In Odd Corners Of Your North Carolina Yard Because The Bugs Are Thick There
A Carolina Wren turning up inside your hanging fern or…
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North Carolina Homeowners Can Legally Refuse To Rip Out These HOA-Flagged Native Plants
If your HOA has ever left a note on your…
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What It Really Means When Yellowjacket Swarms Suddenly Take Over Your North Carolina Yard In Fall
Most North Carolina homeowners have been there: you step outside…
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Screech Owls Calling At Dusk In North Carolina May Signal An Active Predator And Suitable Habitat Near Your Home
A trembling, horse-like whinny floating out of your darkening backyard…
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Skunks Dig Little Cone-Shaped Holes Across Your North Carolina Lawn Because The Grubs Below Are Thriving
Waking up to a yard full of small, cone-shaped holes…
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Praying Mantis Egg Cases Turn Up On Your North Carolina Shrubs Because The Yard Fed Them All Season
Finding a strange, papery blob attached to a shrub stem…
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Chimney Swifts Circle Your North Carolina Yard At Dusk Because The Insects Above It Are Thick
Standing in your backyard at dusk and watching a swirling…
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Skip Butterfly Bush In Your North Carolina Garden And Let This Native Magnet Take Over Instead
If you have butterfly bush growing in your yard, you…
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Foxes Keep Crossing Your North Carolina Yard At Dusk Because The Rodents Are Drawing Them In
Spotting a fox slipping through your yard at dusk can…
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Bats Keep Circling Your North Carolina Yard At Dusk Because Something There Is Feeding Them
Watching a bat zigzag through your backyard at dusk can…
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Eastern Purple Coneflower May Draw American Goldfinches to Your North Carolina Yard Through Fall and Into Winter
Every fall, North Carolina homeowners start noticing small yellow birds…
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Elderberry Along A North Carolina Fence Line Feeds Birds And Fights Ticks For Years
American elderberry is a tough native shrub that grows across…
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Hawks Keep Circling One Corner Of Your North Carolina Yard And Here’s The Signal They’re Reading
Most North Carolina homeowners who spot a hawk returning again…
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North Carolina Counties Are Banning These Plants And Homeowners Deserve To Know Which Ones
If you garden anywhere in North Carolina, some of the…
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Fireflies Come Back To North Carolina Yards That Grow These Overlooked Native Plants
Remember chasing fireflies on warm summer nights? In a lot…
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Why North Carolina Homeowners Should Never Rake Away Every Fallen Leaf This Autumn
Every fall, the urge to rake the yard clean and…
