by Guest | Jun 21, 2017 | Horticulture & Landscape
Daylilies can be grown from South America to Alaska, making them one of the most popular and prevalent flowers for gardeners all over the world. Visitors and members will be able to see hundreds of different daylily cultivars and hybrids at The North Carolina...
by Guest | Jun 14, 2017 | Nature
Ever since we first heard the term “Colony Collapse Disorder” in 2007, the media has been abuzz with stories about the decline of honey bees and increasingly, pollinators in general. Albert Einstein is often attributed with a quote saying that if bees disappeared, man...
by Guest | May 17, 2017 | Horticulture & Landscape
Soon after I moved to Asheville, I decided to plant a few roses in memory of my mother. I remembered my mother’s small rose garden, set off to the side of our house in the sun, and how the bouquets picked from that garden would fill our house with fragrance. Since...
by Guest | Feb 22, 2017 | Nature
It may be a little hard to imagine layering up for a winter hike with the unseasonably warm weather we’ve seen over the past few weeks, but a chilly trek with friends is one of my favorite activities during the season of staying inside. When a sunny day shines down...
by Guest | Feb 15, 2017 | Nature
When you gaze out at our mountains in the winter, the magnificent dark green groves of eastern and Carolina hemlocks used to stand out against the winter browns of deciduous trees. However, you may notice a decrease in green as these hemlocks are fighting a somewhat...
