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Four Days in the Cove: A Field Dispatch from the Cullowhee Native Plant Conference
Field Notes · Cullowhee Native Plant Conference · Western North Carolina. Jonas and Megan drive north for four days of rhododendron on the rock, endemics on the serpentine barren, and...
The Wild Blueberries of the South
"In the leanest sandhill or beneath the pine’s green hush, there grows a shrub that asks little, gives much, and remembers a time before concrete and imported ornament. That shrub...
The Rare-Hearted Gardener: Community Stewardship
In every true garden, whether broad as a plantation field or bound within the fencing of a humble town plot, there exists the potential for legacy. Not merely the legacy...
Edimentals: The Art of Blending Beauty and Bounty in the Garden
In recent years, the gardening world has witnessed an exciting shift—a movement that marries aesthetics with function, sustainability with indulgence. Enter the era of edimentals, a clever fusion of "edible"...
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