September was hot and dry until the Fall open Garden when tropical Storm Ophelia dropped a much needed 2.5” of rain ..read more

It has been incredible hot and dry here in central North Carolina and the garden is showing what plants thrive in these conditions ..read more

The heat has finally arrived, and we are enjoying one of the wettest summers on record here in Central North Carlina. All of the plants are growing great, and the gardens look better than ever ..read more

With a cool start to June the cottage gardens continue to bloom like never before ..read more

Very Special Thanks to my neighbor Callie (10) who took the lead as the event photographer and captured these AMAZING images ..read more

The seed sown cottage garden display is better than ever ..read more

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Prunus mume is native to China and Korea but is most often referred to as Japanese Apricot in the west. These small, elegant trees have been cultivated for more than 1500 years and are highly prized in Asia for their beautiful blossoms and fragrant fruits. The fruits from are harvested to make pickled delicacies or fermented into fragrant liqueurs. The blooms have a lovely fragrance and here in central NC Zone 7 are always the first tree to bloom, ushering in the winter season. I currently have 5 cultivars in my garden and hope to propagate more varieties this spring. It truly is a tree I woul ..read more