Happy spring everyone! Tis the season for abundant plant growth- good and the bad! It is also the time of year when TERRIBLE gardening advice gets shared on social media. In particular, I am taking on this myth that mixing vinegar, salt, and dish soap to control weeds is an “earth friendly” alternative to applying herbicide. Instead of getting mad about it, I have decided to speak up, representing scientific information to encourage best practices and debunk old wives’ tales. This post is not intended to offend anyone, but rather shed some light on the reality of applying “chemicals” in your g ..read more

A new year has arrived, and the garden continues to grow and bloom, even in January ..read more

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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