Hybrids, GMOs, Heirlooms, and Penney Farms

I will be participating in the "Attic Treasures Sale" to be held June 29 8am--11am in Kohler Park on Clark Avenue in Penney Farms. In addition to talking to me about sustainable and organic gardening, you can shop the vendor tables loaded with items, buy fresh fruits, vegetables, locally-made jams,...

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National Pollinator Week!

It's been National Pollinator Week and I've had fun participating in garden tours, attending talks, and will do a program tomorrow about native plants for pollinators -- great fun for an excellent initiative.I started gardening for butterflies three decades ago, but rapidly expanded my interest to native...

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Native azaleas

Most of our deciduous native azaleas (Rhododendron spp.) in the mountains and piedmont of the Carolinas have already flowered (there are just one or two species yet to come).This natural hybrid (from Gregory Bald in the Southern Appalachians) has been in flower the last week and a half on the slope...

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A Celebration at Sunrise Jubilee Farm

Signs lead us to the farm at the northern border of Florida. To get there, youneed to enter Georgia for a while before turning into their road back into Florida.This Saturday afternoon celebration was a change of pace from my other book tour events. The Sunrise Jubilee Farm, a new organically run operation,...

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