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Gardeners who love the sight of flower borders on a sunny day are enjoying half the pleasures the outdoor landscape has to offer during…

For those who think that Carrboro is the only place in the Triangle where you can find locally grown foods, guess again. Just a…

After 15 years of living with “late ’80s builder grade” Terri Zacco was ready for an update. An unused formal dining room, cramped entryway…

Prime planting time for spring lettuce runs from March into early April, and it is also when gardeners tend to spread two misconceptions about…

Need a vacation, but don’t have the time, budget or energy to go very far? Visit Houston Blair and Cheryl Conrad. The husband and…

As winter’s deepest chill reaches into my garden, it hesitates momentarily, for there is a dragon lurking. No, not the fire-breathing monster found in…

Looking for a new year project that will do wonders for your landscape when the growing season shifts into high gear this spring? Take…

November is a good time to plant spring-blooming bulbs in Cary, and while the usual offerings of tulips, daffodils and crocus are certainly worth…

Spiders are creepy, crawly little beasties that pop out when you least expect them — Eek! They lurk even in the pleasant, pastoral realm…

By August, one of the showiest plants of the late growing season will begin spreading its bright yellow glow across fields, meadows, landscapes and…