Carolina Gardens

Gardening for everyone

Ideas abound for disability friendly, small-space plantings

Hot peppers

Edible and ornamental, they spice up your life

Paths of enlightenment

Well-planned paths add beauty and a good way to get to your garden

Planting a tree

Consider its purpose, plant it properly

Artful entrances

Create a unique, welcoming gate to your garden

Black magic plastic

A layer of plastic film helps soil warm up to spring plantings

Tomato troubles

Why your tomatoes may not put on their best face, and what to do about it

Bring in the butterflies

You can attract light, bright fliers by offering to feed them and their young crawlers

Bees and Butterflies in the garden

Easy herbs

Sing a song of Solomon’s seal

Plus garden to do's for April & May

Protect and enrich your plants

Mulch is a multi-tasker for your yard and garden

Ode to the oakleaf

A showy hydrangea plus March gardening tips

Grow a straw bale garden

A how-to guide

Growing a nutritional garden

Top 10 plants that pack a vitamin and mineral punch

Beneficial companions

Plants thrive by being near each other

Any way you slice it

Nothing beats a North Carolina-grown tomato

Okra: Edible and Ornamental

Plus garden to do’s for April & May

Black Gold

Turn scraps and yard waste into useful compost

Plant Once, Eat for Years

Using perennial fruits and vegetables in your garden

Grasses Are More Than Green

There are many pretty ornamental grasses that are easy to love

How To Grow A Straw-Bale Garden

Spring Into Action

Spring gardening tips from the Carolina Country archives

Grow A Delicious Landscape