Last summer we asked you to send in photos and stories behind the gardens you’re most proud of. We received so many wonderful entries of well-loved gardens — big, small, colorful, tall, and some with stories that go back for generations. These are a few of our favorites.
A Cheerful Sight
Jan Clark, Indian Trail, a member of Union Power Cooperative
Welcome Blooms
Janis Harless, Jefferson, a member of Blue Ridge Energy
Mountain Garden Volunteers
Katherine Shoffner, Boone, a member of Blue Ridge Energy
A Spicy Crop
Michael Isley, Belews Creek, a member of EnergyUnited
Flowers by the Sound
Victoria Byers, Kitty Hawk, a member of Blue Ridge Energy
Garden Palette
Collette Anderson, Chapel Hill, a member of Piedmont Electric
Busy Pollinators
Jonathan Young, Danbury, a member of EnergyUnited
The Tomato Plant Next Door
Amy Johnson, Windsor, a member of Roanoke Electric
Two Rows for Grandmother
Garret Bullard (age 12), Stedman, a member of South River EMC
A Little Patch of Land
Bessie Stinson, Indian Trail, a member of Union Power Cooperative
A Giant Among Castor Beans
Cindy Pyo, Fayetteville, a member of Lumbee River EMC
Lifelong Gardener
Nancy Stanley, North Wilkesboro, a member of Surry-Yadkin EMC
Abby at Work
Stacy Holloman, Seven Spring, a member of Tri-County EMC
All About Peonies
Adriana Feng, Raleigh, a member of Wake Electric
Canned Heat
Donna Griffith, Siler City, a member of Central EMC
Muscadine Memories
Frankie Graham, Fayetteville, a member of Lumbee River EMC
Rainy Day Lilies
Heike Annucci, Hudson, a member of Blue Ridge Energy
Going Vertical
Jerry Talley, Concord, a member of Union Power
For the Fairies
Rhiannon Bostic, Leland, a member of Brunswick Electric
Backyard Oasis
Richard Stepputtis, Saint Clairsville (Ohio), a member of Carteret-Craven Electric Cooperative
Reclaimed Compound
Ronnie Davis, Hillsborough, a member of Piedmont EMC
Phlox of Many Colors
Edith Webb, Highlands, a member of Haywood EMC
From a Tiny Seed
Ed Miller, Dallas, a member of Rutherford EMC
Nary a Weed
Nancy Ellis, Ramseur, a member of Randolph EMC
What’s Old is New Again
Edit Arnette, Lenoir, a member of Blue Ridge Energy
The Pardue Family Garden
Lyndsey Nichols (granddaughter of Jerry Pardue, Siloam, a member of Surry-Yadkin EMC)
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