I remember in the 40’s going out in the fields and the edges of woods in the fall of the year with Mama and my sisters and gathering armloads of Broomsage. Mama looked for the longest straws, cut, cleaned and stripped these of old blooms and made enough brooms to last until the next year. Sometimes she made extras to give away to friends and relatives when they came to visit. We were a big family of nine and money was…
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Wildflowers & Trees Of Appalachia
Granny has grown ageratum for as long as I can remember. It was one of the first plants she shared…
Carolina Phlox Polemoniaceae (Phlox Family) Phlox grows wild around my mountain holler. Since we’ve lived here I’ve let it go…
doghobble noun A common evergreen shrub (Leucothoe spp) having dense, tangled limbs and branches. [DARE labels this term “chiefly southern Appalachians”] 1926 Hunnicutt Twenty Years 124…
About a week ago I was coming around the side of the house when a splash of color caught my…
The mountains are just spectacular this time of the year. Every where I look I see the pinkish white blooms…
Trailing Arbutus As I walked back from Granny’s the other day I smelled the sweetness of a spring time bloom.…
Years ago I planted my front bank in thrift. Over the years some of the plants have died, but I…
My favorite blooms to spot in spring of the year is Sarvis blooms. Sarvis trees are called Serviceberry trees by…
In my latest video I’m talking about yellow bells. They are shining brightly in Brasstown. Their cheery blooms let me…