Spice Bush & Birch Tea
I’ve never been a fan of hot tea. In fact I downright disliked it. The only person I remember drinking…
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Jewel Weed Seeds
I’ve written about jewel weed often over the years. The lovely orange variety grows prolifically throughout my mountain holler. For…
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Mountain Bluet?
Houstonia purpurea Common Name(s): Large Bluet, Large Houstonia, Mountain Bluets, Purple Bluets, Summer Bluet, Venus’ Pride, Woodland Bluets Mountain bluet…
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White Wildflower
On our recent trip to Basket Barn Nursery over in Blairsville GA I saw the prettiest flowing billowing plant with…
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What is This?
Today’s guest post was written by Ed Ammons. While in search for poison ivy I came across two of these…
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A Prolific Wildflower
Fleabane is prolific in my yard and gardens. It’s a pretty little flower. Interestingly it didn’t show up until about…
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The Wildflower That Never Came Back
Ron left a comment on yesterday’s post about the wood anemone. He asked if my wild rosebud orchid was still…
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Sea of Jewelweed
The sea of jewelweed down at the big garden has grown so tall with this year’s ample rain that a…
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Appalachia Through My Eyes – Honeysuckle
Our nephew Ben and his sweet wife hosted a 4th of July cookout for all of us at their house….
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Laurel Blooms
laurel noun Cf rhododendron.A variant form larel.1939 Hall Notebook 13:1 White Oak NC larel (Fay Leatherwood)B (also laurel bush) The mountain term for evergreen rhododendron (Rhododendron maximum and Rhododendron catawbiense), which grows…
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From the Archives: The Orange is Calling to Me
May 15, 2014 The Mountain Azaleas are in full bloom in my part of Appalachia. Some folks call them wild…
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Appalachia Through My Eyes – We’re Closed In Again
I love this time of the year in the mountains. Well who am I kidding I love all the times…
