Sweet Bubby Bush
Almost two years ago we had the bank above the big garden cut back. The trees had started shading the…
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A Heap of Dandelions
I’ve seen more dandelions this spring than I ever have. Their cheery blooms are a bright spot after the cold…
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Wild Dwarf Iris
Dwarf Crested Iris can be found growing in the wild from New York to Florida and as far west as…
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Graveyard Flowers
Today’s guest post was written by Ed Ammons. My wife and I had a habit of driving around in the…
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Spring and Children’s Competitions
Rooster fight-A children’s competition of various kinds, esp to pull the stems of violets against one another to determine which…
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March Flowers
In Choestoe, we called forsythia “March Flowers” (to indicate the month they bloomed there). Tipper (and others) call them “Yellow Bells.” Whatever…
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Snowdrop Blooms
My first spring blooms are later than usual this year. I’m sure it’s because of the colder winter we’ve had….
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Beautiful Nasturtiums
With the dry summer we’ve had my nasturtiums are just now coming into their own glory. For the last several…
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Abundance of Jewelweed
The area surrounding the big garden that we had cut back last winter has turned into a dandy patch of…
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Wild Pink Phlox
Carolina Phlox Polemoniaceae (Phlox Family) The wild phlox that grows around my mountain holler is in full bloom. The flower…
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Chitter’s Poppies & Honey Bees
A few years back we found a strange flower growing up through the middle of my hostas below the front…
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Yellow Flag
Over the weekend I got to visit the Hazel Creek section of Swain County. My it is beautiful country! I’ve…
