Why it’s a Good Idea to Spread Mulch in the Fall

Mulching Doesn’t Stop after Summer: Applying fall mulch often comes to mind for gardeners when they consider the extra layer that shields plants in chilly climates from the effects of a harsh Winter. However, you can apply Fall mulch in the same way you do in...

Create the Ultimate Butterfly Garden

6 TIPS TO CREATE THE ULTIMATE BUTTERFLY GARDEN A Butterfly Garden can be a wonderful place! Oh, the magical butterfly, lighting soft on the edges of the most delicate flower. Real life fairies, floating among us in an array of colors and a kaleidoscope of patterns....
27 Plants Perfect for Fall Planting

27 Plants Perfect for Fall Planting

Here in coastal North Carolina, and especially Wilmington, fall planting doesn’t really evoke the same images of gardening that springtime does.   We tend to think of the season of flora and fauna as “behind us” and we sit a pot of mums beside a pumpkin and wait...