Published September 23, 2015 Craggy Pinnacle Around 20 miles north of Asheville the Blue Ridge Parkway travels through what is locally known as Craggy Gardens, a Natural Heritage […]
Published July 9, 2015 Mountains framed by trees The southern Appalachians are old mountains. They have eroded and are now mostly covered by trees. In a few spots boulders provide […]
Published May 11, 2018 "Dances with the Daffodils" On a visit to the New York Botanical Garden a couple weeks ago, I managed to hit the peak of daffodil bloom. […]
Published July 18, 2015 Summer garden Right now there is something special about gardens. Big showy flowers dominate and this one almost glowed in the dark light of […]