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Virginia in Bloom

When the farmer-florist Dee Hall couldn’t find a source for locally grown flowers near Norfolk, Virginia, she planted her own

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Home & Garden

Enter a Wonderland of Floating Water Lilies on the Edge of the Blue Ridge Mountains

For generations, a North Carolina family has propagated long lines of lilies and lotuses in their aquatic gardens

A monarch caterpillar on a milkweed flower.

Home & Garden

A Guide to Planting Milkweed 

Don’t be intimidated by tales of finicky seeds in the fridge. Here’s everything Southerners need to know to get milkweed in the ground and support the monarch migration.

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Home & Garden

An Okra Farmer’s Easy Tips for Growing the Gumbo Staple

And why it’s totally fine to let some pods grow big

A cat walks through a path of a community garden with lush garden boxes of flowers and veggies

Home & Garden

What Southerners Can’t Wait to Plant in the Garden This Year

Seeds, vegetables, and flowers with tasty flavors and surprising backstories

A greenhouse

Travel

A Century-Old Greenhouse in Winston-Salem Returns to Sparkling Glory

An extensive restoration at Reynolda honors one of the South’s most iconic glasshouses

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Southern Explainer

Why Do Greens Taste Sweeter After the First Frost?

Digging into an old gardening tenet

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Travel

Nine Campus Gardens That Bloom Bright in the South

Something beautiful grows every season in these strollable, delightful green spaces

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