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19458
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There are a great number of public gardens in North and South Carolina, and the diversity offered by them is truly amazing. The article includes a two-state map identifying locations and a brief summary of each. Gardens include Brookgreen Gardens, Edisto Memorial Gardens, North Carolina Botanical Garden, and the Paul J. Ciener Botanical Garden.
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19459
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Gartin describes the musical note plant, or Rotheca incisa. It can grow to four feet, but in the Carolinas in only reaches three feet. It takes its name from the fact that the buds are shaped like white quarter notes and when it blossoms it opens in the shape of herald trumpets. All the plant requires is a reasonable amount of sun and water and some all-purpose fertilizer. It flowers best when facing direct morning sunlight.
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19460
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Melinda Vaughn operates Tom's Creek Nursery in Denton, N.C. It was started during the Great Depression by her grandmother Ovie Henson and has been in the family ever since. The company specializes in landscape designing that makes the landscape look \"natural.\"
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20666
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Rain gardens are becoming a very popular addition to landscapes in North and South Carolina. Not only do they attract bees, birds, butterflies, and beneficial insects, but they are a helpful solution to stormwater runoff problems. Anderson describes construction of a rain garden.
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20667
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New pests and diseases are coming to the Carolinas. One is the brown marmorated stink bug, a native to Asia, which was introduced in the country in 1998. Two types of scale--the oak lecanium and the gloomy scale--attack oaks and red maples respectively. In June, 2013, the emerald ash borer was found in three state counties--Granville, Person, and Vance. This Asian beetle was first found in southeastern Michigan in 2002 and has since spread to eighteen states. Boxwood blight, found in the state in 2012, attacks American and English boxwoods.
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21183
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Although camellias are native to China, they are a perfect choice to spread color over your landscape during winter months. Except for two places, camellias will thrive pretty much everywhere in the Carolinas. They will not grow at the seashore and perpetually soggy soil is a killer.
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Carolina Gardener
(NoCar SB 453.2 N8 C37), Vol. 25 Issue 9, Nov/Dec 2013,
p16-20, il
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21184
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Gardeners in the Carolinas are fortunate to have a wide array of naturally occurring stone and rock, such as sandstone, limestone, granite, and slate. Some of these may be found on the gardener's property, while garden centers specialize in stones from small natural ones to large boulders. Ward gives examples of how stones can be another choice to enhance garden appearances.
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Carolina Gardener
(NoCar SB 453.2 N8 C37), Vol. 25 Issue 9, Nov/Dec 2013,
p21-25, il
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21185
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Plants in the Carolinas run the gamut of colors through the seasons--pastels in the spring, summer with many shades of green foliage, fall with vibrant gold and red-hued leaves. Winter is commonly overlooked with many individuals picturing it as dull and gray. Chase reminds us that there are colors to be seen in winter--winter skies shine with a blue intensity; a number of windflowers have their special winter niches; holly trees with bright red berries; mosses and lichens brighten the scene; and for a surprise color--yellow.
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Carolina Gardener
(NoCar SB 453.2 N8 C37), Vol. 25 Issue 9, Nov/Dec 2013,
p30-33, il
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21415
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In 2002, a slender, shiny green beetle, the emerald ash borer, was found for the first time in this country in Michigan. Since then it has spread into the Northeast, Midwest, southern Canada, and some pockets in the South. In 2013, it was found in Granville County, and soon in Vance, Person, and recently Warren counties. North Carolina has four species of ash--white, green, pumpkin, and Carolina. Economically, white is the most important for it is used to make high-quality baseball bats. Pollock examines what is being done in the state to halt the spread.
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21416
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Claypool explains why, when you buy and plant herbs, you are getting three for one--herbs smell good, taste delicious, and look good in the yard or garden. The author also provides a list of great herbs to grow.
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21846
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The emblem of the South is the dogwood. McElvain describes three that grow in the Carolinas and across the Southeast--flowering dogwood (C. florida), Japanese dogwood (C. kousa), and cornelian cherry (C. mas).
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21847
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The finding of a statue of this saint in Wing Haven Gardens in Charlotte piqued Loewer's interest, especially the inscription beneath it--the Patron Saint of Gardeners. Loewer recounts what his research uncovered about this Irish monk who lived during the 600s.
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Carolina Gardener
(NoCar SB 453.2 N8 C37), Vol. 26 Issue 3, Apr 2014,
p22, 24, il
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13.A Silver Lining for Your Garden by Anderson, Taimi T. Carolina Gardener Vol. 26 Issue 4, Apr 2014
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21848
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Anderson describes how to add silver to the garden using plants, including Jack Frost, White Nancy, Margery Fish, and White Dusty Miller.
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21849
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Healy encourages gardeners and others not to buy peppers in grocery stores but to plant their own either in backyard gardens or in containers on the porch. He lists several types to choose from, such as cupid, Biscayne, mellow star, and tequila sunrise and explains the steps to take when planting them from seed. Planting dates for North Carolina's three regions are included.
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21850
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Most individuals know carrots only from the orange, perfectly shaped vegetable they see on the supermarket shelves. However, carrots come in a variety of shapes, colors, and sizes--orange, yellow, purple, white, long and short, twiggy and squat. Gruener describes how to plant them and lists the spring and fall planting dates in North Carolina.
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