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Some of the best mail-order nurseries in the nation are located in the Research Triangle Metropolitan Area. Silcox-Jarrett discusses Niche Gardens, located near Chapel Hill, which has been supplying native plants to local residents and mail-order customers since 1986.
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Wake Forest, an historic town in Wake County, is OUR STATE magazine's featured Tar Heel town of the month.
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Silcox-Jarrett describes things to see and do, where to stay and where to eat during a weekend visit to Bath and Belhaven.
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Silcox-Jarrett describes Fayetteville's Cape Fear Botanical Garden, a seventy-nine-acre community garden located along the Cape Fear River that blends formal beds with the natural environment.
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Jeff and Crim Bassett of Stecoah in Graham County make all-natural beeswax candles that are adorned with flowers from their garden. Crim Bassett had been making the standard shaped candle for many years, but wanted to do something different. In 1996, they hit on the idea of beeswax globes. After much research, their globe candle idea became reality.
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Started in 1972, the Nantahala Outdoor Center near Bryson City is a nationally known center for beginners and experts who enjoy white-water canoeing, rafting, kayaking, and other outdoor activities. By the end of the first year, 800 people had gone down the Nantahala River, and by 2008, that many go down the river in a single day. The center provides thrilling excursions on four state rivers.
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Silcox-Jarrett describes the Stecoah Valley Cultural Arts Center, which is housed in an eighty-three-year-old school building. The stone-walled structure not only served students for almost seventy years, but was also the community's social center. Today it provides space for area artisans and features the art and fine crafts of more than 120 local and regional artists.
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North Carolina is known for its hot, humid summers. There is one group of plants, though, that can thrive under these conditions--herbs. The author discusses growing herbs with Lisa Treadaway, an expert in the field and proprietress of The Little Herb House in southern Wake County. She started her first herb garden in 1999, a 6x6-foot bed. Today it has grown to a 10,000-foot herb display garden and rows of herbs for production.
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Carolina Gardener
(NoCar SB 453.2 N8 C37), Vol. 24 Issue 5, June 2012,
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Fayetteville, North Carolina has a rich history of African-American contributions that span the fields of education, medicine, and music to name a few.
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20332
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A day trip just down the road to Raleigh or Durham lends itself to a myriad of tourist attractions for all interests.
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Fayetteville, North Carolina has been the birthplace or home of many African Americans over the city's 250 years. These citizens have contributed to the city and the world in the areas of education, medicine, music, civil rights, politics and government, and religion.
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