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3758
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Tar Heel gardens blaze with color from spring to fall, with plants including zinnias, sunflowers, black-eyed Susan, and hydrangeas. Knowing the soil and following simple planting tips can fill many gardeners' plots with festive colors.
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42630
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Following the American Revolutionary War, gardens that featured only native plants became vastly popular among the founding fathers and upper class.
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3308
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Moderate climate and a diverse landscape have given the state a variety of plant life. Many state gardens contain examples. They include the Elizabethan Gardens in Manteo, Airlie Gardens near Wilmington, and those in Old Salem.
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17367
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Davenport describes how adding low-maintenance plants, like blackberries, blue berries, and muscadines, to a garden adds beauty and good taste.
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Carolina Gardener
(NoCar SB 453.2 N8 C37), Vol. 24 Issue 7, Sept 2012,
p26-29, il
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23984
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The author present easy-to-grow herbs and highlights their best uses in the kitchen and for health. Some herbs include lavender, lemon balm, marjoram, and yarrow.
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21864
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Through the years Chase has created gardens that would help feed her family. Recently she has been exploring \"drinkable\" gardens--plants that become beverages, wines, juices, ciders, teas, and syrups. Using yield, reliability, and ease of care as determinants, Chase presents five choices of drinkable plants for the Carolinas--crabapple, serviceberry, prickly pear cactus, muscadine, and bay laurel.
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23982
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Finley Park, an upscale North Wilkesboro neighborhood, is home to a beautiful botanical garden owned by Debbie and Harry Ferguson. Debbie serves on the North Wilkesboro Board of Commissioners.
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Carolina Gardener
(NoCar SB 453.2 N8 C37), Vol. 27 Issue 6, July/August 2015,
p56-60, il, por
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23983
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The author presents various microorganisms found in soil that help nurture plants and how to keep soil full of microorganisms all year round.
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38274
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The house originally owned by Sarah Green Jones and Pembroke Jones and its gardens have served many purposes for former owners and the community. It has weathered storms, entertained locals, hosted the Azalea Festival, and provided healing for the battle-scarred youngest son of the Corbett family, who moved in the house in 1948. Though the house is gone, its gardens is very much present. Now a popular visitation spot for people of all ages, Airlie Gardens offers live music, bird walks, and educational programs for schoolchildren throughout the year.
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34989
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Efforts were being made to improve health outcomes for the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians. The Tribal Health Assessment (THA) noted widespread incidences of chronic diseases and mental illnesses. These health issues are being combatted through measures such as the construction of a new hospital and the Healthy Roots program, offering fresh vegetables grown at two local youth gardens
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Wildlife in North Carolina
(NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 79 Issue 1, January/February 2015,
p36-39
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31196
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Hank Smith of Carolina Country provides a gardening guide for growing vegetables, fruits, trees, shrubs, flowers, and indoor plants. Hank provides tips for each season and considers the variances among North Carolina’s regions.
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36175
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His mother’s gardening business taught him how to generate a meaningful customer experience. Later research confirmed lessons learned early: cultivate customer relationships; growing a business requires patience; nurture expertise level skills.
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37415
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A description of the Tryon Palace kitchen soon gave way to kitchens of the Colonial period. In its focus on the importance of that room in Colonial homes, it noted kitchens as places likely for making medicine and food. Noted places for storage of recipes for food and herbal remedies were cookbooks and servants’ books.
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38278
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Cleveland Regional Medical Center’s path isn’t laid out like its ancient Greek counterpart. Cleveland Regional’s garden, labyrinth style, is not designed to make visitors get lost. However, it often yields being lost in thought, as well as the intended perception of being healed.
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23978
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The author presents the ten most damaging insect pests as concerns lawns and gardens in the south, including fire ants, lace bugs, stinkbugs, and slugs.
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Carolina Gardener
(NoCar SB 453.2 N8 C37), Vol. 27 Issue 7, September 2015,
p39-44, il
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