For the Birds: A Purple Martin Sanctuary
Joe Lapp has turned his 4-acre Raleigh homestead into a sanctuary for dozens of these beautiful, iridescent-winged birds
Category: Home & Garden
May Garden Tips: Hello Color!
This month, plant brilliant flowers, start your summer veggies and assess your yard as we welcome a warming season
Big Green Frogs: NC’s Delightful Croaking Critters
Come springtime, keep an eye and ear out for these adorable aquatic creatures that are abundant in our local ponds and creeks
Spring 2025 Plant Sales, Trails and Flower-Forward Festivals
Your guide to this season’s most vibrant outdoor happenings in the Raleigh area, from tulip trails to Earth Day celebrations.
Another World at Juniper Level Botanic Garden
Tony Avent and his late wife, Michelle, created a vast, plant-filled wonderland in Raleigh that’s open to the public several times a year
April Garden Tips: Show of Spring
This month in your Raleigh backyard: start summer veggies, practice patience and plant impatiens for months of color
Blue Beauties: Meet The Eastern Bluebird
It’s easy it is to attract these cheerful native birds to your yard with the right birdhouse and plantings
On the Vine: A Thriving Home Vineyard in Downtown Raleigh
Steve Duncan loves muscadines — and he’s been growing them in his backyard in Pullen Park Terrance for more than 35 years.
A Sprinkle of Yellow From the Northern Spicebush
The deciduous shrub Lindera benzoin is an early-spring delight in the Piedmont when its delicate yellow blooms light up its bare branches.
March Garden Tips: Spring Prep
This month, it’s time to say goodbye to winter and prep for warmer days by adding mulch, tackling weeds and getting started on veggies.
Eating on the Job? Goats Might be Raleigh’s Most Popular Landscapers
Goats on the Go offers a new-ish method of commercial pruning in Raleigh that’s both effective and adorable.
Vanishing From View: Images of North Carolina’s Rural Landscape
A longtime journalist, photographer Scott Sharpe has made a personal project of documenting the state’s farming and small-town communities.
Casual Delights: At Home with Charlotte and Joseph Jeffers
The Raleigh creatives and business owners behind Stanbury and Union Camp Collective turn inward, especially during the month of February.
February Garden Tips: Winter Life
On your checklist this month: prune woody shrubs, feed your feathered friends and consider adding camellias to your plot.