The Pumpkin Spider: the Marbled Orb Weaver
These harmless but festive-looking arachnids are most often spotted around North Carolina in the weeks leading up to Halloween.
Category: Home & Garden
Character Builders: A Cary Home with Airy, Travel-Infused Design
When they moved back to the Triangle, this couple updated their Tudor to reflect their travels, family and taste.
Raleigh Garden Tips: What to do in September
Time to (finally!) prep for cooler evenings and look forward to home grown greens, carrots, beans and herbs.
Explore: Spend a Weekend in Greenville, SC
Greenville, South Carolina has a rich arts and coffee scene, a bustling downtown and gorgeous natural scenery.
Raleigh Garden Tips: What to do in August
Take it easy in summer’s hottest month — use your freezer to preserve tomatoes and plant a few things the get you through the rest of the season.
Deeply Rooted: A Bonsai Collection with History
University Park plant enthusiast Milos Novak draws on his experience growing up in socialist Czechoslovakia to tend his artful bonsai.
What to Do in Your Garden in July
A plant-forward perspective can protect your garden from pests and disease that descend on us in North Carolina summers.
Late Bloomers: A Shift in Perspective on a Drizzly Evening
On a trip to the see the sunflowers at Dorothea Dix Park, this writer learns she’s missed the peak — but finds something just as beautiful.
Giving Garden: The Volunteers at Urban Ministries Grow Produce
On a plot off Capital Boulevard, the volunteers at the Open Door Clinic have a small farm that provides healthy produce for their patients.
Est. 1785: Preserving the Spirit of the Wade House
Raleigh couple Gray and Debbie Reed steward the historic Beaufort home with period furnishings and paint colors.
Raleigh Garden Tips: What to Do in your Yard in June
Prepare your plants the summer heat by establishing a new watering schedule, pruning thoughtfully, and experimenting with edible flowers.
Tropical Modern in The Oaks at Fallon Park
Color, texture and nods to the coast combine in this family’s playful home designed with Miretta Interiors.
Bumper Crop: Brie Arthur’s Foodscape Revolution
This Triangle horticulturist is changing the way suburban homeowners grow fruits and vegetables with her unique approach to gardening.
The Incomplete Gardener
Just like the plants in his garden, this writer finds we’re always learning and growing, dreaming and scheming.