HAPPENINGS AT SEED AND NECTAR

Let's turn the idea of controlling your outdoor spaces upside down! Plant native, leave your leaves, stop spraying, and enjoy nature!

A chrysalis on a Pennsylvania Sedge! Many native grasses, sedges and carex are host plants. Butterflies and moths will lay their eggs on...

Here in NC we've been struck by our first waves of summer-like heat. Sadly, that means our spring ephemerals will be going dormant for...

As the native azalea finish their peak here in NC, I thought I'd share a few highlights over the next few days. Native deciduous azaleas...

Carolina Cranesbill is a durable little plant that packs a punch. It can grow where other plants struggle, adds an interesting leaf...

On a leg! This gorgeous Luna Moth descended upon a helper today. She appears to have narrowly escaped a predator. Luna Moth caterpillars...

This is your lovely alternative to the invasive wisterias choking out our woodlands and rampantly taking over roadsides. How do you tell...

Deciduous native azaleas are still going strong! The gorgeous blooms attract hummingbirds, bees, and butterflies. Pictured: Rhododendron...

Look who I found crossing the driveway from one section of the garden to the next today! Did you know that one of the greatest threats to...

Fundraising delivery for East Chapel Hill High School is hand delivered from our doorstep to yours!

Clearwing Hummingbird Moths love phlox, and there's a phlox for every garden. This one is woodland phlox. Woodland phlox looks great en...

This woodland native has frothy flowers beloved by bees this time of year. Big bonus, it's evergreen!

And it looks amazing in your garden! Mayapple flowers are tucked under this gorgeous statement-making foilage. The ripened fruit is a ...

This is the time of year when the woodland garden really shines. The early spring woodland blooms are incredibly charming, but I...