I went on a walk recently to a property owned by an organization called Conserving Carolina. The narrow trail started out crossing a lovely, rock-filled river and then gradually made its
Did you recognize the prolific shrub as Mountain Doghobble, Leucothoe fontanesiana? Between the arching, dense stems and the toothed leaves that can be quite sharp on the edges, it’s easy
I’ve been going for hikes weekly now that the weather is generally warmer and more spring-like. One of my favorite places to go is about 30 minutes south of where
Before I continue with the new topic of Can you spot the lie, I just want to say I’m sorry that a few of the recent links for this category
If you recognized the unusual flowering tree in last week’s puzzler as Pawpaw, you probably know that this is the largest edible fruit native to the United States. Pawpaw is
If you live in Western North Carolina you’ve likely seen this next plant as it it very common here in the forests, especially along rivers. Seems like every trail I’m
I was out on a walk recently in South Carolina and noticed a bunch of small trees beside the trail with very striking and unusual flowers on them. The flowers
