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Virginia in Bloom

When the farmer-florist Dee Hall couldn’t find a source for locally grown flowers near Norfolk, Virginia, she planted her own

A sculpture in a garden

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The Love Stories Behind Brookgreen Gardens

At a public garden along the South Carolina coast, there’s enchantment afoot in every season

A silver-spotted skipper on a zinnia

Home & Garden

Six Backyard Plants Butterflies Can’t Resist

If you plant it, they will come

split persimmon seeds

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Using Persimmon Seeds to Predict the Weather Is a Folk Tradition

A North Carolina gardener shares what kind of winter we can expect according to the fruit—plus her grandmother’s persimmon pudding recipe

a log cabin in Alaska

Travel

Meet the Southern Gardeners Growing and Thriving in Alaska’s Wilderness

At Camp Denali and beyond, Southern women have been leaving their green-thumbed mark

A garden at the back of a house in woodland. It has a firepit surrounded by chairs

Home & Garden

This Lush Hideout Near Cashiers Extends a Wet and Wild Welcome

At a restored North Carolina retreat, a revived garden bridges one couple’s home to the storybook forest at their doorstep

A pair of gardeners stand in a patch of colorful bromeliads

Home & Garden

A Lowcountry Paradise Cooked Up by a Pair of Professional Bakers

On a South Carolina island, two gardeners tend to a vibrant sanctuary among the oaks

A sago palm

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These Common Backyard Plants Can Be Toxic to Your Dog

Certain ornamentals can be as unexpectedly deadly as they are pretty

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