Few plants can beautify a lowly utility pole the way a flowering trumpet creeper vine can.
Subtle it is not. Long after many wildflowers have wilted in the midsummer heat, trumpet creeper cranks out flamboyant scarlet-orange blossoms. The vine climbs its way over anything in its path, scaling trees, rocks, fences, and walls. In the woods, it cascades down from the canopy like a vernal waterfall. In the backyard, it will run away like a train. But wherever it grows, trumpet creeper gives as much as it takes, and its beauty is more than skin deep. Hummingbirds drink deeply of its copious nectar. Sphinx moth caterpillars feed on its leaves. Warblers and thrashers and wrens nest in its dense tendrils, protected by a vine gone wild.
Flaky buttermilk drop biscuits, creamy potato and sausage casserole, and soul-warming chicken and cabbage soup were among your favorite recipes in January. Find out what else made the list.
For only three days each week, a former hosiery mill building in the foothills becomes a barbecue destination powered by a hardworking family.
When demand for tobacco and cotton diminished, this one-square-mile Halifax County town followed suit. Now, one couple is revitalizing Littleton into a lively location once more.
Each year, Our State celebrates the very best in North Carolina craftsmanship with the Made in NC Awards. Meet the talented artisans who won top honors in 2022 — and watch them at work.
