Across North Carolina, blooming azaleas cast sprays of pink and white upon landscapes every spring. Watch how their natural beauty inspires art and learn about the vital symbiotic relationship they share with swallowtail butterflies.
LIVING IN NORTH CAROLINA
A Match Made in Nature
The close relationship between butterflies and flowers is obvious, but swallowtails and azaleas take it to another level.
Dress to Impress at Coco’s Corner
A shop in Greensboro offers a personalized take on upscale resale — and shows customers that stellar service isn’t a bygone tradition.
Winston-Salem’s Secret Garden
Tucked into a historic neighborhood, a backyard in Forsyth County holds hundreds of Southern wildflowers collected by one wild flower woman.
Revel in a Coastal Tradition at The Flyway Lodge
On Knotts Island, one family has restored the historic charm of a Currituck County hunt club with a bit of ingenuity, a lot of elbow grease, and a great deal of love.
Brevard’s White Squirrels
A scientist travels to Brevard to meet some of its iconic white squirrels. Here, she learns the snowy creatures aren’t too different from the backyard residents she knows from home.
Right at Home With Fairfield
At Fairfield — the “Quiet Giant” of Lenoir — furniture is a family tradition.
From the Mouth of Ants
In the forests around central North Carolina, an industrious population labors to ensure native wildflowers and herbs thrive. Watch here to learn how these tiny but mighty creatures protect and beautify the forest understory.
From the Mouths of Ants
Seeds discarded by these tiny forest gardeners grow into the wildflowers and herbs that thrive in the understory of our woods.
