High on Toxaway Mountain, one of the state’s best-kept secrets unfolds like a fairytale. Southern Highlands Reserve is a native plant arboretum, a research center, a living laboratory. Most of all, it’s a place of unparalleled beauty.
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Hive to Honey: A Photo Essay
With more beekeepers than any other state, North Carolina knows what it means to tend the ancient friendship between human and bee.
In Full Bloom: Brewery Bhavana in Raleigh
At Brewery Bhavana, individual passions grow and thrive. Here, food, flowers, beer, and books come together to create a space — and an experience — unlike any other.
7 Tips for Planting a Bee-Friendly Garden in North Carolina
As you begin your spring gardening, remember the bees! These seven ideas will help protect the pollinators in your yard.
8 Things You May Not Know About Our State Flower
North Carolinians know it’s not really spring until the dogwoods bloom — it's a symbol that always seems to arrive just in time to celebrate the season.
Redbud Flowers Are a Showstopping Sign of Spring
Magenta redbud blooms dot the woods in early spring, building to a crescendo of pink blossoms.
Venus Flytrap for State Flower
It already holds the title of state carnivorous plant, and at least one person thinks the swamp-dwelling insect eater should hold the title of official flower, too.
Blanketflower
This coastal plant is legend on one North Carolina island.
Reggie’s Flower Shoppe in Lexington
Reggie Walser, Welcome’s best-known florist, has been arranging every kind of bloom since he was 3. And he’s not stopping anytime soon.
