In 1996, the Mountain Garden Club established the Dorothy Wertzler Memorial Scholarship, and has since awarded over $68,000 in college scholarships to deserving Highlands area students. Dorothy Wertzler, a past […]
Being from South Carolina, spring evokes memories of billowing azaleas, like rainbow-colored clouds floating across the fresh new green of the season. Who knew, just three hours north to these […]
Ahhh, winter. Days are short, nights are long, and we’re spending more time inside our winter cocoon. We’ve battened down the hatches, created warm and cozy spaces keeping our own […]
It starts in February. Your mailbox gets one. Then two, sometimes more. I’m talking about seed catalogs, gardening and plant magazines, and that’s when the dreaming begins. During some of […]
One of the first signs of spring is the beautiful For Cynthia bush. What? You’ve never heard of For Cynthia? Don’t worry, not many other people have either. It’s not […]
According to the old Farmer’s Almanac, in 2015 the vernal equinox (which is also called the spring equinox in the Northern Hemisphere) falls on March 20 at 6:45 P.M. As […]
Holly and Ivy have been used in Christmas decorations in churches since the 1400’s. Holly was called “Christ’s thorns” because of the sharp edges, and the red berries represented the […]
According to the Old Farmer’s Almanac, we should at least have a plan in place, because Old Man Winter will have a heavy foot this year. Once he starts tromping […]
Ahhhhh. October has arrived. Cool days, cold nights. Blazing shades of red and yellow against the azure Carolina blue skies. Sitting by the hearth with a good book and […]
