Winter in the Garden Programs

…gardening books, to kids’ toys, to plant-themed t-shirts, to crafts by local artisans. Shop in-person during normal Garden hours (Tuesdays-Saturdays 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Sundays 1-5 p.m.) or online! At-Home Wreath…

A Toast to Polk County, Galax, and Bigleaf Scurfpea

…Jul. 2021. Web. 27 Nov. 2021. 3. “Polk Place” The Carolina Story: A Virtual Museum of University History, June 2016. Web. 27 Nov. 2021. https://museum.unc.edu/exhibits/show/architecture/polk-place—s-new-classroom-b 4. “Orbexilum macrophyllum” NatureServe. 2021….

Further Afield: Skunk Alert at Lake Townsend

…for scale. April 2021   SOURCES: Nicholson, Barbara J. and Sylvia L. Halkin. 2007. Temperature relationships in Eastern Skunk Cabbage. Bioscene 33(2): 6-14. Barriault, Isabelle, Denis Barabé, Louise Cloutier, Stéphanie…

Walking with Walter and William

…way over the insecure floor to its dark central passage I was startled by the sudden falling of clouds of bats that squeaked and circled above me. About one hundred…