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Monthly Archives: August 2012
More blue for our future?
Right now it’s not one of the more common roadside plants in eastern Carolina. That might change in the next few years. If you take a drive north or west for any distance you’ll begin to see more of it. … Continue reading
Posted in foraging
Tagged chicory, coffee additive, coffee substitute, endive, foraging, medicinal, nature, perennial, roadside weed, succory, wildlife food
23 Comments
Rose Mallow
Check out the sunny wet areas along our roadsides and you can’t miss them. This early July heat is speeding their maturity, but they look like they are hanging tough. Huge white or pink blooms now adorn our landscape. Individual … Continue reading
Posted in foraging
Tagged butterflies, foraging, hummingbirds, nature, perennial hibiscus, Rose mallow, wet areas, wild cotton
26 Comments
Figs – Tasty Landscaping
One of the pleasures of living in the south is the plethora of plants we can grow in our yards. Growing up in Maine, I probably appreciate the diversity here more than most. When one is limited to plants that … Continue reading
Posted in foraging
Tagged allergies, Black Mission, Brown Turkey, calorie dense, Celeste, Conadria, figs, green fruit beetles, latex, perishable, skin reaction, specimen plant
28 Comments
The Unflappable Moose
I was in Maine recently doing some maintenance work on a cabin my father built in 1962. Roberta and I were about to take a dip in the lake when we had the privilege of observing a young bull moose … Continue reading
Posted in foraging
Tagged Big Lake, Maine, moose, nature, Princeton, waterlilies, wildlife
16 Comments
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