By Ken Moore
Flora Columnist
I’m returning to the words and paintings of Cornelia Phillips Spencer, who took a closer look at our local flora 139 years ago.
Category: Features
FLORA: 10 things I love about gingko trees
By Carol Ann McCormick
Guest Flora Columnist
The earliest gingko trees were found in the Middle Jurassic (180 million years ago), and the seeds were probably dispersed by carrion-eating dinosaurs.
FLORA: A plant nut’s paradise
Many years ago I learned that “plant nut†is an endearing term for any man or woman who is truly passionate about plants.
FLORA: Ponder the post oak
It is hard for us not to see time through the lens of our species; humans have life spans measured in decades, at most about a century.
Jammin’ at Jessee’s
Curtis Eller and his band American Circus – which specializes in “banjo music for funerals†– perform at Jessee’s Coffee & Bar during the Carrboro Music Festival on Sunday.
FLORA: What are lichens
Lichens are pioneer plants, colonizers on boulders and other bare surfaces, slowly developing layers of soil particles for the establishment of larger plant communities.
FLORA: Again remembering Persimmon Pete
It’s time to begin gathering fruit from our native persimmon, Diospyros virginiana.
FLORA: From roadside waif to garden star
Before I launch into this week’s Flora story, I want to describe my plans for the next couple of months.
FLORA: ‘Late summer woods’
“Late summer woods†is Cornelia Phillips Spencer’s description, in the “Young Lady’s Column†of The N.C. Presbyterian, Oct. 8, 1873, of a late-summer walk.
FLORA: A stroll in the garden
I am constantly surprised by the amazing succession of cool blooms, leaf shapes and plant forms.
FLORA: Let nature help you garden
I love the new landscaping around the three buildings of the N.C. Botanical Garden’s visitor education center.
FLORA: Don’t blame goldenrod for hay-fever season
Please don’t blame hay-fever sneezes and stuffy noses on beautiful goldenrod.
Durham Tech increases services at Orange County campus
UNC isn’t the only college drawing students in to Orange County.
FLORA: Chapel Hill’s mystery tree
Several years ago I received a call from Bill Massengale, who was keen about the history of the California coastal redwood standing tall in front of his law office.
Tangoing at the Open Eye
On the third Friday of each month, Carrboro’s Open Eye Café fills with loud tango music and a host of excited dancers.