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Article Author: Jeannie Chambers - The Accidental Gardener


Amazing spring forget-me-not flowers as background, closeup view

Forget Me Not: Gardening

Issue: 2020/12 - December | by Jeannie Chambers - The Accidental Gardener in Recreation and Creation | Highlands NC and Cashiers NC

Our beloved gardening writer Jeannie Chambers signs off with a final column spotlighting the cherished Forget Me Not. We won’t Jeannie, we won’t.

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A Birdie Thanksgiving | Highlands Cashiers Plateau

Issue: 2020/11 - November | by Jeannie Chambers - The Accidental Gardener in Recreation and Creation | Highlands NC and Cashiers NC

Considering the well-being of our Plateau neighbors who’re foraging for survival can enrich our lives in unexpected ways.

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Turtlehead flower

A Welcomed Addition | Turtlehead

Issue: 2020/10 - October | by Jeannie Chambers - The Accidental Gardener in Recreation and Creation | Highlands NC and Cashiers NC

Chelone is a genus of four species and has several nicknames beside Turtlehead. She has also been known as Balmony, Bitter Herb, Fish Mouth, Snakehead and more, but enough of […]

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Hydrangea Vanille Fraise

A Landscape Mainstay

Issue: 2020/09 – September | by Jeannie Chambers - The Accidental Gardener in Recreation and Creation | Highlands NC and Cashiers NC

The Hydrangea is a genus of over 75 species and native to Asia as well as the Americas, but  we are used to seeing only three-to-six species in this area.  […]

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Russischer Salbei, Perovskia atriplicifolia, Little Spire, Kraeu

Some Sage Advice

Issue: | by Jeannie Chambers - The Accidental Gardener in Recreation and Creation | Highlands NC and Cashiers NC

Russian Sage is a member of the mint family, and her real name is Perovskia atriplicfolia.  In the 1840s, Russian botanist Karelin named the plant after B.A.Perovski from Turkestan, the […]

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Bugbane, Buttercup’s Cousin

Issue: 2020/07 – July | by Jeannie Chambers - The Accidental Gardener in Recreation and Creation | Highlands NC and Cashiers NC

Black Cohosh (Actaea racemose) is from the Ranunculaceae family and is a cousin of the Buttercup.  It’s from the genus cimicifuga which translates to “bug flight,” rendering the common name […]

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Don’t Worry, BEE Happy

Issue: 2020/06 - June | by Jeannie Chambers - The Accidental Gardener in Recreation and Creation | Highlands NC and Cashiers NC

June is a great time to be outdoors in any year, but especially this year as people have ventured outside their homes more, and quite possibly reviewing their home’s landscape […]

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A Tried & True Evergreen

Issue: 2020/05 - May | by Jeannie Chambers - The Accidental Gardener in Recreation and Creation | Highlands NC and Cashiers NC

Pachysandra is one of five species of the Boxwood family. It has roots to eastern Asia as well as North America. The plant most associated with this area is commonly […]

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Ewe’ll Love This Plant

Issue: 2020/04 - April | by Jeannie Chambers - The Accidental Gardener in Recreation and Creation | Highlands NC and Cashiers NC

Lamb’s Ear is such a sweet name for this plant. He may be a little shy to let you in on his real name, Stachys byzantine, but there’s nothing introverted […]

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Green’s the Theme

Issue: 2020/03 - March | by Jeannie Chambers - The Accidental Gardener in Recreation and Creation | Highlands NC and Cashiers NC

March is named for Mars, and we all know the original green thumbs come from Mars, right?  Well, maybe they’re green all over, but green is still the theme for […]

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