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The Most Beautiful Flower # 30

Posted on February 1, 2024 by johnvic8

‘This week’s MBF is a local native, Gelsemium sempervirens ‘Carolina jessamine.’ In late winter/early spring, its yellow blossoms appear just as the deciduous leaves are beginning to show. It is one of those wonderful early blooming plants that announces, “Spring … Continue reading →

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Another Weekend in the Mountains

Posted on May 23, 2014 by johnvic8

Last weekend in the mountains of North Carolina I spent a delightful afternoon walking back woods roads and following a rushing stream. The streams in the area were running strong after a series of heavy rains. In poking around the woods I came across … Continue reading →

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