Tag Archives: North Carolina

Weekly Photo Challenge: H2O

Posted on October 7, 2016 by johnvic8

The theme of this week’s WordPress Weekly Photo Challenge is H2O. A watery man made stream in a Charlotte garden: A watery nature made stream in the North Carolina mountains: They are both beautiful; I can’t choose between them…nor do … Continue reading →

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Beneath-Your-Feet

Posted on August 8, 2015 by johnvic8

The theme of this week’s WordPress Weekly Photo Challenge is BENEATH-YOUR-FEET. I have just returned from a week at Topsail Island, North Carolina. Here is something I came upon while strolling on the beach: One can only wonder what is … Continue reading →

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A Morning Surprise

Posted on October 16, 2014 by johnvic8

I walked around the north side of my house this morning and was surprised by the sight presented me in the foundation planting bed. Perhaps a better word would be unexpected. It is mid-October here in North Carolina, and most of my plants … Continue reading →

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Two Weeks Without the Garden

Posted on August 14, 2014 by johnvic8

My “flower arranger” and I have been away for several weeks, one with dear friends at Topsail Beach in North Carolina and one with our daughter and granddaughter in San Diego. (More about San Diego in future posts) My local … Continue reading →

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Mimosa and Friends

Posted on July 18, 2014 by johnvic8

Last week we traveled up central North Carolina and Virginia and back to visit friends for a shared birthday celebration. I choose not to include the years that my friend Sam and I have been celebrating birthdays; we are just grateful to … Continue reading →

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Hostas in a Pot

Posted on June 20, 2014 by johnvic8

It is a rare gardener in this part of North Carolina that doesn’t plant hostas, and I am definitely not one of those rare ones. In fact, one might just call me a hosta junkie. Witness the several dozen hostas that I … Continue reading →

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The Last Peony

Posted on May 29, 2014 by johnvic8

Today my garden is left with one last peony: a secondary bloom on ‘Sarah Bernhardt.’ All the rest have run their course. ‘Sarah Bernhardt’ is usually the last peony in my garden to start blooming, so it is not unexpected … Continue reading →

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In a Vase on Monday: Roadside Beauty

Posted on May 26, 2014 by johnvic8

I spent a pleasant hour looking along the roads around our neighborhood for wild flowers. So many different ones are blooming now, and I hope viewers will enjoy seeing at least some of what is growing in our part of … 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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A Passalong Iris

Posted on May 1, 2014 by johnvic8

A dozen years ago or so my friend Maryann Roper shared with me several iris that she had brought to North Carolina from her parents’ home in New Jersey. The iris had been dear to her late mother, and I … Continue reading →

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