Carolina Heritage Nursery

03/04/2026

The nursery is waking up! All of these early, exotic bloomers fool us into thinking that we're closer to Spring than we really are but there are signs in the native plant population that we're not too far away. A sampling:
1 - Phlox stolonifera ''Pink Ridge" blooming.
2 - Blossoms of Vernal Witch-hazel borrowed from a friend. Mine, in the nursery, are a little ahead. I also have Northern Witch-hazel (Hamamelis virginiana) that blooms in fall.
3 - Borrowed blossoms from a friend for Chickasaw Plum, too. Note to self: plant one for you!
4 - I did plant American Hazelnut, so these are mine. The catkins are the male pollen producers. Can you see the tiny, maroon female flowers?
5 - Coral Honeysuckle seedlings emerging from plants growing naturally on my property (local ecotype).
6 - Some local, Piedmont Prairie plants finally getting some attention - Eastern Smooth Beardtongue (Penstemon laevigatus) and a very few Narrowleaf Sundrops (Oenothera fruticosa).

I will be at the Cleveland County MG Symposium Saturday, March 21st. My first date at the
will be April 18th.

Happy almost Spring!

01/30/2026

The weather tomorrow sounds frightening, so here's a listen to delight in. The episode is much better than my lead in. Promise!

Over the past 50 years, the planet has seen a 73 percent decline in wildlife population.

01/26/2026

I went out to check on my plants today and - yay! - they're even tougher than I thought. Hope you're faring as well as they are in this cold, messy weather. Pictured: Dixie Wood Fern, Crossvine, Jeana Garden Phlox, Scarletta Leucothoe, Loomis' Mountainmint.

11/15/2025

Oops! Virginia, how did I forget you? Virginia Sweetspire is coming to the Market, too, but in her fall color. See you soon?

11/13/2025

This Saturday will be my last visit to the Market for 2025 and still prime time for planting. Pictured above is a sampling of some of the plants I'm bringing while they were strutting their stuff. Here's the list:
Dixie Wood Fern, Texas Sedge, Canada Ginger, Eastern Swamp Milkweed*, Green and Gold, Summer Sunshine Swamp Coreopsis, Lynnhaven Carpet Robin's plantain, Partridgeberry, Husker Red Penstemon, Blue Moon Woodland Phlox, Jeana Garden Phlox, Pink Ridge Creeping Phlox, Loomis' Mountain Mint*, Short-toothed Mountain Mint, Slender Mountain Mint*, Anise-scented Goldenrod*, Golden Fleece Goldenrod, Peachies Pick Stokes Aster, Raydon's Favorite Aromatic Aster, Pawpaw*, Welch's Pink American Beautyberry, Sweetshrub, American Fringetree, Yellowwood, American Hazelnut, American Witchhazel, Oakleaf Hydrangea, Shrubby St. Johnswort, Scarletta Doghobble, American Plum, Chickasaw Plum, Sweet Azalea, Pinxter Azalea, Possumhaw Viburnum, Crossvine*

*local eco-type from locally collected seed

I hope to see you Saturday at the !

11/01/2025

A beautiful morning at the

10/31/2025

With recent rain (yay!) and cool temperatures, we have finally reached the perfect time for fall planting. Perennials are still looking good with even a few blossoms so I'll bring a good sampling of those, but mostly focusing on trees and shrubs. Here's the list: Dixie Wood Fern, Texas Sedge, Canada Ginger, Eastern Swamp Milkweed*, Green and Gold, Summer Sunshine Swamp Coreopsis, Lynnhaven Carpet Robin's plantain, Swamp Hibiscus, Partridgeberry, Claire Grace Wild Bergamot, Husker Red Penstemon, Blue Moon Woodland Phlox, Jeana Garden Phlox, Pink Ridge Creeping Phlox, Short-toothed Mountain Mint, Slender Mountain Mint*, Golden Fleece Goldenrod, Peachies Pick Stokes Aster, Raydon's Favorite Aromatic Aster, Pawpaw*, Welch's Pink American Beautyberry, American Hazelnut, Hearts a Bustin, Shrubby St. Johnswort, Scarletta Doghobble, Sweet Azalea, Pinxter Azalea, Silky Dogwood*, Possumhaw Viburnum, Crossvine* and Major Wheeler Trumpet Honeysuckle. * = local ecotype. Pictured, the nursery, Summer Sunshine Coreopsis, American Hazelnut catkins and Aromatic Aster blooming. I hope to see you at the tomorrow. Happy Halloween! 🎃👻

10/30/2025

I took one Saturday off and it's been nearly a month since I've been at the market! But, at least we've had some much needed rain in the meantime. I will be at the this Saturday with trees and shrubs, including Pawpaws, native azaleas and more. Perennials and vines, too. I hope to see you there!

10/29/2025

Want to get the most from your native plants? This talk from the inspirational Doug Tallamy will show you how. This presentation has been funded and provided for free by Gardening Association of North Carolina https://gaonc.org/next-steps-for-nature?fbclid=IwdGRjcANu8SdjbGNrA27xIGV4dG4DYWVtAjExAAEerLhKs-cgGUZZvC_1H2JgtqvKZQRR4DwiZaZEjdfW01laOL-qUTMWcjUB5HM_aem_2FtVH8vbLynHfpgYAl4iKQ

10/27/2025

This is a very useful tool for plant selection and siting - especially since they've added filters for native plants. The wildlife benefit information they've added is very useful, too. If you haven't already, check it out.

🌟 We're celebrating NC Native Plants Week! 🌟

Check out the 1,066 species of North Carolina in theNC Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox ➡ go.ncsu.edu/ncnatives
(or https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/find_a_plant/?landscape_theme__id=7)

Use the filters on the left of the Plant Toolbox to pinpoint the right native flora for your landscape. Native plants balance an ecosystem, support native wildlife and pollinators, and beautify your garden! 🌱

10/04/2025

A customer spotted this Lacewing larvae on my coreopsis. Can anyone confirm? Farmers Markets are the best.