The Elemental Gardener

As a native North Carolinian, I learned early on that gardening here is not for the faint hearted; heat and cold, drought and downpour, high humidity and dense red clay all contribute to making gardening in the Southern Piedmont a bit of a challenge - especially for novices and newcomers. Perhaps that's why my focus as a designer and gardener quickly focused on plants that work in the Carolina Piedmont, many of which are native to our area.