Gardening at our home at the beach in the coastal Carolinas was difficult, at best.  I had to find plants, flowers and bushes that could thrive in sandy soil and were drought tolerant.  Luckily for me, our front yard was always overflowing with bright gold, orange, pink and red flowers from spring until fall every…

Yesterday I discovered one of North Carolina’s best kept landscaping secrets…acres and acres of every plant, bush, shrub, tree and groundcover you could imagine for a FRACTION of the price of Lowe’s, Home Depot and every local nursery.  The best part?  You don’t need to be a builder or landscaper to shop.  Located on the outskirts…

We opened the pool two weeks ago and since then, it’s been a mad dash to get the backyard and, namely, the deck in entertainment mode.  The pollen hasn’t made that easy, by the way-check out my pile after sweeping the screened-in porch… As I (painstakingly) apply the second coat of stain and sealant on…