The August issue of Pinecrest Lifestyle Magazine is hot off the presses and I’m pleased to share my article about the thriving Rivers Arts District in Asheville, NC.
Click this link for the full article. Pinecrest Mag.Paint the Town.August2016
View from the top of the fire tower by Moses Cone, off the Blue Ridge Parkway.
Flat Top Tower Trail in the Moses Cone Memorial Park. Hikers can channel their inner Sound of Music. You can also take a short detour to visit Moses Cone’s massive grave marker and family plot.
Beautiful Linville Falls.
More of Linville Falls.
Best sign so far this year. Seen at the Watauga Farmers Market.
Picnicking on the Blue Ridge.
Spectacular double rainbow over Grandfather Mountain. Photos just don’t do justice . . .
Each little “pup” is ready to plant.
Who knew that Appalachian State University (ASU) has some amazing greenhouses and conservatory tucked away a couple of miles from campus, behind a commercial area in Bonne, NC.
I had the opportunity to tour this wonderful ASU facility and see plants from, literally, every country in the world. There were so many unusual and amazing varieties. We had a crash course in plant adaptation and got up close and personal with plants that mimic rocks, house ant farms, emit unpleasant odors, and produce mini-me offspring all by themselves. We had botany and world geography lessons rolled into one.
They have two plant sales a year (usually May and September) and also offer some public classes; volunteers are needed and welcome.
Can you find the plant?
For more information contact Greenhouse Manager Jerry Meyer at meyerja@appstate.edu
Just where Miami-Dade and Monroe Counties meet, you’ll find Alabama Jack’s. “Docked” off Card Sound Road, before the bridge to Key Largo, a slice of real Florida still exists. For more insight about the adventures enjoyed by AJ’s eclectic mix of loyal fans, see my latest article in Pinecrest Lifestyle Magazine:
Pinecrest.Alabama Jacks.7-2016
