The Original Mystery Plant
      Ferns represent an extremely ancient plant lineage, easily dating back to the early Carboniferous period, some 345 million years ago, and well before the first dinosaurs. Ferns and their relatives were instrumental in the development of vast deposits of coal as they died and decayed, a...
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Mopheads for Mother's Day
Stopping to smell the flowers
      Arlene Marturano Arlene Marturano is a master gardener, writer, and educator. As an advocate of gardening as a tool for learning, she helped develop the Carolina Children's Garden at the Sandhill Research and Education Center. She is an education consultant with T.E.A.C.H.
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