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QDR is hitting the road again for the 2026 Hometown Tour! Join us this summer as we broadcast the show LIVE from Hardee's locations around the Triangle. See below for the dates we will be at a Hardee'...

By MIKE RALEY WPTF Weekend Gardener RALEIGH, N.C. (WPTF) - I can vividly recall the first time I ever laid eyes on a "Fringe Tree" (Chionanthus virginicus), also known as "Grandfather's Beard." I was ...

By MIKE RALEY WPTF Weekend Gardener RALEIGH, N.C. (WPTF) - The hemlock found in North Carolina is a towering, majestic tree that can live for hundreds of years. The Eastern hemlock (Tsuga canadensis) ...

By MIKE RALEY WPTF Weekend Gardener Many of us have various and sundry lilies in our landscapes. There are "Tiger," "Crinum," "Asiatic" and many more types of lilies that are not native. There are als...

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By MIKE RALEY WPTF Weekend Gardener I have always been fascinated by unusual plants, trees, shrubs and flowers that I rarely see, especially those growing in North Carolina. Autumn-blooming cherry, Hi...

Stunning. Simply stunning. Cait is an Irish Wolfhound mix adult who has a mix of wiry hair as well as traces of merle in her coat making her stand out in pretty much any crowd. She is a large gal at 7...

By MIKE RALEY WPTF Weekend Gardener I have spent many hours looking out our window into the backyard. It gives Melissa and me great pleasure. The same can be said for the joy of watching the many bird...

May is NC Wine Month and Abby Leigh is celebrating all that NC Wine has to offer and that includes giving you an opportunity to sample some North Carolina wine. Celebrate with us and enter for a chanc...

Our QDR Hometown Hero of the week for 1-21-25 is Josh Williams, full-time firefighter at Dunn Emergency, part-time at Meadow Fire Department, and a volunteer firefighter at Autryville Fire Department....