Category Archives: Weekend Gardener
Cleome brings grandmother's garden back to life
By MIKE RALEY WPTF Weekend Gardener RALEIGH, N.C. (WPTF) - I adore cleome, colloquially known as "spider plant," "Pink Queen" or "Grandfather's Whiskers." Its blossoms are definitely pink in various s...
Oct 2, 2026
Cleome brings grandmother's garden back to life
By MIKE RALEY WPTF Weekend Gardener RALEIGH, N.C. (WPTF) - I adore cleome, colloquially known as "spider plant," "Pink Queen" or "Grandfather's Whiskers." Its blossoms are definitely pink in various s...
Oct 2, 2026
A Taste of Summer: Growing Blackberries in North Carolina
By MIKE RALEY WPTF Weekend Gardener RALEIGH, N.C. (WPTF) - Summer reminds me of one of the premier desserts in North Carolina. When I was a youngster growing up in Nash County, one of the many thrills...
Jul 8, 2026
A Taste of Summer: Growing Blackberries in North Carolina
By MIKE RALEY WPTF Weekend Gardener RALEIGH, N.C. (WPTF) - Summer reminds me of one of the premier desserts in North Carolina. When I was a youngster growing up in Nash County, one of the many thrills...
Jul 8, 2026
Granny's Bonnet adds native charm to North Carolina landscapes
By MIKE RALEY WPTF Weekend Gardener RALEIGH, N.C. (WPTF) - I'm sure at some point our WPTF Weekend Gardener crew has discussed the virtues of growing Eastern columbine (*Aquilegia canadensis*) in our ...
May 7, 2026
Granny's Bonnet adds native charm to North Carolina landscapes
By MIKE RALEY WPTF Weekend Gardener RALEIGH, N.C. (WPTF) - I'm sure at some point our WPTF Weekend Gardener crew has discussed the virtues of growing Eastern columbine (*Aquilegia canadensis*) in our ...
May 7, 2026
The beauty of the fringe tree in North Carolina landscapes
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 ...
Apr 20, 2026
The beauty of the fringe tree in North Carolina landscapes
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 ...
Apr 20, 2026
The beauty of the fringe tree in North Carolina landscapes
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 ...
Apr 20, 2026
Eastern Hemlock: North Carolina's Redwood of the East
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) ...
Apr 15, 2026