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Singing in the Garden

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Airy Astilbe

A neglected spot and its nearly forgotten planting provide a delightful lesson in delayed gratification.

Make a Silvery Checkerspot’s Day

Like so many of our native plants, the virtues of the Rudbeckias were recognized by English gardeners centuries before they were considered worthy of inclusion in American flower gardens. That’s right. Centuries.

Fabulous Foxgloves

Not only do they thrive in shade, they self-seed, require little care and are attractors of hummingbirds.

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Astilbe

Airy Astilbe

A neglected spot and its nearly forgotten planting provide a delightful lesson in delayed gratification.
Black-eyed Susans are magnets for Silvery Checkerspot butterflies, who nectar on their flowers and lay their eggs on their foliage.

Make a Silvery Checkerspot’s Day

Like so many of our native plants, the virtues of the Rudbeckias were recognized by English gardeners centuries before they were considered worthy of inclusion in American flower gardens. That’s right. Centuries.
Foxgloves

Fabulous Foxgloves

Not only do they thrive in shade, they self-seed, require little care and are attractors of hummingbirds.
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At Coopers Rock State Forest, new Stargazer cabins invite guests to look up through skylights and telescopes.
Country Roads

Even Closer to Almost Heaven

New Stargazer cabins at Coopers Rock State Forest offer a skyward escape in the mountains of West Virginia.

June 29, 2026
©Duncan Seaman
Country Roads

A Mountain Tradition Turns 90 

Visitors flock to Galax, Virginia, each summer for the Old Fiddlers’ Convention, a days-long celebration of Appalachian music.

June 29, 2026
Synchronous Fireflies
Creature Feature

The Light Fantastic

Fireflies are struggling with the effects of artificial light.

June 29, 2026

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