News & Updates

Peace was hard to find in the late 1960s in Baltimore. But as a young boy growing up there, Brent Antrim found it in his grandfather’s greenhouse. Brent joined our team...

Winter at our wildflower labyrinth requires the eyes of a poet — or a thoughtful gardener. It’s not easy to see the beauty of so many shades of brown, the dry and...

With Director of Horticulture Eric Kimbrel When winter begins, we hope we are already well prepared for it. The speed at which the weather can change on the mountain is...

Lichens are like the teenage boys of the plant world — they can live pretty much anywhere under any conditions. They make their home on rocks, trees, soil, houses,...

Volunteers play a critical role in helping us achieve our mission at Southern Highlands Reserve. Since launching a formal volunteer program in 2019, we have grown...

With Director of Horticulture Eric Kimbrel A chill is in the air now as summer temperatures disappear and warm air no longer wraps around us. In exchange is a mosaic of...

On Friday, September 30, a 26-foot U-Haul truck drove up the mountain to our nursery to collect some of our long-term residents. We spent the day loading up 1,000 of...

Deep in the Pisgah National Forest just southwest of Asheville, N.C., stands a magnificent tree tucked away from the human hustle. For nearly a century she’s held vigil...

Photo: Cowee Mound captured by Kody Stanley during a conference field trip. Cowee was an important center of 18th-century Cherokee life and the site of many brutal...