by Kelly Holdbrooks | Jun 25, 2023 | News
Southern Highlands Reserve is thrilled to announce the launch of our capital campaign, “Green-light the Greenhouse.” At our kickoff fundraising event on a magnificent early July afternoon, we welcomed more than 100 guests — including Lake Toxaway neighbors,...
by Kelly Holdbrooks | Jun 21, 2023 | News
With Director of Horticulture Eric Kimbrel Here on the mountain, we’ve watched another spring emerge and drift slowly into summer. Ephemerals (plants that only last for a short time) are the stars of the spring season because they are gone usually by the...
by Kelly Holdbrooks | Jun 21, 2023 | News
In May, through our SASRI partnership, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service biologist Sue Cameron and her team collected 327 of our two-year-old red spruce trees for transport to Mt. Mitchell. Cameron is an expert on endangered species that depend on red spruce for...
by Kelly Holdbrooks | Jun 21, 2023 | News
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 in October as our newest gardener, and we are so grateful to have him. Brent comes to us from...
by Kelly Holdbrooks | Feb 20, 2023 | News
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 prickly husks of formerly lush and colorful shrubs and grasses that bloomed in waves through the year....
by Kelly Holdbrooks | Feb 20, 2023 | News
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 amazing, so as early as October we begin to prepare for cooler nighttime temperatures and the...
