Hickory Nut Gap Farm
Fairview, NC
Featuring:
Online orders of pasture
raised meats and a variety
of other local goods available for
Curbside Pickup at the farm store
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Alleghany Inn
Easy to find, hard to leave!
Located in Sparta, just 4 miles
from the New River and 7 miles
from the Blue Ridge Parkway.
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or to make a reservation
336.372.2501
Bill Fields
Executive Loan Officer II
Rocket Mortgage NMLS#3030
Office: (704) 421-9402
Cell: (828) 999-7895
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Coffey's General Store
8971 Edgemont Road
Collettsville, NC
Fri: Noon - 5 pm
Sat-Sun: 10 am - 5 pm
Vacation Rentals
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OLD ORCHARD
GENERAL STORE
and FARM
- Coffee
- Pastries and Scones
- Books
- Wine, Cider and Beer
- Local Pottery &Textiles
- Vacation Cottage
Rentals
- Seasonal U-Pick
Blueberries
Old Orchard Creek
General Store
9350 Highway 194 N
Lansing, NC 28643
(336) 384-9350
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Latest Update: February 18, 2016
Indoors....the best place for winter blooms.
I know you are wondering what is going to bloom first in Spring 2016....and when is it going to bloom. Here's what Justice and Bell tell us:
FEBRUARY
Dandelion (Taraxacum offincinale) (into November)
Skunk Cabbage (SympJocarpus foetidas) (into March)
Now, where do we find these plants blooming? I don't think we even need to talk about dandelions....They are going to find us! Skunk Cabbage is a different story. There is a bog behind Earth Fare in Boone.....you will find them blooming there. I have two friends who have them blooming around their ponds and I'm sworn to secrecy on those. And then there is the Blue Ridge Parkway. Check your wildflower books for the Parkway location(s)....I do not know the exact location. Have fun. We'll get into the next set of plants a little later.
More winter beauty...Cardinals.
A beautiful Tufted Titmouse.
Another interesting winter winger...Pine Siskin.