Most of what I have learned about mulching has come from the guidance of Leaf and Limb .  In his book, Wasteland to Wonder , Basil Camus...

I first heard the term "Piedmont Prairie" from Matthew Arnsberger , the landscape designer out of Carrboro. We built one together in...

Eradication and the Neighbors   My invasive plant eradication effort in the neighborhood ebbs and flows. When I am in a flow state, I...

Today I had the privilege of attending The Local Church service that was held in the field at Little Pond Gardens @ the Plant. It was at...

At the opening of the Tree Museum on January 25, 2025, I had several conversations about canopy loss with some of the attendees. It made...

short history of The Plant and it's logo symbolism...

Years ago, we used to host a bunch of “shared lunches” at the Plant.  That’s before anyone from the public came around much.  We needed a...

On November 4, 2011 we held the ribbon cutting for a simple concept: building solar panels high enough that a second use could happen...

Cafe Diem is the creation of Emmett Davenport. It sits on the hill top north of downtown Pittsboro--across from Chatham Marketplace,...

LaNelle Davis 1954- Virginia Bullman 1938- We bought this piece from Laura Baldwin, when she was closing Reba's and Rose's in...

There’s a new kid in town.  Thomas Begley, former art teacher, just moved to Pittsboro from Vermont.  He came down to the Plant where I...

This mural does not yet exist.  It’s about to cover the walls of the Bath House down at the Plant. Put it in the “Coming Soon” bucket....

This is a fascinating glass printed mural on the back of Horton Middle School.  I found a write up about it on the Chatham Arts Council...

Jim Crawford and Maureen Ahmed were the owners of Chatham Cider Works down at the Plant when they commissioned this mural. It was...

Across the street from Circle City Book and Music is Page Vernon Park, operated by the Town of Pittsboro.  Page was my divorce attorney. ...

This mural makes me happy every time I drive by it. I don’t know Loren Pease—but this is a fantastic addition to our town. It’s on the...

When I called up Michael Brown to get the story behind his Pittsboro murals, he reminded me that he and I have talked about murals on...

Sometime when you are stuck in traffic at the circle downtown, check out LaNell’s mosaic mural on Pam and Snuffy Smith’s “Beggars and...

This mural was commissioned by Myles Friedman, the owner of Circle City Book and Music. It’s the one that greets people coming into...

LaNelle Davis was a serious mosaicist before she started putting up mosaic murals.  She and Virginia Bullman created the “Southern...