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Plant Delights Nursery at Juniper Level Botanic Garden is mentioned in the news fairly often.
Below is a list of some of the larger news items we have been featured in recently and over the past several years.
Hot off the Press
- Worth Detours - June 25, 2022 - A Garden All Gardeners Love
- New York Times - June 22, 2022 - These Curious-Looking Plants Have an Addictive Appeal
- GardenSMART - March 1, 2022 - Mesmerizing Mangaves: A Star is Born
- Wrightsville Beach Magazine - March 2022 - A Remarkable Garden
- Carolina Parent - October 28, 2021 - Best Bets: Botanical Gardens Across the Triangle
- PureWow - September 18, 2021 - How to Care for a Venus Flytrap (Because Those TikTok Videos Totally Influenced You)
- Vancouver Sun - August 19, 2021 - Fetid flower raising a rare stink at Vancouver’s Bloedel Conservatory
- Redfin: Blog - August 2021 - 17 Designer Must-Haves for a Boho Vibe at Home
- ProLandscaper USA South - January/February 2021 - A Rare Find
- Garden Gate - June 17, 2020 - Use Flower Shapes to Attract Diverse Pollinators
- PineStraw Magazine - April 2020 - Man of the Earth
- The Washington Post - September 17, 2019 - This collector-grower built an Eden of rare plants. Now he tackles the challenge to preserve it.
- Nursery Management - July 2019 - The enduring garden
- The Washington Post - June 5, 2019 - This unusual garden style could be a sustainable solution for urban landscapes
- NC State College of Agriculture and Life Sciences - January 15, 2019 - CALS Alum and Professor Recognized for Nursery Industry Impacts
- The New & Observer - January 11, 2019 - With funding, this world-class plant collection could expand NCSU's Raulston Arboretum
- Floral Daily - December 24, 2018 - US: SNA announces 2019 award recipients
- Garden Center Magazine - December 21, 2018 - Southern Nursery Association names 2019 award winners
- Southern Nursery Association - December 20, 2018 - SNA Announces 2019 Award Recipients
- Walter Magazine - September 2016 - In the garden with Tony Avent
- The Perennial Plant Association - Tony Avent receives the 2013 Award of Merit
- The Seattle Times - August 2013 - So Many Plants, So Little Time
- Walter Magazine - April 2013 - Hummingbird heaven: Spigelia Marilandica (Indian Pink)
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Newspaper Articles featuring Plant Delights Nursery
- Atlanta Journal-Constitution - January 16, 1999 - Gardener's Notebook - Pitcher plants fill gardens with color
- Atlanta Journal-Constitution - June 6, 2002 - Soggy soil can become beautiful, blooming bog
- Atlanta Journal-Constitution - May 16, 2002 - A refreshing Guacamole -- for all the hosta fans
- Camden Herald, ME - April 2008
- Chesterton Tribune, IND - November 14, 2002
- Chicago Tribune - Ken Druse, Sept 14,2003 - Gardener's fantasy and a reality check
- Fairfield County Times, CT - January 1998 (catalog profile)
- Garner Times - April 10, 1996 (nursery profile)
- Greensboro NC News-Record - March 1993
- Greenville Examiner - Oct 23, 2010 - NC plant hunter Tony Avent searches the world for new specimens
- Gwinnett Daily Post, GA - November 24, 2008
- High Point Enterprise - May 5, 1999 (nursery/garden profile)
- Houston Chronicle, TX - January 9, 2010 (nursey profile) - N.C. nursery's plant catalog always fun
- Louisville Courier-Journal - April 1996 (nursery profile)
- Maine Sunday Telegram - June 17, 2001 (nursery/plant profile)
- Muskogee Phoenix, AZ - April 1, 2010 (plants)
- New York Newsday - February 1995 (plant profiles)
- New York Times - April 2006 (nursery profile) - In the Plant Game, Some Bets Are In
- New York Times - April 28, 2010 - The Plant Hunter
- New York Times - April 29, 2010 - Some myths worth busting (Slideshow)
- New York Times - December 24, 1996 - James Chester Raulston, Horticulturist, Is Dead at 56
- New York Times - February 2, 1997 - When Plant Fans Gather, a Harvest of Obsessions
- New York Times - February 20, 1997 - The Global Backyard: Weird Is In
- New York Times - February 20, 2003 - A Gardener Grows Balmy In Winter
- New York Times - May 13, 2009 - Plants That Like to Get Their Feet Wet
- New York Times - May 30, 2004 - Jack-in-the-Pulpits: Sensual and Yet Sinister
- New York Times - September 12, 2003 - You Want a Nursery? Here's a Reality Check
- New York Times - September 14, 2003 - A Perennial Defined by What It's not
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News & Observer - March 23, 2013 - Perennial gardens glorious even now - by Debra Boyette
- News & Observer - May 8, 2010 - Avent the Mythbuster
- News & Observer - December 26, 2006 - Plant showcase offers a breath of spring - by Andrea Weigl
- News & Observer - July 26, 2003 - Top Drawer Author
- News & Observer - April 6, 2003 - The Plant Prophet by Mary E. Miller
- News & Observer - December 9, 2000 - Tony Avent's 'Tattoo' pretty as a patent - by Bill Dupre
- News & Observer - March 20, 2000 - A Chat With Tony Avent - Site invites surfers to put down roots - by Carlene Hempel
- Philadelphia Inquirer - April 16, 2010 - Advantage annuals, or perennials? - by Virginia A. Smith
- Philadelphia Inquirer - September 3, 2004 - A fair bounty for home gardens - by Denise Cowie
- Philadelphia Inquirer - January 22, 1999 (nursery/plant profile)
- Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - February 10, 2001 - Nursery owner plants delight in growers by making gardening fun
- Plain Dealer, Cleveland, OH - January 19, 2006 (nursery profile)
- Rochester's Democrat and Chronicle - July 27, 2002 (nursery profile)
- The Item, Sumter SC - March 13, 2004 - Hot perennials for hot climates
- Tulsa World - March 5, 2011 (personal profile)
- West Virginia's Gazette-Mail - February 1999 (plant profiles)
Magazines/Newsletters Featuring Plant Delights Nursery
- The American Gardener magazine - Fall 1996 (personal profile)
- The American Gardener magazine - July/August 2006 (profile)
- Arbor Friends - Friends of US National Arboretum Newsletter - Winter 2008 (profile)
- Carolina Gardener magazine - January 1997
- Columbus OH's Garden Railway Society Magazine - October 1995 (plant profile)
- Early American Homes and Gardens - Spring 1999 (personal profile)
- Entrepreneur Magazine - October 1996 (nursery profile)
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Fine Gardening magazine - February 2003 (plant profiles)
- Floridata On-Line Magazine - March 2004 - Celebrity Gardeners - Tony Avent - Plant Explorer, Breeder and Nursery Owner
- Garden and Gun Magazine - June 2008 - The Plant Hunter
- Garden Center Magazine - May 2010 - DNA mapping reveals non-native ferns in plant trade
- Garden Center Magazine - November 2008 (nursery profile)
- Garden Club of Virginia - May 7, 2017 - Daffodil Days: Tony Avent
- Greenhouse Manager PRO Magazine - "Innovator of the Month" - March 1998 (nursery profile)
- Greenhouse Manager PRO Magazine - "Catalog and Web Sales" - May 2000 (nursery profile)
- Greenhouse Management - June 4, 2008 - Growers face increased pressure to find legal water
- Grower Talks magazine - Summer 1999
- Haven Magazine, Denmark - March 2005
- Horticulture magazine - March 1997 (personal profile)
- Horticulture magazine, Once upon a Berm - May 2008 (plant profiles)
- Horticulture magazine - July, August 2011, People and Places (nursery profile)
- House Beautiful magazine - November 1995 (nursery profile)
- International Aroid Society Newsletter - July 2002 (garden profile)
- Mirabella Magazine - April 1995
- NCSU Alumni Magazine - May 1994 (profile)NCSU Alumni Magazine - June 2006 (profile)
- NC Wildflower Preservation Society - Summer 1998
- North Carolina Magazine - June 1998 (nursery profile)
- North Fork Country, NY Journal - November 2002
- Nursery Manager PRO Magazine - November 1993
- Ornamental Outlook Magazine - December 1999 (nursery profile)
- Philadelphia Hort Society Green Scene Magazine - April 1996
- Plants Magazine, England - September 1999 (plant profiles)
- Southern Living magazine - January 1994 (nursery profile)
- Southern Living magazine - August 2006 (garden)
- Total Landscape Care magazine - November 2009 (nursery profile + cover photo) - And Now for Something Completely Different
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Walter Magazine -Tony Avent wrote a monthly column in Walter Magazine that highlights great garden perennials
Plant Delights Nursery Featured in Books
Plant Delights Nursery Featured in Recent Television and Radio Shows
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Almanac Gardener with Mike Gray (NC Public Television) - numerous since 1994
- May 26, 2001 - That Southwestern Look; Low Maintenance, Drought Resistance Landscape Plants
- June 2, 2001 - Colorful Cannas Varieties
- May 11, 2002 Episode 1806 - Hostas Galore!
- June 22, 2002, Episode 1811 - Propagating Ferns
- April 5, 2008, Episode 2501 - Drought Tolerant Plants for a Rock Garden
- May 24, 2008, Episode 2508 - Jack in the Pulpit...Perfect Woodland Accent Plant
- Coastal Gardener with Dave Egbert (Network) 2008 Episode 209 - Article, Exploring an Organic Garden of Plant Delights With Tony Avent
- Cultivating Life with Sean Conway, Aspidistra, Ferns (PBS) - 2006
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Garden Travels - 2006
- Cultivating Life with Sean Conway (PBS) - 2008
- Gardener's Diary with Erica Glasener (HGTV) - winter 2002/3
- Gardener's Journal with Kathy Renwald (HGTV) - 2002
- In The Garden with Bryce Lane (NC Public Television) - Season 5 - 2007
- In the Garden with Bryce Lane (NC Public Television) - Season 9 - September, 10, 2011 - Episode 901
- Martha Stewart Living with Martha Stewart, Nursery Segment (HGTV) - February 2004
- Martha Stewart Living with Martha Stewart, Propagation Segment (HGTV) - February 2004
- Martha Stewart Living with Martha Stewart, Hardy Arailaceae Segment (HGTV) - February 2004
- Martha Stewart Living with Martha Stewart, Extreme Propagation (NBC) - February 2007
- Martha Stewart Living with Martha Stewart, New Plants (NBC) - March 2008 (Full Episode that includes a bio on Tony) (Unique Plants Segment)
- The Martha Stewart Show (Hallmark Channel) - January 26, 2011 (Fern Glossary and Propagation Segment)
- Rebecca's Garden with Rebecca Kolls (Hearst Broadcasting) - 1997
- The Winter Garden Series (HGTV) - 1999
- The Secret Garden Series (HGTV) - Spring 2001
-
We Dig Plants - Episode 36 - Plant Delights (9/26/2010)
Plant Delights Nursery Featured in Recent Blogs or Websites
- Home Envy Blog by Kathy Renwald - Too Many Hostas?
- Home Envy Blog by Kathy Renwald - A gathering of gardeners
- Martha Stewart.com - Gifts for Gardeners
- Riz Reyes's Visit to PDN
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