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EVENTS

Burnsville, NC

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MICAVILLE MUSIC JAM February 12th | 10 am-12 pm The Saturday Micaville Music Jam is a gathering of musicians every Saturday morning on OOAK Deck at the One of A Kind Art Gallery in Micaville, NC. The Jam is open to everyone who wants to bring an instrument, play, sing or dance. Visitors are welcome to join in or sit and listen. Visitors will hear a variety of music, including traditional bluegrass, folk, and old-time mountain music. Music events are being held outdoors and are weather-permitting.

JERICHO SHRINE GUN & KNIFE SHOW March 6th Jericho Shriners is hosting the Gun & Knife Show. Vendors from across the tristate area will be in attendance with a wide selection of guns, knives and accessories. Admission is $10 at the door. Vendor tables are available for $50 until February 26 and for $55 after February 26.

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FEBRUARY MOON MADNESS NIGHTS February 12th | 6:45 pm-8:45 pm Join the Bare Dark Sky Observatory Space Rangers as they lead a Moongazing astronomy night focused on All Things Moon! View the Moon craters close up through difference size eye pieces and colored lens in our 34” mirrored Neutonian “Sam” Scope and our 14’ mirrored Meade. Hear folk tales, legends, and myths as we enjoy an almost full Moon. Depending on the Moon’s brightness, we may still be able to view incredible constellations like Orion, Leo, and Gemini that contain the winter night’s brightest stars and many deep sky objects. More information and tickets at www.eventbrite.com/e/february-moonmadness-nights-bare-dark-sky-observatory-tickets-228395275417

Jefferson, NC BOONE DOCS FILM FESTIVAL February 26th | 5 pm-8 pm Boone Docs, a one-day film festival in Boone, North Carolina at the Appalachian Theatre of the High Country, celebrates life in Appalachia featuring short format documentaries about the region or made by people who live in the area. Our inaugural festival (Feb 26th 2022) will be a one day event. There are two awards announced at the end of the festival - Audience Award ($200) and Jury Award ($300). Films will be screened in blocks and filmmakers are invited to attend and take part in a short Q&A following each block of films. More information at www.apptheatre.org

Maggie Valley, NC HILBILLY WINTER JAM February 23rd-26th You don’t want to miss four nights of fun at the Valley Tavern. Friday & Saturday Night we will have some really great bands. Come join us and eat,drink and party with us as we all get together to have an awesome time. Music, Food and a Moonshiners Meet & Greet and no cover charge! More information at visitncsmokies.com/event/hillbilly-winter-jam-2021/

Waynesville, NC COTTONTAIL MARKET March 26th | 9:00 am- 2:00 pm Cottontail Market is a one day market at the Smoky Mountain Event Center offering a wide variety of vintage, repurposed, up-cycled, antiques, handmade jewelry, furniture, art, home decor, traditional crafts, boutique clothing, everything farmhouse, food trucks, pottery and MUCH MORE! There will be an assortment of styles, variety, prices, qualities, and interests available for everyone. The savvy shopper, collector, picker, designer and home decorator will not want to miss this market!! We have some of the best vendors in Western North Carolina! Come enjoy a day of shopping, food trucks, sweet treats, live music and just good ole fun with family and friends!

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Bristol, VA VANCOUVER INTERNATIONAL MOUNTAIN FILM FESTIVAL (VIMFF) WORLD TOUR March 5th Discover Bristol brings you an evening of incredible outdoor adventure films from the Vancouver International Mountain Film Festival (VIMFF) World Tour. Driven by a passion for film, culture, and the outdoors, VIMFF seeks to grow an appreciation of films and film-making while inspiring, informing, and educating the public. The best of this collection of unique and inspiring short films tours internationally and is coming to the Cameo Theater!

FREE FALLIN’ – THE TOM PETTY TRIBUTE March 12TH Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers are one of the biggest chart toppers in rock history, amassing dozens of hits and performing sold out shows for four decades. Free Fallin’ has successfully toured the country for almost 15 years and played before thousands of fans at festivals, fairs, venues, and concerts. Purchase tickets for this one night event at https://paramountbristol.secure.force.com/ticket/#/instances/ a0F5G00000OdTKRUA3

Abingdon, VA ROMEO & JULIET March 30th-April 16th Shakespeare’s timeless tale of star-crossed lovers. When Romeo first sees Juliet, he has no idea that she is a Capulet, whose family is a bitter enemy of his own. Determined that love shall conquer all, the young lovers attempt to escape the prison of their families’ dispute, only to be met with tragedy. The perfect play to open up Barter’s Season of Common Ground. Purchase tickets at https://bartertheatre.com/ season-preview/

Knoxville, TN

EVENTS

Knoxville, TN GABRIEL “FLUFFY” IGLESIAS BACK ON TOUR February 18th Beloved Mexican-American comedian Gabriel Iglesias is a man of many talents, and he employs them all in his uproarious stand-up act. Iglesias is a lighthearted performer who always brings the laughs on his acclaimed tours, and he’s back on tour and coming to the Knoxville Civic Coliseum! Find tickets at www.ticketmaster.com/gabriel-fluffy-iglesias-back-on-tour-knoxville-tennessee-02-18-2022/ event/1B005B6CA18C7826 THE YOU AND ME TOUR: AN EVENING WITH DREW AND ELLIE HOLCOMB February 19th Drew and Ellie Holcomb are a husband-and-wife Americana duo from Nashville. Although they’re no longer in the same band, An Evening with Drew and Ellie Holcomb is a special engagement event, allowing the Holcombs to collaborate once again. Find more info and tickets at www.tennesseetheatre. com/event/G5viZpSBnlUtN/the-you-me-tour-an-evening-with-drew-and-ellie-holcomb/ 3RD ANNUAL TENNESSEE SONGWRITERS SHOWCASE February 26th | 6:30 pm-10 pm In conjunction with Tennessee Songwriters Week (Feb. 20-26), Visit Farragut will host its third annual Songwriters Showcase event. This year’s event will feature duos who write together. Tickets can be purchased at townoffarragut.org/register or at the door.

BANFF MOUNTAIN FILM FESTIVAL March 8th | 7 pm Join us for 2-nights with two sets of different films! The Banff Mountain Film Festival, a program of Banff Centre, is the largest, and one of the most prestigious, mountain festivals in the world. This year’s tour features a collection of the most inspiring action, environmental, and adventure films from the festival.

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Pigeon Forge, TN ANTHONY WAYNE @ PUCKETT’S (PIGEON FORGE) February 11th 2480 Parkway Pigeon Forge, TN 37863 Come on out to Puckett’s in Pigeon Forge for a great night of music with Anthony Wayne! Puckett’s is an authentic Southern eatery serving slow-smoked meats, down-home sides and other comfort foods, accompanied by live music performances.

MAMMOTHMARCH KNOXVILLE March 19th | 8:30 am Hike 20 miles in the beautiful rolling woodlands of Ijams Nature Center, the remote Forks of the River Wildlife Management Area and Baker Creek Preserve. You have 8 hours to master the challenge and finish exhausted but proud and happy. Register at https://raceroster.com/events/2022/55892/ mammothmarch-knoxville BIG EARS FESTIVAL March 24th-27th The Big Ears Festival brings together artists and music lovers from all over the world and an exhilarating, unforgettable four days of musical adventure, discovery, and fun. Nestled in Knoxville’s intimate and historic downtown, festival goers are offered nearly 200 performances during the festival—at restored historic theaters, soaring churches, refurbished warehouse spaces. The festival experience is full of surprises. More information and tickets at https://bigearsfestival.org/tickets/

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WEST JEFFERSON & BURNSVILLE, NC

SNAP DRAGON & THE CAPTAIN

Excerpts taken from The Ups and Downs of a Seafaring Man by RoAnn Bishop,Reprinted with permission from the Tar Heel Junior Historian, Fall 2008, NC Museum of History; Bryan Mims Business North Carolina; and Pauline’s Pirates and Privateers via Burns Financial.

How little most Americans know about our second war for independence, the War of 1812, never ceases to amaze me. Despite that, it was with very little surprise that I found I knew nothing of today’s privateer until very recently.

Though he was vastly successful at sea, taking upwards of 4 million American dollars in British prizes between 1812 and 1814, this daring sailor is only a regional hero in this day and age. If you don’t come from Swansboro, Burnsville or Beaufort in North Carolina, you probably don’t know him at all.

Like the sea he loved, Otway Burns’s life was full of rises and falls. The swashbuckling sea captain became North Carolina’s first naval hero during the War of 1812. Later he built one of the state’s first steamboats and served in the legislature. Yet he died poor and unnoticed, living his last years as a lonely lighthouse keeper on the Pamlico Sound.

Otway Burns was born in the soon-to-be State of North Carolina in 1775 in Swansboro on Onslow County’s White Oak River. Little is known of his childhood in the port town of Swansboro but it is a certainty that he went to sea young, probably aboard merchant vessels. Like so many other pirates and

privateers before him, Burns had a knack for sailing and he spent most of his youth at sea. He did stay by land long enough to marry his cousin, Joanna Grant, in July of 1809.

Already wealthy enough to own his own ship by 1812, Burns and his partner Edward Pasteur decided to apply for an American letter of marque when war broke out with Britain. The two men went looking for a fast topsail schooner and found her in New York City. The Zephyr was a 147 ton, two masted vessel laid down in 1808 and perfectly suited to privateering. The men purchased her for $8,000, renamed her Snap Dragon (she would be known to her crew as “The Snap”) and Pasteur sailed her to New Bern, North Carolina to fit her out for their first cruise.

Snap Dragon measured more than eighty-five feet long and twenty-two feet wide, and weighed 147 tons. It carried a crew of eighty to one hundred men and as many as eight cannons. Snap Dragon left port in October to begin hunting British merchantmen. Pasteur is listed as captain on this cruise, but according to more than one account Burns would take command in an engagement or other dangerous situation. One biographer describes him as “…impetuous, recklessly brave, always right in his instinct for action over the more timid counsel of other officers, and uncannily able to see through the ruses used by the British in an effort to decoy the ship into a trap.” Just everything a privateer needs in a captain.

Examples of Burns’ reckless bravery abound. His crew was largely literate and many of them left memoirs of their time aboard The Snap. There are recollections of Burns staying up all night in dirty weather to see his ship through “…for she wanted watching by such a man as he was…”. Repeated chases by British frigates and men-of-war were evaded with Burns at the helm, largely due to both excellent handling of Snap Dragon and her innate ability for speed. In one particularly impressive instance, a daring escape from the Spanish port of Santa Marta, Columbia, created the need to leave men ashore behind. Burns solved the problem of their incarceration – and potential hanging as pirates despite Spain’s neutrality – by capturing a Spanish military transport and returning to port with her as prize then threatening to hang every man aboard if his men were not safely returned.

The Spanish flinched, the Snap Dragons were returned to their ship and Burns sailed away without a scratch.

The Snap Dragon sailed the Atlantic coast from Venezuela to Newfoundland and brought in prize after prize, including British warships and their cargo totalling more than $4 million. On the final cruise, The Snap met a British man-of-war off the Orinoco River in Venezuela. Hours of fighting tore Snap Dragon up, dismasting her at the fore and breaking her bowsprit. She managed to evade her unnamed foe but it was only through a fortuitous meeting with another U.S. privateer, the Saratoga, that she limped back to Beaufort.

Burns days at sea were done after that. He was suffering from rheumatism and, though he continued as owner of The Snap, he did not take her out again. She was captured by HMS Martin off Halifax in June of 1814. Burns, now a widower, turned his attention to business and family. He built a house on Front Street in Beaufort, out of which he ran a taproom. He married again, twenty year old Jane Hall, and was set in his new home and marriage by January of 1815.

After the war, Burns used part of his privateering profits to open a shipyard

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in Swansboro. There, in 1818, on waterfront lot number six, he built one of North Carolina’s first steamboats, Prometheus. The paddlewheeler traveled the Cape Fear River between Wilmington and Smithville (now Southport) for seven years, even carrying President James Monroe in April 1819 on a visit to inspect Fort Johnson. The vessel was abandoned in 1825, probably because its engine wasn’t as powerful as those of newer steamboats.

After trying his hand at shipbuilding, Burns moved to Beaufort and dabbled in other businesses. But politics next grabbed his interest. A Democrat, he represented Carteret County in the state legislature from 1821 to 1835 (seven terms in the house and four in the senate).

In 1833, he made the tie-breaking vote to allow for the formation of new counties in the mountains, including Yancey. A year later, local landowner John Bailey donated 100 acres for the county seat, insisting that it bear the name Burnsville in his honor. In 1835 he suffered defeat over reform of the state constitution (Burns championed allowing education for slaves as well as the right to assemble for free blacks and slaves) and, in an example of bad luck and bad timing, lost his fortune to speculation. Having stressed his financial resources by investing in too many businesses, he had to sell most of his property to pay his debts.

In 1836 President Andrew Jackson, another hero of the War of 1812, came to the aid of the near-destitute Burns. Jackson appointed him keeper of the Brant Island Shoal Light near Portsmouth. Burns died there on October 25, 1850—having outlived his three wives—and was buried in the Old Burying Ground in Beaufort. A cannon from the Snap Dragon rests atop his tomb.

Two North Carolina towns—Burnsville in Yancey County and Otway in Carteret County —were named for Otway Burns, as were two U.S. Navy destroyers during the first half of the 1900s. And there are two places in the state where statues still preserve the likeness of the scrappy, if somewhat delicate-looking, captain: one in Burnsville’s town square and one in Swansboro that overlooks the sea. Burnsville was named for Burns because, in 1835, he supported western North Carolina’s efforts to get more representation in the General Assembly. The easterners he represented voted him out of office.

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Another way to examine the soil is less complex but can shed light on when would be a good time to get back to work. Reach into the soil and dig out a handful. If the soil quickly crumbles, you can start preparing for gardening seasoning. But if the soil is still clumped together, it needs more time to dry out before you can begin your prep work.

Initiate edging Edging is another task gardeners can begin as they get ready for the season. Edge plant and flower beds, but be sure to use a spade with a flat blade or an edger designed to edge flower beds. Such tools will cut deep enough so grass roots that may eventually grow into the flower bed are severed. Depending on how large a garden is, edging can be a time-consuming task, so getting a head start allows homeowners to spend more time planting and tending to their gardens once the season hits full swing.

Fight weeds Though weeds likely have not survived the winter, that does not mean they won't return once the weather starts to heat up. But as inevitable as weeds may seem, homeowners can take steps to prevent them from turning beautiful gardens into battlegrounds where plants, flowers and vegetables are pitted against

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Glamping. It’s camping for those used to luxury hotels, or the majority of Americans who simply don’t own camping gear.

It’s always in the great outdoors and almost always in the most coveted and beautiful natural destinations. You have your own private space, plus resort-like amenities, lots of activities, and when it comes to food, in most cases, you can order it or you cook it.

So...what is glamping? A combination of “glamorous” and “camping,” and it is definitely not a new concept. However, it is newer in this country. The model has long been used by top tier safari lodges in Africa, some of which have “tents” that outshine the Presidential suite at your local hotel. Most typically they are enormous canvas structures parked on permanent platforms with running water and often the kind of bathroom you’d expect at 4 or 5-Star hotel.

They are basically houses that happen to be made of canvas, and most have fine linens,

porches, firepits and often rustic touches. Other variations on the paradigm include yurts, the round Mongolian-style tents that are usually very large single rooms, cabins, fully featured “tiny houses” and oddities like fancy treehouses.

Where to glamp depends on where you are. There are small glamping-only spots and some glamping compounds within larger resorts or campgrounds, but in every case they combine not exactly roughing it with a camping ambiance that is accessible and enjoyable to even the most inexperienced outdoor person. Most are also pet friendly! Glamping has proliferated in recent years and is all over the country, but there are a couple of really notable, standout brand new examples this year, just as glamping is seeing a great increase in demand.

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ANNOUNCING THE 44TH ANNUAL DOGWOOD ARTS HOUSE & GARDEN SHOW Dogwood Arts’ Largest Annual Fundraiser Returns to Downtown Knoxville Feb. 11th-13th January 25, 2022 [Knoxville, Tennessee]— The House & Garden Show, Dogwood Arts’ perennial preview of spring, invites guests to leave winter at the door, experience over 10,000 sq. ft. of Grand Gardens, and meet the top vendors in home improvement, interior design,

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Meet Red Dog Meet the "Real" Red Dog How it all happened…

Red Dog Master Prints, LLC begins with a simple story: Girl saves dog. Dog saves girl. Girl meets boy. The boy has a fine art production company and the Girl is an artist! Boy and girl and

How we do what we do…

We create masterpiece prints on canvas in partnership with our team of artists, known as the ‘Little River Artists,’ based in and around the Eastern Tennessee area. The prints are then prepared for shipping by the artists themselves. Each piece is finished with high quality mediums and hand-signed.

dog fall in love, get married (well the boy and girl do) and become business partners. The rest, as they say, is history.

But that’s not ALL we do…

For many years, we have curated a collection of timeless masterpiece illustrations. Some of these vintage prints date as far back as the 18th century. We conscientiously reproduce these works of art that are, today, as relevant and classic for display as they were when they were created. Choose from botanicals, equestrian, birds, animals, nature, and more.

Rusty (the red dog) was a huge part of the beginning of that history. For five happy years, he lived like the little prince that he was to make up for the first, notso-happy half of his life (before he found the girl). Now he lives on as the namesake and image of Red Dog Master Prints.

And one more thing…

While we’re helping you outfit your home to reflect your signature style in art and design, let us provide access to what we believe is the best ‘art’ for your floors in beautiful, stylish, and durable Spicher Vintage Vinyl Floorcloths.

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Think Warm Thoughts

Ahhh...what better way to spend a cold winter’s day than with thoughts of the Bahamas! This incredibly beautiful island offers thrilling scuba diving experiences and plenty of things to do between dives.

Shark Junction The Bahamas is known for shark diving, and the original shark encounter is this feeding dive with UNEXSO at a site called Shark Junction. Watch scores of Caribbean reef sharks swirl around you in about 40 feet of water as chain-mailclad feeders lure the predators with snacks.

Fish Fry at Outriggers Smith’s Point Calypso and soca music fill the air e ­ very Wednesday evening at the ­weekly ­alfresco fish fry organized by the O ­ utriggers Beach Club at Smith’s Point Beach.

Bring your post-dive appetite to feast on Bahamian favorites such as peas and rice, broiled lobster, baked mac-and-cheese and grilled conch.

Edge of the Ledge Ogle the continental shelf where it drops off into the blue at this dive site in about 100 feet of water. While finning your way along the ledge, you might spot eagle rays, mantas and hammerheads.

Ray of Hope The Ray of Hope is a 200-foot long Haitian freighter that was sunk as an artificial reef in 2003. She is fully intact, allowing divers to penetrate her interior, cabins, and gangways. Sitting in just 40-60 feet of water, this is the perfect dive for all levels of divers. Living in and around the wreck are nurse and reef sharks, possible eagle rays, turtles, and lots of fish: snapper, angelfish, grunts, anemones, and grouper.

Tiger Beach For an even bigger rush, visit Tiger Beach — one of the only places in the world with dedicated tiger shark dives. You’ll be armed with a safety bar to settle in on the sandy bottom (at about 30 feet) among the striped beauties, some up to 12 feet long. Hammerheads and lemon sharks often show up for the party too.

Port Lucaya Marketplace Raise a cocktail or tip back a frosty Sands beer with Bahamians and tourists at the clutch of colorful restaurants and shops at Port Lucaya. The local vibe here in the evenings, after the cruise-ship passengers have sailed on. Bring your best haggling skills to the straw market to purchase a handmade hat or bag.

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Easter ‘Hop’penings Even though they might not have imagined a bunny bringing children chocolately treats, since the 2nd century Easter has been celebrated in many different ways; however, one aspect has remained constant throughout the years: being close with friends and family. Many of us have similar memories of our mothers dressing us in pastels and frills and racing to be the first to find the hidden Easter Eggs, while surrounded by those we love most. Since life is finally some-what getting back to normal, here’s a few ‘hop’penings to celebrate Easter this year.

At home family easter ideas:

Egg and Spoon Race All you need are eggs (hard-boiled are the least messy) and metal or wooden spoons for each participant.

Jelly Bean Guessing Games Simply fill a jar with jelly beans and ask each family member to guess how many candies there are. Winner (the closest without going over) takes all!

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Decorate an Easter Egg Decorate a tree with plastic Easter eggs and any other spring decor like pastel ribbons or tissue paper flowers.

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other ‘hop’penings

Muse Knoxville March 27th 2:30 pm-5 pm

Easter Bunny Photos March 29th-April 20th West Town Mall | JC Penny

RiverView Family Farm April 15th & 16th 10 am-3 pm

Easter Macaron Class April 16th 4 pm-6 pm Cutting Edge Kitchen

Easter is April 17, 2022

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Disney’s Frozen Jr. February 18th-March 6th Frozen JR. is based on the 2018 Broadway musical, and brings Elsa, Anna, and the magical land of Arendelle to life.

The show features all of the memorable songs from the animated film, with music and lyrics by Kristen AndersonLopez and Robert Lopez, plus five new songs written for the Broadway production.

A story of true love and acceptance between sisters,

Frozen JR. expands upon the emotional relationship and journey between Princesses Anna and Elsa.

When faced with danger, the two discover their hidden potential and the powerful bond of sisterhood.

With a cast of beloved characters and loaded with magic, adventure, and plenty of humor, Frozen JR. is sure to thaw even the coldest heart!

Call to schedule your consultation today!

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EcoLOGICAL Gardening Does late winter find you daydreaming of warmer days, flowers blooming, bees buzzing, and all that spring brings? If so, then you have found your fix.

Join the University of Tennessee Gardens, Knoxville for a day of what winter may be best for- learning.

The EcoLOGICAL Gardening Symposium on March 5, 2022 will showcase some of the best practices for gardening in a LOGICAL way because making your home landscape both beautiful and functional just makes sense.

At the symposium, attendees will learn from the very best including renowned garden authors Jessica Walliser and Kelly Smith Trimble along with Carol Reese, retired UT Extension horticulture expert.

They will be joined by Dr. Andy Pulte, director of the University of Tennessee GATOP Gardens and Arboretum, and Mike Ross, SITES AP, ASLA. Their presentations will cover everything from getting the most out of your visit to a public garden to biodiversity in the garden, companion planting, garden design, and considering if native really means best.

This event will be held at the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture, where the UT Gardens, Knoxville is located. Did you know that the UT Gardens are the official State Botanical Garden of Tennessee and include locations in Knoxville, Crossville, and Jackson? Each garden features a unique plant selection, various plant collections and artwork, and excellent educational opportunities. Plan to visit your nearest State Botanical Garden location today to see how you can make your home garden look its best.

Because what better introduction is there to EcoLOGICAL Gardening than to see it in practice at the UT Gardens and to attend the EcoLOGICAL Gardening Symposium?

Pre-registration is required and includes a light breakfast and box lunch. Check out https://tiny.utk.edu/ EcoLOGICALGardening to register.

Feel free to contact Whitney at the UT Gardens with questions (865-9744265 or wwelch@tennessee.edu ).

Registration is limited. If you would like to attend to push your late winter blues away, sign up today!

Speakers: Kelly Smith Trimble

Kelly Smith Trimble is an author, editor, writer, and gardener living in Knoxville, Tennessee. Her book Vegetable Gardening Wisdom, a collection of seasonal advice and inspiration for edible gardeners, was released in April 2019 by Storey Publishing.

Kelly is currently the senior editorial director for HGTV, where she answers vegetable gardening questions in a social video series called Dig It, with more than a million views collectively. She has also been a writer and editor for Southern Living, the National Park Foundation, Lowe’s, and Bonnie Plants. Kelly holds a B.A. in English with Concentration in Environmental Studies from Sewanee: The University of the South, and an M.S. in Environmental Studies with an emphasis in Writing and Communications from Green Mountain College. Kelly also completed her master gardener training in Alabama in 2011. She’s currently working on her second book about gardening, due out in early 2023 with Storey Publishing.

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Carol Reese

Carol Reese is a retired UT Extension Horticulture Specialist. She is a nationallyknown speaker, blending equal parts gardening knowledge, natural lore, and quirky humor. Carol is the gardening and nature columnist for several newspapers, as well as a contributor to several gardening magazines. She was the Q&A columnist for Horticulture Magazine for several years.

Her B.S. and M.S. in Horticulture are from Mississippi State University, and she could also add her Ph.D. if she “had ever written that damn dissertation!” While there, she taught classes in Plant Materials, and cotaught Landscape Design for non-LA majors alongside a “real” landscape architect.

She attributes her love of horticulture to being raised on a farm by generations of plant nuts, including a grandfather who dynamited his garden spot each spring to “break up his hard pan”. Carol’s very personal appreciation of natural lore is at least partially a result of her near daily rambles through the wild areas near her home with her motley collection of mutts, also known as the strong-willed breed of “Amalgamations.”

Andy Pulte Andy grew up in the nursery industry in Grand Island, Nebraska. He received his Ph.D. in plant sciences from the University of Tennessee, where he is now on the faculty in the same department. His current responsibilities include teaching

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Jessica Walliser Horticulturist Jessica Walliser co-hosted The Organic Gardeners, an award-winning program on KDKA Radio in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, for 15 years. She is the Editorial Director for The Quarto Publishing Group's garden imprint, Cool Springs Press, and a former contributing editor for Organic Gardening magazine. Jessica is the author of seven gardening books, including the Amazon best-seller Good Bug, Bad Bug: Who’s Who, What They Do, and How to Manage Them Organically and her newest book, Plant Partners: Sciencebased Companion Planting Strategies for the Vegetable Garden which earned a prestigious 2021 American Horticultural Society Book Award. She is also a cofounder of the popular gardening website SavvyGardening.com. Her two weekly gardening columns for the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review were enjoyed by readers for over twelve years. Jessica's fourth book, Attracting Beneficial Bugs to the Garden: A Natural Approach to Pest Control, was awarded the American Horticultural Society's 2014 Book Award. The former owner of a 25-acre organic market farm, Jessica received her degree in ornamental horticulture from The Pennsylvania State University. She’s taught a diverse array of gardening topics for over 25 years.

and advising, and he also coordinates UT’s plant sciences undergraduate program.

Additionally, he speaks regularly to diverse groups and travels extensively to feed his passion for people and plants. Over his career, he has contributed to a variety of gardening publications and hosted a gardening radio show. He is also an internationally certified arborist. Andy gardens in a residential community north of Knoxville. He seeks out unusual plants for his home garden that inspire questions from those who visit. He and his wife, Beccy, have two outdoor-loving young boys who are always looking for their next adventure.

Guide to the Trees, Shrubs, and Woody Vines of Tennessee

Mike Ross Mike Ross is an assistant professor in the University of Tennessee Department of Plant Sciences’ Sustainable Landscape Design concentration and in the School of Landscape Architecture. Originally trained as an organismal biologist and evolutionary ecologist Mike translates ecological systems and relationships into design and management strategies, particularly in management applications of time and systems interaction as design. Prior to his studies in landscape architecture Mike served as an environmental systems teacher and school administrator for a largely underserved student population. This experience continues to shape his approach to design, equity, and inclusion. With over 15 years’ experience in design, restoration ecology, consultancy, and landscape management Mike’s research focuses on the intersection of ecology and urbanism with emphasis on ecological justice, ecosystem services, green infrastructure, and biodiversity in design at a variety of scales.

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Guide to the Vascular Plants of Tennessee Gardening with the Native Plants of Tennessee

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