A thicket of smooth sumac retained some of its berries in January, though most of them were gone. Smooth sumac is well known for its brilliant red fall foliage and its deep red berries. Smooth and ...

Step into the forest with me, dear traveler. I am the princess of these berry-bright woods, and I must tell you a secret woven through every branch and blossom. Foraging for wild berries is one of ...

As I was painfully making my way out of the Rowan County Tax Office in Salisbury last week, I spotted a colorful grape-like fruit on a vine, cascading over the entryway shrubs. The vine is a porcelain ...