If you’ve spent any real time in the North Carolina woods—not just a Sunday drive through the National Forest—then you know black bear are part…
Outdoors
21 Mar 2025
Bradford Pear
I stirred up quite the ruckus over on X by voicing my unfiltered hatred for the Bradford Pear. The post blew up, and—unsurprisingly—most folks were right there…
14 Nov 2024
American Persimmon
After being warned, have you ever gone ahead and done something anyway? Oh, absolutely—I've lost count of how many times! The latest instance involved sampling…
26 Oct 2024
Venus Flytrap
Meet Nibbles. Nibbles is Belle's Venus flytrap. He is her fourth in the last four years - and the only one to survive two full…
Hey there! I’m Cassie Clark, a Carolina girl who grew up in two towns on opposite sides of North Carolina. My family has lived here for 8 generations, so my love for my home state is something I got honest. I’m passionate about sharing all the things that make North Carolina living so sweet – the history, the great outdoors, the culture, and the laidback lifestyle. That’s what Where the Dogwood Blooms is all about. It’s my love song to life in the Old North State; an ode to sunshine & hurricanes.
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