Where The Dogwood Blooms

Garden

3.25.25

Pine Straw Mulch

We finally did it, y’all! We cleared out our garden space.

Outdoors

3.21.25 2

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 with me. But to my utter shock, not everyone was on the same page.

Legends

3.20.25 2

Raleigh Tavern

A few folks had some thoughts about my recent Blackbeard post. Some took issue with me “romanticizing” a pirate, while others grumbled that it wasn’t North Carolina-focused. That last one? Truly baffling—Blackbeard is the quintessential North Carolinian. But I digress.

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.