G is for Growing & Gardening in Greensboro

At the Greensboro Farmer's Market on Sandy Ridge, one vendor sells carnivorous plants native to North Carolina. As the habitat, mostly bogs and wet savannas, gets destroyed, carnivorous plants are threatened. We rely on responsible growers like the man at the Farmer's' Market to raise awareness for and to provide a legal supply of these plants. See a nice series of photos of North Carolina's carnivorous plants from Duke University here. If you want some fun, watch this YouTube video on the ultimate in carnivorous plants in "Little Shop of Horrors"!!!

G is our big week on ABC Wednesday as G  is for GREENSBORO and GUILFORD County where Gardening and Growing are passions for many of us. Additionally, September's theme for City Daily Photo is open air markets so, we've double dipped and found this photo of from Sandy Ridge. 

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Comments

[EG Wow]

How sad the indigenous carnivorous plants are being threatened!

[Bill B]

A worthwhile endeavor. I hope he's successful.

[Ann]

What a clever idea. And what a clever idea to use the G words....Growing, Gardening, Greensboro in Guilford County.

[RuneE]

Carnivorous plant in my living room? Hmmmm....

[Linda]

A grand use of G —

Looks like a fascinating gardening market.

Linda
ABC Wednesday Team

[Halcyon]

Those are some interesting plants, to say the least! Do you have any in your garden? If they'll keep the mosquitos away, I'll plant some tonight!

[Tumblewords]

Colorful photo!! Very nice...

[Roger Green]

the greens of Greensboro!

like it.

ROG, ABC Wednesday team

[John]

Now that's plants to be interested in. My G is a poem saying goodbye. http://meawriter.wordpress.com/2008/11/05/saying-goodbye. Thank you if you nominated me for the blog of note award last week. Hope your week goes well

[Helen McCauslin]

A glorious parade of G's from Greenboro -- I am grateful for those who will save our glorious plants!
HelenMac
ABC team