Brie Arthur

It's Brie the Plant Lady here. Happy autumn everyone - even if it still feels like summer! Here in central North Carolina the equinox marks a change in light, but generally not a transition in temperatures. As the garden slowly transitions to a new ...

It's Brie the Plant Lady here. The “dog days” are winding down and while the current temperatures are making me sweat, I am dreaming of the crisp autumn days and delicious fall harvests ahead. It can feel counterintuitive to be growing broccoli in ...

Garden greetings everyone! It's Brie the Plant Lady checking in for a mid-summer update! If you are anything like me, one of your biggest summer tasks is keeping up with watering. Between heavy rainstorms and high heat, it can be hard to find a ...

Happy June everyone. It's Brie the Plant Lady, excited to share a blog about my passion: Foodscaping. This month, I want to share details on how you can inspire a foodscape revolution of your own - right in your yard and neighborhood! Before I get ...

Happy, HEALTHY spring everyone!  This is Brie the Plant Lady here to give you some guidance and hope for these very stressful and confusing times. In truth, when I started writing this blog, COVID-19 reality had not hit home. Now, six weeks in, life ...

Garden greetings my fellow plant lovers! I am Brie the Plant Lady - author, horticulturist and Soil³ enthusiast. This month I am pleased to share my favorite gardening books with you. From must-have classics such as Elizabeth Lawrence’s A Southern ...

Hi everyone, this is Brie the Plant Lady checking in with more professional advice about planting in Soil3 humus compost. Over the past few years I have gotten a lot of questions about how to plant in Soil3. This month, I hope to provide easy ...

Happy New Year, y’all from Brie the Plant Lady. It is officially a new year and a new decade! Have you set some new gardening resolutions? I am here to help you have the most successful, beautiful and delicious year in the garden. My goal for 2020 ...

Brie the Plant Lady here with some advice on how to protect your precious plants from grazing deer and other critters. This is an excerpt from her book, Gardening With Grains. Is it Deer-Proof? It’s the question on so many gardeners’ minds. If you ...

It’s Brie the Plant Lady here to share some fragrant gardening inspiration. In this article, I will share my favorite woody ornamental plants that provide delectable fragrance in southern gardens through-out the year. Ask me questions in the ...

Happy fall, y’all! It’s Brie the Plant Lady with a report card from my summer gardening experiments. It was a long, hot, sometimes dry season but my home foodscape thrived thanks to a few creative approaches to growing. My biggest success stories ...

The “dog days” are upon us and if you are anything like me you are ready to put the garden hose to bed! Hi y’all, its Brie the Plant Lady guest posting for Soil3. This month I am going to cover succulents! You know, those beautiful plants that don’t ...