For one Newport woman, what started as simply gardening turned into a quest to conquer a world record. Vicki Swindell may be the new title holder of the world’s tallest okra plant. “Annie Okrey” is an ...

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Five things to do in the garden this week: Fruit crops. Bramble plants (blackberry and raspberry), like deciduous fruit trees ...

An eastern North Carolina woman has grown an okra plant that's now over 17 feet tall. While it’s not a magic beanstalk, the ...

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Swindell contacted Guinness World Records after discovering the current world record okra is 16 feet and 4 inches tall grown ...

Although Japanese spirea is a beautiful shrub, it is considered invasive in many U.S. states. Here are some beautiful, native ...