The Water-Wise Yard: Bulletproof, Low-Care Native Plants for the WNC Summer
By Marge Farrington | Published 2026-05-29T17:19:46.984Z
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WNC -- May 29, 2026: Summer is officially here in Western North Carolina, but it arrives with a serious challenge. Despite a few welcome, scattered Memorial Day weekend showers that briefly knocked back the state's "Exceptional Drought" labels, the N.C. Drought Management Advisory Council confirms that the interior mountains remain locked in a stubborn, long-term Extreme Drought.
WNC -- May 29, 2026: Summer is officially here in Western North Carolina, but it arrives with a serious challenge. Despite a few welcome, scattered Memorial Day weekend showers that briefly knocked back the state's "Exceptional Drought" labels, the N.C. Drought Management Advisory Council confirms that the interior mountains remain locked in a stubborn, long-term Extreme Drought.With groundwater tables sitting near historic lows and local municipal water systems keeping a close eye on their sho