Solomon’s seal (Polygonatum biflorum), whose flowers grow in evenly spaced pairs below the stem, and false Solomon’s seal (Maianthemum racemosum), whose bloom erupts in a cluster at the end.

In the Smokies, wildflowers are out for most of the year - so volunteer Tom Harrington, 85, is too, reporting on the blooms ...

It’s wildflower season in the Great Smoky Mountains, and beneath the long morning shadows at Chestnut Tops Trail near Townsend, Tennessee, Tom Harrington is in his element. We’ve barely ...