The North Carolina Set
Three printable North Carolina editions in one purchase — the twelve-month journal, the native plants reference and the stargazing guide — for less than the three cost apart.
- Three printable North Carolina editions, in one checkout instead of three
- Twelve undated North Carolina month pages to write the year down in
- The North Carolina native plants reference, with bloom windows and zone timing
- The North Carolina night sky guide — dark places and the year's meteor calendar
$29.00one-time$33.98 bought separately
Instant download · yours to keep, with no account and no renewal · full refund within 30 days
A look inside
What the North Carolina pages actually look like
From the North Carolina editions
Some of what is actually in the set
The North Carolina Nature Journal
Each North Carolina month page carries that month's reference side — the blooms, trees and butterflies North Carolina actually has then. Names you will meet in it:
- Bloodroot
- Flame Azalea
- Catawba Rhododendron
- Venus Flytrap
- Cardinal Flower
- New England Aster
- Longleaf Pine
- Flowering Dogwood
- Sugar Maple
- Eastern Redbud
- Bald Cypress
- Catawba Rhododendron
- Monarch
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
- Gulf Fritillary
- Zebra Swallowtail
- Palamedes Swallowtail
- Mourning Cloak
Native Plants of North Carolina
60 native species are profiled for North Carolina, chosen for hardiness zones 6a–8b. A dozen of them:
- Purple Coneflower
- Black-Eyed Susan
- Butterfly Weed
- Common Milkweed
- Swamp Milkweed
- Wild Bergamot
- Scarlet Beebalm
- New England Aster
- Showy Goldenrod
- Stiff Goldenrod
- Wild Columbine
- Cardinal Flower
The Night Sky over North Carolina
Every dark-sky place the North Carolina edition sends you to, and every meteor shower it tracks through the year:
- Great Smoky Mountains National Park (North Carolina side)
- Mount Mitchell State Park
- Nantahala National Forest
- Cape Hatteras National Seashore and the Outer Banks
- Uwharrie National Forest
- Quadrantids
- Lyrids
- Eta Aquariids
- Southern Delta Aquariids
- Perseids
- Draconids
- Orionids
- Southern Taurids
- Northern Taurids
- Leonids
- Geminids
- Ursids
How the North Carolina year breaks down
Counted, not claimed
Across the twelve North Carolina month pages the reference side draws on 6 wildflowers, 6 trees, 6 butterflies and 7 things coming into season locally.
Something in the North Carolina list is in bloom from March through October, and June is the peak — 27 of the 60 species are flowering then.
19 of them are caterpillar host plants and 19 support specialist bees — the ones that do the most work in North Carolina yards.
On the 2027 numbers the standout for North Carolina is the Quadrantids — about 120 an hour at its peak with the moon only 18% lit, best after midnight into dawn.
The Geminids, by contrast, peak against a 100%-lit moon that year — the kind of night the guide tells you to skip rather than let you find out at 2am.
The calendar runs every major shower of the year — 12 of them — with the moon's brightness worked out for each peak, so North Carolina knows which nights are worth the drive.
In the box
Exactly what you receive
| The North Carolina Nature Journal | 15 pages — twelve month pages plus covers and how-to |
|---|---|
| Native Plants of North Carolina | 10 pages — the species table, bloom windows and planting calendar |
| The Night Sky over North Carolina | 8 pages — the meteor calendar, dark-sky places and seasonal targets |
| Pages in all | 33, across 3 North Carolina files |
| What you save | $4.98 — $33.98 bought apart, $29.00 bought together |
| Format | PDF, laid out for both Letter and A4 |
| Delivery | An instant download link, plus a link you can re-open for 72 hours |
| Access | Yours to keep — no expiry, no account, no subscription |
| Refunds | Full refund within 30 days, no questions |
How it works
From checkout to the field
Buy it
Checkout takes a card and an email address — no account to create.
Open it straight away
The download link appears immediately and the North Carolina files are yours to keep.
Use it through the year
Print the North Carolina pages you want and take them outside; they are laid out with room to write on as the season moves.
The set, or the pieces
Both are honest ways to buy the North Carolina editions
| One at a time | The North Carolina Set | |
|---|---|---|
| What you get | Whichever single North Carolina edition you pick | All three, together |
| Checkouts | One for each — there is no cart here | One, for the whole North Carolina set |
| What it costs | $33.98 for the three apart | $29.00, saving $4.98 |
| If you only want one | Buy it on its own; every North Carolina edition is sold separately | The set is only worth it if all of it is new to you |
Before you buy
Who this is for
Made for
- Someone starting from nothing who wants the North Carolina basics in one go
- Gardeners in North Carolina who also go out after dark
- Anyone giving the whole North Carolina set rather than a single file
Not for
- Anyone who already owns one of the three North Carolina editions in it — buy the rest singly instead
- Anyone who wants the North Carolina Nature Year; that is the bigger book, sold on its own page
Everything here describes typical timing across North Carolina, drawn from long-run records — weather, elevation and how close you are to water all move the real dates around. So the North Carolina pages say "usually early May" and never "May 4th", which is not hedging but the most the data can honestly carry.
Questions
Before you decide
What exactly is in the North Carolina set?
Three things, sold separately elsewhere on the site: The North Carolina Nature Journal, Native Plants of North Carolina and The Night Sky over North Carolina. You get every file each of them contains.
What if I already own one of these North Carolina editions?
Then buy the others on their own — the North Carolina set only saves money if all of it is new to you, and we would rather say so than take $29.00 for a file you already have.
Is this cheaper than buying the North Carolina editions one at a time?
Yes — $29.00 rather than $33.98, a saving of $4.98. There is no cart here, so buying them apart also means checking out 3 separate times.
Do the North Carolina files arrive together?
They arrive as one download list on one page — 3 files in all for North Carolina, each downloadable on its own, and the link re-opens for 72 hours.
How accurate is the timing for North Carolina?
It describes typical timing across North Carolina drawn from long-run records, and because weather, elevation and habitat move real North Carolina dates around it says "usually early May" rather than "May 4th".
Is it worth paying when the North Carolina pages here are free?
The free North Carolina pages are the month you are in; these are the North Carolina editions around them — planned before the year arrives, and printable, so you are not holding a screen in the garden.
Will it work for my part of North Carolina, or just the big cities?
It is written at state resolution — North Carolina as a whole, with regional notes where North Carolina genuinely differs end to end, and nothing behind it is recorded finely enough to honestly promise more than that.
What format is the North Carolina edition, and can I print it?
A PDF laid out for both Letter and A4, one page per sheet — printing it is the point, since the North Carolina pages are made to be carried outside.
What if the North Carolina set is not what I expected?
Email hello@birchcompass.com within 30 days for a full refund on the North Carolina edition, and keep the files either way — asking for them back would be theatre.
Everything in this set is also sold on its own — The North Carolina Nature Journal, Native Plants of North Carolina and The Night Sky over North Carolina — and the free North Carolina pages cover this month either way.
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