By Richard Nordquist. Definition: The use of one object or action (a symbol) to represent or suggest something else. Broadly, the term symbolism may refer to symbolic meaning or the practice of investing things with a symbolic meaning. See also: 1  Metaphor.
Cultivated raspberries are classified as red, black, purple, or yellow. 1  Red raspberries are by far the most common type grown in the United States. 2  Purple raspberries are fairly disease- and insect-resistant, and show some promise for the mountain and piedmont regions of North Carolina. more information...
Spring Into N.C. Strawberry Season. The growing trend of pick-your-own strawberry patches in North Carolina can be summed up in two words: strawberry plasticulture. That statement comes from Barclay Poling, the interim executive director for the N.C. Strawberry Association.