Make way for seedlings
After the Christmas cookies have all been devoured, the decorations neatly packed away and the pine needles have been vacuumed up, it’s time to start thinking about getting ready for the spring...
View ArticleShow your love with rose bushes instead of store-bought stems
make a quick stop at the local garden center (likely to be much less crowded than the florist) and pick out a beautiful rose bush or two for your sweetheart.
View ArticleGear garden up for spring
It’s time to spring forward on our clocks and time to spring forward in getting ready for the planting season.
View ArticleHummingbirds attracted to orange, red
While there are more than 300 species of hummingbirds, the only type that are likely to live in South Carolina are ruby-throated hummingbirds.
View ArticleAnything Grows: Gardening on a budget, some natural solutions
Throwing more money at something doesn’t necessarily make it better. There are sometimes better ways to do things for much less if you’ll only put on your thinking cap and open your mind to the...
View ArticleNatural recipes for garden success
Taking good care of your garden and keeping pests at bay doesn’t have to mean pouring a science experiment of chemicals over them.
View ArticleThe shady world of gardening
While shade is a hot commodity in the summer, it often gets overlooked by gardeners who focus their time on beautiful sun-loving flowers and vegetables.
View ArticleA nose for gardening adds fragrance to your yard
If you choose the right plants, a gentle breeze will stop you in your tracks and have you inhaling deeply to bask in the sweet scent.
View ArticleTuck in your garden for winter
The holidays are creeping up faster than the price of peanut butter.
View ArticleWhat the gardener in your life really wants for Christmas
I’m convinced that gardeners must be among the easiest folks to buy gifts for.
View ArticleTime to prune the roses, other garden trees
There seems to be a bit of mystique surrounding the age-old question of when to prune. The short answer is to prune summer-flowering trees and shrubs in the spring and prune spring-flowering trees and...
View ArticleTime to begin thinking about spring planting
Right about now I feel like we’re experiencing the winter that never was.
View ArticleAnything Grows: Can't see the garden for the weeds
Weeds will take over the whole yard if you don't start getting them under control now, and then keep up with them.
View ArticleAnything Grows: Nothing like a home-grown tomato
A happy tomato plant is a prolific tomato plant, and that makes everyone happy.
View ArticleGet the kids in the garden for summer fun
Some innovative ideas to keep kids away from the TV and avoid summer ennui
View ArticleWet July had its perks, but left some gardens looking like jungles
Lush green grass in August? The wet July has its perks, but alas, with the good also comes some bad.
View ArticleFall garden needs care just as much as the spring one
Fall is officially here, breathing out a breath of deliciously pleasant cooler weather.
View ArticleAnything Grows: Warm winter brings early spring fever
I had been hoping we would get a good snow before the arrival of spring.
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