Author: Laura Lee Rose

This Month in Your Garden – November 2022

Nov 1, 2022 | In the Garden

Coastal Region- Laura Lee Rose Continue with the gardening chores you didn’t finish last month. It is still an excellent time to plant woody trees and shrubs. Plant ones grown in small containers...

This Month in Your Garden – October 2022

Oct 3, 2022 | In the Garden

Coastal Region – Laura Lee Rose October is a wonderful gardening month in the Lowcountry. As the days get shorter and cooler, the garden centers begin to fill with favorite annuals,...

This Month in Your Garden- July 2022

Jul 5, 2022 | In the Garden

Coastal – Laura Lee Rose Check rain gauges and run sprinklers as needed to keep grass healthy and green. One inch of irrigation can be added weekly if there isn’t sufficient rainfall. Look for any...

April Fruits and Flowers

Apr 18, 2022 | In the Garden

April is such a great time of year to garden in South Carolina. It’s hard to have favorite flowers or shrubs because there are so many from which to choose. This month, flowering shrubs really take...

Too Much Turf?  Think About A Meadow Garden

Mar 22, 2022 | In the Garden

Turfgrass is the largest or one of the largest crops in America, and you can’t eat it or wear it.  In addition, it requires water, fertilizer, and a tremendous amount of energy to maintain.  Given...

Fall and Winter Vegetables

Sep 9, 2021 | In the Garden

Gardening in the winter is somewhat challenging but doable. Many of the greens, some of the root vegetables, and herbs can be planted in the fall and will grow through the winter months. The saying...

Sweetpotatoes

Apr 26, 2021 | In the Garden

Sweetpotatoes, any way you serve them, are yummy and very nutritious. They are one thing that you can plant in the garden from April until the first of July, so you still have time to get them in...

Woodland Garden

Apr 15, 2021 | In the Garden

A woodland garden can be a peaceful place- quiet and dappled with lots of shades of green. In the heat of the summer, it can be a respite, and in the winter, a place to plan and enjoy the bare limbs...

What Is An Invasive Plant, And Why Should We Care?

Mar 18, 2021 | In the Garden

When non-native or exotic invasive plants are introduced to an area and have no natural predators, they can displace native species. Many of these were intentionally brought to southeastern North...

Rx for Cold Damaged Plants

Dec 17, 2020 | In the Garden

As temperatures dip down to freezing and below freezing, plants that are not acclimated will die back to the ground or ultimately die. Most tropical plants do not like drafts and thermometer...

Life Along the Salt Marsh: Protecting Tidal Creeks with Vegetative Buffers

Nov 23, 2013 | Water

Discover how plant buffers protect waterways and support coastal ecosystems.