Category: In the Garden

Bring nature indoors this holiday season. Discover how to use fresh greenery, berries, and natural elements to create a warm, festive pedestal centerpiece.

Explore why ginger shines in gingerbread and learn how to grow this flavorful tropical plant in South Carolina gardens and containers.

December brings slower plant growth and winter prep. Learn irrigation updates, planting tips, holiday plant care, and ways to add seasonal interest to your landscape.

Final 2025 Field Report: Dry weather, slow strawberry growth, brassica updates, and regional insights from Coastal, Midlands, and Pee Dee growers.

Discover the best herbs to grow in the fall across South Carolina. Get tips on planting, care, and seasonal harvesting.

Dry weather continues as growers manage irrigation, transplant blueberries, harvest greens, and monitor strawberries. Get the latest regional updates.

Meet the dew drop spider—tiny, silver, and full of surprises. Learn how to identify it and explore its unique behavior in larger spider webs.

Keep harvesting greens and herbs through December with simple techniques like row covers and cold frames suited for South Carolina’s mild winters.
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A practical guide for gardeners wanting to keep harvesting greens and herbs through December.

Discover how Saxmore Farms blends climate-smart farming with deep community involvement across Dorchester County.

Cold weather ended warm-season crops, but strawberries and brassicas are recovering as temperatures rise. See statewide fruit and vegetable updates.

Discover how to stop unwanted seedlings from regrowing with the cut stump herbicide method for trees, shrubs, and vines.

Bottlebrush buckeye is a showy native shrub for shade gardens. Discover its care needs, summer blooms, wildlife benefits, and best landscape uses.