Category: In the Garden

Spring Flower Arrangements

Mar 28, 2024 | In the Garden

One of the many joys of living in South Carolina is our climate. If a landscaped yard is properly designed, you can have flowers blooming year-round. With the arrival of spring, I enjoy gathering...

Question of the Week – Shothole borer

Mar 27, 2024 | In the Garden

What caused the damage found on a dead branch of this peach tree? This damage was caused by a shothole borer. Shothole borers typically find a way into the wood through damage initially caused by...

SC Fruit and Vegetable Field Report – March 25, 2024

Mar 26, 2024 | In the Garden

Our recent Question of the Week post about the latrine from the War of 1812 received a lot of attention over the last week. Here is an article from the Charlotte Observer that provides a little more...

The Aliens Are Coming

Mar 25, 2024 | In the Garden

Every 13 years, a big event happens: the mass emergence of the longest-living insect in the United States – the periodical cicada. They last appeared in South Carolina in 2011. Unlike the annual...

Too Hot to Handle – My Review of Spicy Bird Seed

Mar 21, 2024 | In the Garden, Wildlife

If you have bird feeders in your yard, you have probably waged war against squirrels. I know whenever I put up bird feeders in my backyard, the squirrels that frequented my yard certainly put on...

Question of the Week – War of 1812 Artifact

Mar 20, 2024 | In the Garden

What is this? It was found while subsoiling a field on John’s Island in Charleston recently. Sidi Limehouse was bottom plowing a field at the end of Johns Island a few weeks ago when he hit...

SC Fruit and Vegetable Field Report – March 18, 2024

Mar 19, 2024 | In the Garden

We have lots of meetings coming up over the next few months, so be sure to keep a close eye on the Upcoming Events tab so you don’t miss anything. Also, check out the latest episode of the SC Grower...

Sweet Alyssum

Mar 18, 2024 | In the Garden

The fragrant blooms of sweet alyssum (Lobularia maritima) give this flower its name. This cool-season annual is known for its profusion of white flowers. There are also lavender, pink, and purple...

Sharing Nature with Children: Native Bees

Mar 14, 2024 | In the Garden

Many children in my programs at the South Carolina Botanical Garden know an enormous amount about non-native honeybees. However, they are astonished to discover the vast diversity of native bees and...

Question of the Week – Thrips

Mar 13, 2024 | In the Garden

What is the tiny critter on the petal of this strawberry bloom? This picture shows a tobacco thrips (reduced wing form) crawling out of a strawberry flower at Clemson’s Coastal REC in Charleston....

SC Fruit and Vegetable Field Report – 3/11/24

Mar 12, 2024 | In the Garden

We have lots of meetings coming up over the next few months, so be sure to keep a close eye on the Upcoming Events tab so you don’t miss anything. Coming up this week, we have the Upstate Apple...

Maidenhair Fern

Mar 7, 2024 | In the Garden

Ferns are one of the most versatile plants to add texture and softness to a shade garden. Northern (Adiantum pedatum) and Southern (Adiantum capillus-veneris) maidenhair ferns are native to the...