Recycle Your Oyster Shells
Oyster Roast season is here, and this is your reminder to recycle your oyster shells! Our friends at the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR) have organized a statewide oyster...
Category: Water
Maintaining Your Floating Wetland
Floating wetlands are buoyant platforms that allow plants to grow in water that is typically too deep for them. Plants can grow above the water level on the mat while their roots extend directly...
Backyard Wildlife Ponds
Water is essential to all life, including wildlife in the backyard. Creating a backyard pond can help attract wildlife and encourage them to visit more frequently. These mini wetlands are a great...
Shorescaping Freshwater Shorelines
Shorescapes South Carolina is blessed to have an abundance of water resources in the form of rivers, lakes, ponds, and estuaries, and many residents own properties that adjoin these beautiful...
Landscape Irrigation Management Part 5: Irrigation Time of Day
The best time of day to irrigate is the subject of some debate. One group suggests that early morning is the best time, while another group claims that afternoon is the best. Very few people...
Landscape Irrigation Management Part 4: Winter Irrigation & Winterizing
Winter Irrigation Winter landscape irrigation has long been considered an oxymoron in the Southeast. A good portion of South Carolina’s 48 to 52 inches of annual rainfall finds its way to Earth...
Landscape Irrigation Management Part 3: How Much Water?
Quite a bit of information about water use is known about agronomic crops such as tomatoes, cotton, and peaches. Most of this information was determined from research that compared crop yields (and...
Landscape Irrigation Management Part 2: Determining When to Irrigate
Irrigation mismanagement occurs simply because few people know when to begin irrigating. Some wait until plants begin to wilt before adding water, while others are convinced that watering frequently...
Landscape Irrigation Management Part 1: Water in the Landscape
Many in the Southeast view irrigation as a “quick fix” for problems encountered during a hot, dry summer. It is a simple way to get water to wilting plants and keep them alive until rainfall...
Maintaining Your Rain Garden
Rain gardens are shallow depression gardens designed and located to receive water runoff from a roof, driveway, or lawn. They work with nature to collect, filter and infiltrate runoff, while...
Be Septic Safe: How to Apply for a South Carolina Septic Permit
Septic systems play a vital role in the protection of South Carolina’s public health. Every home and business without access to public sewers must have a way to dispose of wastewater safely....
Repurposing Christmas Trees To Benefit Wildlife
After the holiday season, many residents are left wondering what can be done with their discarded “live” Christmas tree. There are several options to repurpose the trees to benefit wildlife, a yard,...