This Month in Your Garden – April 2026
March gardening tips for South Carolina: what to plant, lawn care timing, irrigation checks, and regional updates from Coastal, Midlands, and Upstate experts.
Tag: Blogs
Earth Month Action Guide: Water-Smart Habits You Can Do This April
Celebrate Earth Month with easy water-smart habits. Reduce runoff, protect water quality, and conserve water in your South Carolina yard.
South Carolina Field Update (March 30, 2026): Dry Weather Persists as More Growers Begin Picking Strawberries
Dry weather continues across South Carolina, but strawberry harvest is beginning and crops are developing well. Growers should prepare for upcoming rain, manage spider mites, and stay on top of disease prevention as the season progresses.
March 30 Week 5 Garden Photos
For just a few short weeks, the forest floor comes alive with spring ephemerals in bloom. They remind us how beauty doesn’t have to last long to leave an impression. Nodding Trillium (Trillium...
Get Outside with Your Kids: Simple Ways to Reduce Screen Time and Boost Outdoor Play
Learn how to get kids outside more with SMART goals, simple habits, and the 1000 Hours Outside challenge.
The Art of Floriography: Designing Wedding Flowers with Meaning
Discover the meaning behind wedding flowers and colors, and how to design a bouquet that reflects love, tradition, and symbolism.
South Carolina Field Update (March 23, 2026): Cold Damage Being Assessed as Strawberry Harvest Begins
Cold damage is being assessed across SC as strawberry harvest begins. See regional updates and key grower tips for this week.
Palmetto Tortoise Beetles: Masters of Camouflage
Another look at the palmetto tortoise bettle larvae on a palm.
Palmetto Tortoise Beetle larvae – Hemisphaerota cyanea by Judy Gallagher Flickr CC BY 2.0 January 14, 2020
March 23 Week 4 Garden Photos
Evergreen magnolias add a quiet sense of understated permanence and beauty to the garden landscape. Red Lotus Hybrid Magnolia (Magnolia yuyuanensis x insignis) Barbara H. Smith, ©2025 HGIC, Clemson...
National Nutrition Month: Practicing Recipes and Food Safety
Celebrate National Nutrition Month with a nutritious pancake recipe and learn key food safety steps to keep meals healthy and safe.
Why Pine Pollen Covers Everything in Spring (The “Pollening” in the South)
Why does pine pollen cover everything each spring? Learn how pine trees produce and disperse pollen and seeds across the South.
South Carolina Field Update (March 16, 2025): Developing Strawberries at Risk of Frost Injury
Cold nights may threaten blooming strawberries and blueberries across South Carolina. Growers should prepare freeze protection and scout for mites and disease.