Dogwood
The flowering dogwood (Cornus florida) is the species most people think of when the word dogwood is mentioned. Although it is considered one of the favorite trees in the south, there are two other...
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Virginia sweetspire (Itea virginica) is one of the most brilliant shrubs of the fall garden. Native from New Jersey to eastern Texas, it thrives throughout South Carolina. While it thrives in moist...
Nov 11, 2019 | Fruits & Vegetables, Small Fruits
This popular small fruit bears plenty of berries that are delightful when eaten fresh, used in pies, muffins, or pancakes, or added as a fruit topping for breakfast cereals. Also, blueberry plants...
Downy serviceberry (Amelanchier arborea) is a deciduous, small tree or shrub in the rose family (Rosaceae) with a native habitat stretching from Maine to Iowa, south to northern Florida and...
Jan 29, 2018 | Flowers, Landscape, Landscaping
An easily grown annual native to South America, cleome (Cleome hassleriana synonym C. pungens, C. spinosa) is a favorite in Southern gardens. The delicate pink, rose, purple, white, or bicolor...
Jan 19, 2018 | Landscape, Landscaping
Around 40% of the flowering plants in North America require insect pollination for reproduction, though at the mention of the word “pollinator”, most people probably picture the European honey bee...
Apr 26, 2017 | Landscape, Landscaping, Shrubs, Water
Rain gardens are small-scale stormwater best management practices that protect water quality while also adding beauty to the landscape and providing wildlife habitat. Callicarpa americana, from the...
Mar 26, 2016 | Flowers, Landscape, Landscaping, Water
Rain gardens are becoming an increasingly popular option for gardeners who want to create an aesthetically pleasing garden that manages runoff, improves water quality, and provides wildlife habitat....
Feb 26, 2016 | Flowers, Landscape, Landscaping, Water
Rain gardens are functional, ornamental landscape features designed to protect downstream water quality. By capturing stormwater runoff and allowing it to soak into the ground, these gardens...
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