Common Violets, a Beautiful Treasure
If your garden is anything like mine at this time of year, it is peppered with these beautiful little treasures: common violets (Viola sororia). These blue, purple, and sometimes almost white, small...
Tag: Spring Landscape
A Bouquet of Sunshine
Most of my childhood recollections involve plants, dogs, and being constantly outdoors on the family farm and the Saluda River. This time of year, when my landscape is full of blooming daffodils, I...
WANTED: Elaeagnus – Dead, Not Alive
While walking in the South Carolina Botanical Garden, I came across a substantial pile of Elaeagnus recently cut from our woods. My eye was caught by the silvery underside of the leaves flashing in...
Shamrocks and St. Patrick’s Day
If you visit your favorite garden center in late February or early March, you’ll likely find shamrock plants to coincide with the St. Patrick’s Day holiday. The myths and folklore...
Now Is the Time to Put Out Hummingbird Feeders
The spring migration of ruby-throated hummingbirds from their tropical winter homes to South Carolina gardens is a highly anticipated event. These jeweled visitors usually arrive in mid-March;...
Grow a Cutting Garden
Growing a cutting garden is easy and useful for creating your own floral designs. Cutting gardens can be grown in rows like traditional vegetable gardens, in raised beds, or containers. Most...
Native Azaleas: Natural Color in the Shade Garden
Among the most beautiful of South Carolina’s native flowering shrubs are the native azaleas. Gardeners in all parts of the state can enjoy the spectacular flowers and delightful fragrance of many of...