Category: How Does Your Garden Grow?

If you can get beyond the two-and-a-half inch high expanse of meticulously maintained lawn; if you...

Spring: My move down here from the north was in the spring, and the first thing I noticed was that...

After missing two summers of Lunch and Learn classes due to Covid, the Lowcountry Master Gardener...

There are so many surprises in my yard in late August and September. Swamp milk weed plants are...

Most of the gardens in my life – the private gardens, the gardens of friends and relatives – have...

It has happened so gradually that we’ve barely noticed their departure.  It would be a safe bet to...

So, you want to have a beautiful garden in the Lowcountry?  Here are some tips from someone who...

Despite occasional days of unsuitable weather, this spring and the opening of summer have offered...

Of all the bugs that bite down here, I’ve been bitten by the Dahlia bug.  They don’t do any harm,...

Want to show off a plant or design a garden space?  There are tools to help you.  Once you know...

Every now and then, I will gather my energy and wander out past the trash heaps/discard piles of...

This saying is attributed to the author, Gertrude Stein, and I’ve never really understood why it...

This is such a great time of year to garden in the Lower South. It’s hard to have favorite...

There’s still no sign of the first green sprigs on the pecan trees here at the farm. Yes, I know...

We’re lucky to live in a climate that allows us to grow stuff year ‘round.  We can harvest two...

The general definition of a native plant is one that was here before European colonization. We...

By Will Balk, Jr.  Maybe the ice-storm photo here? Winter is barely one-third gone, and the past...

I don’t know how our editor, Margaret Evans, does it. I’ve only been doing this column for a...

By Laura Lee Rose   When you start a journey there is always the first step. Then there are...

Well, this certainly doesn’t seem right: November 11 is the beginning of the 2020 Masters...