Deck the Hall and Fa La La
And why do we deck the hall with boughs of holly? Why are Poinsettias special to South Carolina?...
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Category: Lifestyle
LIFESTYLE
The Bodyguard
“Ignorance is the parent of fear.” –Melville Winston Churchill once talked about the truth having...
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Thanksgiving Horticultural History & The Three Sisters
The Pilgrims had no idea what they were getting into when they made their way across the Atlantic....
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Self-Reliance
Especially in these topsy turvy times, connecting with others of like mind from time to time is...
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Rosemary is For Remembrance: Wonderful Herbs for Your Garden
Herbs have all sorts of symbolic significance in past cultures. And I thought that they just...
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Looking Past Your Own Nose
“History will be kind to me, for I intend to write it.” – Winston Churchill The year: 1978. Dr....
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Garden Quirks – Good and Bad
I do not believe there is a person alive who does not have some sort of quirk or odd behavior. I...
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Garden Gaffes
You know that we must all learn from our mistakes. Well, I have made some doozies during my years...
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Journey to the Center
Though I’ve watched it only once – and that was at age 12 – my favorite adventure classic is Jules...
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Fabulous Fall Flowers
Up north, as fall approaches, melancholy comes with it as flowers begin to fade away and the cold...
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Schadenfreude
Schadenfreude is a German word meaning, pleasure derived by someone from another...
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Salvias – The Perfect Plant for Lowcountry Gardens
A plant that stands up to heat, humidity, and drought, has flowers that are long lasting, and is...
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No Mama Kitty, You Can’t Go Out There
Frank Morris, a hardened con with a history of prison breaks, is sent to serve the rest of his...
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Friday Fun at a Farm
Who in the world Is Jenks Farmer? When I moved here and took the Master Gardener class, I heard...
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Resurrection
Don’t let the title of this column lead you astray. One might assume it’s an Easter missive...
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Underused Plants That Deserve a Place in Our Gardens
A tip of my trowel to Carol Hyde at the Port Royal Farmer’s Market for suggesting this topic.The...
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History Lesson
One of the saddest lessons of history is this: If we’ve been bamboozled long enough, we tend to...
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Gardening for Well-being
Gardening has always been regarded as a hobby that provides health benefits. The physical act of...
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The Making of a Slave & The Key to Freedom
This article seeks to underscore genetic influences in relation to human mechanisms, based upon...
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Made in the Shade
What was the most popular plant in both the United States and Europe in the mid nineteenth...
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Hot Hot Hot!
Unless you’ve been living in a cave lately, you’re likely aware of the extreme heat Beaufort –...
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Celebrate with Catering by Debbi Covington
