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• DON'T BE QUICK TO LEND A HELPING HAND

  A few years back, well maybe more than a few, I volunteered as a wildlife rehabilitator.  There are many kind-hearted, well meaning people in the gardening world.  One of the hardest things was to get people to do nothing, not to rescue.After working ha...

• WILDLIFE RESCUE

  DON'T BE QUICK TO LEND A HELPING HANDA few years back, well maybe more than a few, I volunteered as a wildlife rehabilitator.  There are many kind-hearted, well meaning people in the gardening world.  One of the hardest things was to get people to do no...

• THE BEST ROSE BUSH

  A new kind of rose has entered the garden and it is a Knock-Out.  This shrub rose is a wonder, a blooming machine that lives up to all of its hype.  Black spot on the leaves?  Try and find some.  Thrips chewing up flower buds?  They wouldn't dare.Hea...

• HUMMINGBIRDS

  HUMMINGBIRD CATS?Tubular flowers are the salvation for a tiny bird destined to eat just about every minute of the daylight hours in order to maintain enough energy for flight.  A feeder full of sugar water is a great help to the survival of these mini-bi...

• SUGAR SNAP PEAS

  SUGAR SNAP PEAS, A GARDEN FAVORITESome vegetables just naturally are better straight from the home garden.  Tomato and sweet corn are two.  The third is Sugar Snap Peas.  If you haven't grown this vegetable, you just don't know what you are missing.The...

• SILVER PERENNIALS FOR SUN

  If you are looking for the perfect annual or perennial for sun, one way to choose is by looking at the foliage.  Fleshy, felted, hairy, and silver leaves are made to order for dry sun.Most silver -leaved plants are adapted for growing in dry, sunny areas...

• PLANTS FOR SHADE

  Tiarellas, commonly known as foamflowers, have come a long way since our parents and grandparents grew them.  The flowers held above the foliage on tall, stiff stems are a bonus; the leaves cause a stir in the garden.  They are bred and hybridized to pr...

• APRIL COLD

  Have you had the late frosts and hard freezes we've experienced here in South Carolina?  The early, hardy flowers and shrubs, like the delphiniums, foxgloves, and azaleas weathered the cold without skipping a beat.  However, some of the more tender pere...

• BREATHLESS IN THE GARDEN

  Summer can take your breath away.  Oppressive heat and humidity keep us quick stepping from air-conditioned car to air-conditioned home.  Is there a magic plant that will stand up to heat, gardener neglect, small amounts of moisture, and then pelting ra...

• COMMUTING WITH NATURE

  There are two very easy vines for those of you who are commuting every day. These vines' blossoms will grab you coming and going. Plant them in a sunny spot at the base of a trellis, along a walk you take to your car or next to your garage.At sunup, as yo...

• THE SEEDING IS EASY

  The best way to determine when to plant your seeds indoors is by subtraction. From the frost-free date in your area, back up by the number of days it takes to raise your plants to the transplant stage. That's the date to plant indoors.Look up the vegetabl...

• THE WONDER OF IT ALL

  Aren't seeds a wonder? It is hard enough to imagine all the parts of an oak contained in an acorn, let alone all the flowers, stems, leaves, and roots of a petunia in a seed as tiny as a grain of sand. Yet, this miracle of life happens all of the time. Yo...

• GROWING TOMATOES

  I overheard a disturbing comment the other day.  A young person said they didn't like homegrown tomatoes; they were too mushy and strong flavored.  Are we raising a generation that thinks that supermarket tomatoes are what a tomato should be?  I shudde...