Making It Grow Minutes

The black locust tree: a hardy multitasker

Black locust fence posts

Gathering black locust tree blossoms

The strength of black locust wood

Black locust trees

When to use the "cut stump" method of controlling invasive wisteria

Swamp wisteria

Wisteria's dark side

The destructive nature of wisteria

You say "wisteria," Amanda says "wistaria"

Swamp jessamine

A warning about yellow jessamine

Poor man's rope

Yellow jessamine wins this year's footrace with Asian azaleas

Yellow jessamine: South Carolina's state flower

Managing dandelion growth

Dandelions and nutrition

The competitive yet beneficial nature of dandelions

Dandelions: the world's golden globetrotters

The variety of greens

The sad history of sea turtles

One call can save a sea turtle's life

Caring for South Carolina's sea turtle population

Keeping South Carolina's waterways debris-free

Helping sea turtles in distress

How sycamores support wildlife

Creative uses of sycamore hollows

Sycamores: not ideal for landscaping

Buttonwood

Sycamore trees, the contemporaries of dinosaurs

Heirloom Ornaments

Candlelit Christmas trees

Fun at the Christmas tree farm

A tasteful tabletop Christmas tree

Putting up the Christmas tree

Cedar apple rust

Eastern red cedars and juniper berries

Building with eastern red cedar

An eastern red cedar for Christmas

The protective properties of eastern red cedar

Bat guano

Is that bottle of tequila bat-friendly? Check the label.

Bats as pollinators

Bats in South Carolina

October is Bat Month

Storing chlorophyll

Chlorophyll: an expensive molecule for plants to make

Tapping trees

Vermont: a leaf-peeper's paradise

Chasing Autumn: where and when to witness South Carolina's vibrant fall foliage