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Preserving your Bounty

November 1, 2011

By William Thrift Despite the summer heat, you’ve done all the right things.  You weeded.  You fertilized.  You discouraged (or killed) pests.  You dragged out the hose and soaked everything before the temperature reached triple digits.  Then your happy plants rewarded you with fruits and veggies.  You ate all you could.  You gave away sacks [...]

Planting Points: The Living Wreath

November 22, 2010

By William Thrift  |  Photography by Lisa Willson Masterful Demonstration by Rebekah Cline It wasn’t easy trying to imagine a crisp winter day when Rebekah Cline of Rebekah’s Garden demonstrated the art of planting a wreath. On a typical September Saturday in Columbia, the air was still, the humidity was up, and the temperature hovered [...]

Planting Points for Autumn

September 14, 2010

By William Thrift Photography by Lisa Willson Special Thanks to Rebekah Cline at Rebekah’s Garden, Rob and Josh at Case Plants, and Joan Binns of the South Carolina Midlands Master Gardeners Association. Just because the air’s getting chillier, it doesn’t mean that a gardener’s work is over for the year.  While many people trade their [...]