South Carolina September garden guide: fall planting, lawn care, pollinator flowers, pest control, and perennial maintenance tips.| Home & Garden Information Center
Fall crops are thriving across SC. Read the Sept. 2 Field Report for harvest updates, pest alerts, and grower resources.| Home & Garden Information Center
Fall is the best time to prepare for shoreline livestake propagation. Learn species selection, harvesting tips, and storage methods for success. The post Fall Preparation for Free Shoreline Propagation appeared first on Home & Garden Information Center.| Home & Garden Information Center
Learn how two-spotted scoliid wasps help control Japanese beetles while pollinating flowers—valuable, gentle allies in your lawn and garden. The post Two-Spotted Scoliid Wasp: A Gentle and Valuable Garden Visitor appeared first on Home & Garden Information Center.| Home & Garden Information Center
Weekly SC Field Report: Rains delay crops, pests and diseases on the rise, and harvest updates across all regions. The post South Carolina Fruit & Vegetable Field Report – August 25, 2025 appeared first on Home & Garden Information Center.| Home & Garden Information Center
Find out when to plant spinach for a fall harvest and how to care for your spinach for an abundant harvest!| The Kitchen Garten
Don't let fall leaves go to waste! Learn how to use fall leaves in the garden as mulch or soil covering for your row garden or raised bed. The post How to Use Fall Leaves as Mulch in the Garden appeared first on The Kitchen Garten.| The Kitchen Garten
Learn how to grow pineapple sage, salvia elegans, at home! This beautiful herb produces bright red blooms sure to bring joy to any garden. The post How to Grow Pineapple Sage (Salvia Elegans) appeared first on The Kitchen Garten.| The Kitchen Garten
It’s that time of year again when Amazon runs two days of amazing deals. These deals are good for all Amazon Prime members. Not a member yet? You should definitely … The post Gardening and Kitchen Amazon Prime Day Deals 2025 appeared first on The Kitchen Garten.| The Kitchen Garten
The best fertilizer for peppers for maximum fruit production. From homemade compost to store-bought, there's something for every gardener. The post Best Fertilizer for Peppers – How to Maximize Production appeared first on The Kitchen Garten.| The Kitchen Garten
Learn how to apply fertilizer to a vegetable garden for an abundant harvest! Protect plants but feed the soil with granular or liquid food. The post How to Apply Fertilizer to a Vegetable Garden appeared first on The Kitchen Garten.| The Kitchen Garten
Find out what vegetables to grow in the summer garden. From corn and squash to beans and eggplant, there is so much to grow in the garden!| The Kitchen Garten
A REMINDER THAT COMMUNICATION CAN BE TRICKY Thanks to Marie I learned about a TV series called Astrid. It’s a drama about a woman [Astrid] with Asperger’s syndrome who works for the police in their library. She loves puzzles, remembers everything, and helps the police solve crimes. The series does a good job of presenting … Continue reading The One About An Empathetic Chatbot, A Crazy Quilt Garden, & An August Blogging Break| THE SPECTACLED BEAN
Ease out of flu season with the power of herbs. Discover which immune-boosting herbs to stock up on, plus tips on how to store and use them effectively.| Food & Home Magazine
Nothing says Summer like a cutting garden! Here at Parterre where green reigns supreme…cool, always in good taste, soothing to the eye, and supportive of the design tenets of a…| Private Newport
The Newport Flower Show at the end of June always signals that the “Summer Season” has begun (though the earlier weeks of the month can make one wonder). And here…| Private Newport
Build charming window boxes from fence boards with this easy DIY guide! Step-by-step instructions for beautiful, affordable planters. Update: We have had our planter boxes on our home for two years and they are holding up great! This summer I will add another coat of the stain I originally used for a fresh look. Looking to add some curb... The post Build Your Own Charming Window Boxes with Fence Boards appeared first on Reinvented Delaware.| Reinvented Delaware
Today, the Newport Flower Show opens officially at Rosecliff! The three days in this idyllic oceanside setting are a much-anticipated event on the summer calendar… June 20th to 22nd, 2025.| Private Newport
This recent trip to England reminded me of the ever-so-true saying…”So many gardens, so little time.” And how very happy I am that I opted for a new part of England (rather than returning to the Cotswold area), the Peaks in Derbyshire. Three hours north of London on the way to Yorkshire, it is famous as the site of the centuries-old stately home, Chatsworth, where we spent 2 1/2 days. But venturing beyond Derbyshire introduced us to Biddulph Grange, Haddon Hall, Melbourne Hall, and Reni...| Private Newport
While only two centuries old, Biddulph Grange in Staffordshire, England was a horticultural wonder of its time, benefiting from the exciting possibility of global plant exploration in the mid-19th century. James Bateman, on whose family property the grounds were developed, belonged to a coterie of men, and women, who shared interests in botany, zoology, horticulture, geology, and plant science: Nathaniel Ward, designer of the Wardian case, a large wood and glass “terrarium” that made it p...| Private Newport
Learn how to treat your yard for mosquitoes with techniques from Mosquito Authority. Eliminate breeding grounds, use repellents, and stay bite-free| Mosquito Authority
How to Grow an Italian Backyard Garden. I could live on pasta, from spaghetti and meatballs to manicotti and lasagna! Just close your eyes and imagine that first bite of your favorite Italian dish. Now imagine that you made that with fresh organic vegetables and herbs right from your own garden. Can you taste the ... Read More about Do You Love Pasta? Here’s How to Plant an Italian Garden The post Do You Love Pasta? Here’s How to Plant an Italian Garden appeared first on A Cultivated Nest.| A Cultivated Nest
20 DIY Garden-Themed Gifts for Moms Who Love Plants If your mom lights up at the sight of new blooms or can’t resist a fresh pot of herbs, this list is for you! Garden-themed gifts are such a sweet way to celebrate her green thumb and love for all things leafy. But you don’t have ... Read More about 20 DIY Garden-Themed Gifts for Moms Who Love Plants The post 20 DIY Garden-Themed Gifts for Moms Who Love Plants appeared first on A Cultivated Nest.| A Cultivated Nest
Pretty Homemade Garden Stakes. It’s time to begin planting seeds inside where I live, and this year, I am going to make garden markers as well. Each year, I draw out a map of what I have planted to help keep me organized. However, I lose the map, or it gets water on it, and ... Read More about 16 Beautiful DIY Garden Markers for Spring Planting The post 16 Beautiful DIY Garden Markers for Spring Planting appeared first on A Cultivated Nest.| A Cultivated Nest
Frugal Seed Starting Container Hacks. Are you ready to start some gardening despite whatever weather you’re experiencing? It’s seed starting time believe it or not! You don’t have to buy those little plastic pots or peat pots to start your seeds if you don’t want to. Save some money and use these ideas for great ... Read More about 15 Creative Seed Starting Ideas The post 15 Creative Seed Starting Ideas appeared first on A Cultivated Nest.| A Cultivated Nest
Easy Seed Storage Solutions for Gardeners. Are you passionate about gardening and all the beauty, joy, and health benefits it brings? If so, there’s a good chance you’ve started saving seeds from year to year, and as the seasons go by, your seed collection has probably grown quite a bit. Organizing all those seeds can ... Read More about 16 Clever Ways to Organize Seeds for Gardening The post 16 Clever Ways to Organize Seeds for Gardening appeared first on A Cultivated Nest.| A Cultivated Nest
I’ve been tardy with the follow up to my post about growing painted mountain corn – sorry! First, a few thoughts about growing corn: I planted the rows a bit too close together. This made it hard to weed between the rows, and I think the weeds competed for water and held the corn back … Continue reading "Harvesting and Drying Corn" The post Harvesting and Drying Corn first appeared on Live For Pizza.| Live For Pizza
Here’s some exciting news: I just spent a morning harvesting our first patch of wheat! Sweat, itch, straw and dust aside I am pretty excited to make the first loaf. At a very rough estimate I think we might have a yield around 1kg wheat per square meter so the 40m2 patch might have produced … Continue reading "Harvesting Home Grown Wheat" The post Harvesting Home Grown Wheat first appeared on Live For Pizza.| Live For Pizza
I’ve come to realise that I’m in love with polenta (which if you don’t know, is a kind of porridge or paste made from cooked corn meal). It is good for you, delicious, texturally satisfying, and goes in a surprising range of dishes – from appetisers to desserts. So when I coincidentally read mister meatballs … Continue reading "Growing Corn For Polenta" The post Growing Corn For Polenta first appeared on Live For Pizza.| Live For Pizza
I’ve been interested in growing wheat for a long time – it just seems to be something you should do if you’re into baking and doing things ‘from scratch’ so with winter rains here and the offer of a spare patch in my mums veggie garden if I helped clear it, I have just sown … Continue reading "Growing your own wheat" The post Growing your own wheat first appeared on Live For Pizza.| Live For Pizza
Filling new raised beds can be expensive—learn how to effectively fill them in a way that provides the perfect foundation for your plants!| By Brittany Goldwyn | Plants & Projects
It is perhaps difficult to believe that behind this formal chateau (above) is a sunken garden that in its simplicity provides the lessons for creating your own version. But indeed it is so, and right here in the heart of Newport! The grounds of the Elms are one of the great landscapes of the Gilded Age, designed in the Classic Revival style of gardens of the Italian Renaissance and eighteenth century France.| Private Newport
Leaf compost is easy to make, and you can do it yourself right in your backyard! See how we like to make it with a large plastic container.| By Brittany Goldwyn | Live Creatively
Learn how to harvest, store, and preserve marigold seeds from your existing plants for vibrant blooms year after year.| By Brittany Goldwyn | Live Creatively
Perennial sage is a great ground cover that smells amazing and is easy to care for. Learn hows to root sage cuttings to grow more plants!| By Brittany Goldwyn | Live Creatively
Learn how to successfully propagate rosemary plants using stem cuttings so you can fill your garden with this amazing perennial herb.| By Brittany Goldwyn | Live Creatively
It is almost time to plant our gardens. You might want to choose which plants to plant beside one another, based on the following advice from Carrots Love Tomatoes by Louise Riotte ...| Home & Family