On day 12 of advent we’re offering the chance to win a hand painted fern bin and tissue box from Master the Art, worth £180.
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Visit the Hampton-Preston House and Garden in Historic Columbia. It was built for Anisley and Sarah Hall in 1818. They lived here until 1823, when the house was sold to Wade Hampton Sr and his wife, Mary Couter Hampton.
Barbara H. Smith, ©2023 HGIC, Clemson University
Barbara H. Smith, ©2023 HGIC, Clemson University
Barbara H. Smith, ©2023 HGIC, Clemson University
Barbara H. Smith, ©2023 HGIC, Clemson University
Barbara H. Smith, ©2023 HGIC, Clemson University
Barbara H. Smith, ©2023 HGIC, Clemson University
Barbara H. Smith, ©2023 HGIC, Clemson University
Barbara H. Smith, ©2023 HGIC, Clemson University
Barbara H. Smith, ©2023 HGIC, Clemson University
Barbara H. Smith, ©2023 HGIC, Clemson University
Barbara H. Smith, ©2023 HGIC, Clemson University
Barbara H. Smith, ©2023 HGIC, Clemson University
Barbara H. Smith, ©2023 HGIC, Clemson University
Barbara H. Smith, ©2023 HGIC, Clemson University
Barbara H. Smith, ©2023 HGIC, Clemson University
Barbara H. Smith, ©2023 HGIC, Clemson University
Barbara H. Smith, ©2023 HGIC, Clemson University
Barbara H. Smith, ©2023 HGIC, Clemson University
Barbara H. Smith, ©2023 HGIC, Clemson University
Barbara H. Smith, ©2023 HGIC, Clemson University
Barbara H. Smith, ©2023 HGIC, Clemson University
Barbara H. Smith, ©2023 HGIC, Clemson University
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On day 12 of advent we’re offering the chance to win a hand painted fern bin and tissue box from Master the Art, worth £180.
Where do hedgehogs live?
During the Christmas season, the Biltmore Conservatory is filled with poinsettias, orchids, and other exotic plants.
Day 10 of our advent prize draw gives entrants the opportunity to win a DNA’24 DB26 Bread Knife from Savernake worth £199. Please note you must be over 18 to enter this prize draw.
Our eleventh prize is a Gold Smokebox, worth £105 from Lambton & Jackson.
Day 9 of our Christmas advent prize draw gives you the chance to win WOLF-Garten’s Bypass Loppers worth £119.99.
Hidden behind the door for day 8 of our advent prize draw is a bundle of tools from gardening brand Wilkinson Sword, worth £114.97.
Blue moths are not just a mesmerizing sight in your backyard but a symbol of a thriving ecosystem.
The Robert Mills House in Historic Columbia was built in 1823 for Anisley and Sarah Hall. It was designed by the first American-trained architect, Robert Mills.
Small Space Garden Design Ideas from the Pros Learn how to make the most out of small garden spaces from 4 designers. Elevating Small Space Gardens
Mushrooms in the garden can be an unsettling sight, indicating changes in the soil and in growing conditions generally. While growing mushrooms is becoming more popular as a home interest, fungi can be unpleasant in gardens when they arrive out of nowhere. These unplanned garden guests can also be toxic, so you’ll want to remove them if you have curious children or pets.
You can take an Englishwoman out of England, but you can’t change a deeply ingrained English garden aesthetic. Pom Shillingford has lived in America for 26 years, but she still yearns for the garden she knew as a child — her grandmother’s beloved Arts & Crafts garden in Hampshire, which she remembers always being filled with seasonal flowers. She and her husband David and their three young children moved from Manhattan to the small town of Salisbury in Connecticut in 2013. ‘I had always loved Manhattan, but suddenly I didn’t love it any more and needed to go back to green fields and the outdoors,’ says Pom.