What’s blooming at the South Carolina Botanical Garden this week!
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Sustainable gardening is all about methods and concepts that have social, economic, planetary and personal impact. Practicing sustainable gardening at home might mean making a few simple changes in our gardening methods and, perhaps, some basic shifts in our thinking. You may already be practicing sustainable methods, but it’s always worth reviewing and learning some new ideas. In this article we’ll discuss:
If you’re gardening at any level or size, you’re already an earth hero. But gardening practice with an eye toward sustainability is of the highest importance to the earth at this time. The word sustainability brings to mind countless ideas and methods, but the primary goal of gardening sustainably is to reduce our impact on the earth, leaving our yards, gardens, orchards, and property in a stronger and healthier condition going forward. Whether you’re living in a small space like an apartment, maintaining a home garden, managing a commercial farm or preserving a large estate, considering sustainable options and ideas can be of value to all of us.
It’s true that every gardener makes an important contribution, whether gardening for food, for pollinators or just for fun. Gardening in all types and sizes improves the quality of our air and soil and helps reduce our individual carbon footprint. What we do now, even in the smallest home garden, has an impact on the future of the planet. Practicing sustainability in the garden even at a micro level is easier than you may think and is a great contribution toward solving the problems of climate change.
Here are some examples: When we grow our own food, or at least source our food locally, we’re helping to eliminate the need for plastic packaging and chemical preservatives, as
What’s blooming at the South Carolina Botanical Garden this week!
Garden Sprouts is a program I run at the South Carolina Botanical Garden that is designed for preschoolers and caregivers. This class takes place once a week for three months every spring and fall. The goal is to share age-appropriate nature-based activities with children, who are mostly three to five years old, but sometimes younger or older. Over time I have learned the caregivers also learn things they never knew, enjoy the activities immensely, and are able to connect more deeply to the natural world through this program. The structure of this hour-long program is three-fold, we begin inside with a book related to the theme of the day, a walk or outdoor activity, and finally a craft. In this blog, I would like to share some of the books, outdoor activities, and crafts we have done in this class.
What’s blooming at the South Carolina Botanical Garden This Week.
A recent visit to Maplewood Gardens in East Flat Rock, NC where there is an incredible collection of Japanese maples. The Mr. Maple nursery specializes in these beautiful maples.
“Never Underestimate the Healing Power of a Quiet Moment in the Garden.” ~Anonymous~
Come for a fall stroll in the beautiful South Carolina Botanical Gardens and see what’s blooming this week.
The “Jurassic Garden” at the South Carolina Botanical Garden represents plant groups that trace their lineage back to at least the late Jurassic/early Cretaceous — a place where you can see dinosaur tracks, fossil casts, and the plants.
Part 2: Art in the Garden-Add some interest to your landscape.
Can’t travel right now to see the Chihuahuan Desert in Mexico, Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona? Come for a visit to the South Carolina Botanical Garden to see selection of the interesting native plants at the Chihuahuan Desert Garden Display.
It’s camellia time at the South Carolina Botanical Garden!
Few things are more delicious than fresh fruits and vegetables from a home garden. But I have a love-hate relationship with vegetable gardening. I love the results, but I hate the process.
While many think of vegetables when using the word garden, the basic definition of a garden, as a plot of soil in which plants are grown, is widely inclusive. Gardeners are passionate about native plants, fruits & vegetables, turfgrasses, roses, houseplants, container plants, mosses, and other plants, too numerous to list.