Poln8rs Plus, a non-profit conservation organization, is purchasing 134 acres near Calhoun Falls in Abbeville County, South Carlina to open a first-of-its-kind fully dedicated Pollinator Park.
When completed, this agri-tourism attraction will feature 20 …

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From Portland Japanese Garden
With months of quarantine, travel restrictions, and a new way of living, it’s no wonder we’re all looking for ways to cope in the age of …

The South Carolina Festival of Flowers takes place throughout the month of June, but the main weekend is today, tomorrow, and Sunday (June 7, 8 and 9, 2019).
This is the 52nd year for the “beginning …

South Carolina’s state parks are beginning to showcase some of the region’s beautiful, indigenous, and rare flowers.
The Oconee Bell (pictured), one of South Carolina’s earliest blooming wildflowers, can be seen at Devils Fork State Park …

Yes: today’s National Poinsettia Day.
The date marks the death of Joel Roberts Poinsett, an American botanist, physician and Minister to Mexico who in 1828 sent cuttings of the plant he’d discovered in Southern Mexico to …

The Midlands Plant & Flower Festival takes place September 18, 19 and 20, 2015 at the South Carolina State Farmers Market, 3483 Charleston Highway, West Columbia, South Carolina.
Hours are 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday …

Are you driving in the American Southeast this weekend, Road Trips Gardeners?
If so, swing by Riverbanks Orchid Festival, sponsored by the South Carolina Orchid Society.
It takes place February 6 through 8, 2015, in the …

Camellia Walks take place at 11 a.m. Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays through March 22, 2014, at Middleton Place Gardens, 4300 Ashley River Road, Charleston, South Carolina.
Camellias bloom in hues from white to all shades of …

The collard green is now the official state vegetable of South Carolina, Road Trips Gardeners.
The proposal to name collard greens the official state vegetable was prompted by a letter from Mary Grace Wingard, a 9-year-old …

Wander through the camellias at Middleton Place Gardens, 4300 Ashley River Road, Charleston, South Carolina, from February 11, 2012, through March 24, 2012.
Colors range from white to shades of red and pink.
The Gardens, which …