A nascent preservation movement could score a key victory this year in Spartanburg, a historic Upstate textile mill town that is undergoing a revitalization.
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Planting berry-bearing plants is an easy way to attract birds to a garden.
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There are many things homeowners can do to prevent weeds in their landscape.
Grace Thomas, a certified interior designer, said that Airbnb owners must make their properties stand out. Hiring an interior designer might be worth the investment.
When Hunter McEaddy's family bought their second home about 20 years ago, they were looking for a country escape — and ended up with a unique piece of history.
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For simple outdoor lighting systems, all you need are uplight fixtures and path lights.
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Eggplant is far easier to grow and more productive than its more popular relatives, tomato or bell pepper. Eggplant (Solanum melongena) and tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) are like siblings, because they are two species in the same genus, Solanum. Eggplant and pepper (Capsicum annuum) are firs…
From a decaying Quartermasters Dock House on Sullivan's Island to a new visitor center at Drayton Hall to the restoration of a third floor piazza on one of Charleston's most prominent homes.
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Thousands of tourists stroll down Charleston's streets every day, taking in the historic houses with wrought-iron fencing and decorative additions in the South of Broad area.
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One way to start a landscape design, or any design really, is to not get caught up in specifics too soon.
The median sale price for homes in the Charleston, S.C. metro area is $266,000. Here's a look at what that will really buy, and where.
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The unusual snow that fell a year ago put a classic Lowcountry plant in the spotlight. Sago palms (Cycas revoluta) seemed to be on many gardeners’ (and dog owners’) minds.
Two years ago, an abandoned, historic home at 133 Cannon St. seemed like it had no other future than to sit there and rot.
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Getting organized isn't easy, but it can bring relief.
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Bows, garland, wreaths and even fruit adorn some of the most iconic doors of Charleston during the holidays.
My wife and I are having a Charlie Brown Christmas this year. We scaled back the decorations and decided to buy the saddest, most neglected Christmas tree on the lot. We didn’t make it out of our driveway. We found one in our front yard.
The Garden Club of Charleston honors the legacy of Joel Roberts Poinsett, a Charlestonian who stumbled upon the poinsettia flower in Taxco, Mexico in the 1800s.
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The 2018 gardening year began with an unwelcome surprise: 5.3 inches of snow on Jan. 3, preceded by ice and followed by several days of below-freezing temperatures. As a glass-half-empty-type of gardener, I assumed the worst.
The Charleston region is among the nation's fastest-growing areas, but it also has a longstanding reputation for being wary of outsiders.
Magnolias have long been a symbol of the South. Making a stunning magnolia leaf wreath for the holidays is both fun and easy.
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First, kill the mole. Second, kill their food source. Third, repel, creating a poisonous perimeter around your house.
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The holidays — and your garden beds — require healthy boundaries.
The holidays — and your garden beds — require healthy boundaries.
Several historic homes have been preserved in the Charleston area over the past few years, but preservationists stay more work needs to be done to preserve the peninsula's most historic houses.
Several historic homes have been preserved in the Charleston area over the past few years, but preservationists stay more work needs to be done to preserve the peninsula's most historic houses.
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Having the right tools helps gardeners complete tasks more efficiently with less effort.
Sears closed its last big-box store in Charleston this year, but the retail giant's legacy lives on in a handful of catalog-ordered "kit homes" scattered across the Uptown.
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Thinking about what to plant in your yard or garden next spring? Consider a pollinator garden, which is beautiful and functional.
There used to be an unspoken consensus: Christmas decorations go up after Thanksgiving. Now, though, how early is too early?
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Joshua Corrigan is a real estate photographer who specializes in capturing some of the Charleston area's most expensive homes.
Your houseplants may be suffering from low quality light. Of course there’s plenty of sunlight for us to read a book, but it might be insufficient for photosynthesis.
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The following gardening questions were submitted by readers. Have a question yourself? Contact gardening columnist Anthony Keinath by email, tknth@clemson.edu.
There's nothing like gathering around the fireplace on a chilly evening, but when's the last time the chimney was cleaned? A look at fireplace and chimney maintenance now that cool weather is here.
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Many neighborhoods in the Charleston area seem to have at least one signature Halloween house, where the truly dedicated families spend days setting up funky, spooky and downright frightening scenes to greet trick-or-treaters and their parents on Halloween night.
Jose had come to the United States from Mexico with his dad to find work, which they did in the fields on Johns Island. In spite of their tenuous condition, when they saw Nigel, a 3- or 4-month-old stray Lab-shepherd mix wandering on Maybank Highway, they did not turn away.
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