Month: February 2019

Topiaries at Schools

Master Gardeners, Volunteers, and Master Gardener Interns:

This is the fun time of year we get to take some of our smaller topiaries to the schools and have the kids line up and put plugs of plants in them. The teachers are very good with lining them up and all you need to do is assist one of the horticultural crew members in keeping the plants coming. If you would like to be involved in this, contact Ann Barklow for schools and times to choose from. It usually lasts 2-3 hours.

Schedule of Upcoming Certificate in Native Plant Studies Courses

The Certificate in Native Plant Studies program is offered jointly by the South Carolina Native Plant Society and the South Carolina Botanical Garden.

2019 Certificate courses that are already on the calendar include:
February 2 Basic Botany (Clemson)
March 22 Basic Botany (Charleston)
Basic Botany is a prerequisite for all other courses.
March 13 Principles of Sustainable Landscaping
March 23 Natural Plant Communities
March 30 Nature Journaling
April 9 Tree Identification
April 18 Native Plants and Birds of the Beidler Forest
April 20 Principles of Sustainable Landscaping
May 4 Plant Communities of the Jocassee Gorges via Lake Jocassee
May 8 Vascular Plants of the Low Country
May 9 Longleaf Pine Savanna
May 10 Ferns

To find out more, visit the South Carolina Native Plant Society

Class size is limited, so sign up now!

See a complete list of upcoming courses for this certificate program here.