40 Ideas to Better Yourself—and Your City—in 2015  
  
          
  
           
                                      
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          Cultivate beauty indoors this winter with these tropical stunners
   
  
          
  
           
                                                              
                                                        
                                                      
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
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          Grow these shimmery beauties throughout your garden for a winter green space that glows  
  
          
  
           
                                                              
                                                        
                                                      
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          We all know the beloved Christmas trimming that goes by the name of ”poinsettia,” but plenty of locals have no idea it...  
  
          
  
           
                                                                                                                
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          In fields just south of Charleston, Dr. Brian Ward is resurrecting the Carolina African runner peanut  
  
          
  
           
                                                              
                                                        
                                                      
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          A local businesswoman and community volunteer turns a 1956 residence into the contemporary home of her dreams—without...  
  
          
  
           
                                                                                                                
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          Plant daffodil bulbs this fall and, in a few months, their cheerful blooms will signal warmer weather to come  
  
          
  
           
                                                              
                                                        
                                                      
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          From “grown-to-sewn” to big vats of moody blues, Donna Hardy is dyeing to reclaim history  
  
          
  
           
                                                                                                                
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          Bette Mueller-Roemer puts decades of ceramics study to work in her vibrant raku pottery  
  
          
  
           
                                                              
                                                        
                                                      
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          Not much is better than a juicy tomato plucked straight from the vine—especially if it’s an old-school heirloom variety...  
  
          
  
           
                                                                                                                
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          While navigating his toddler son’s “why” phase and failing to negotiate time for anything else, one local dad mulls...  
  
          
  
           
                                                              
                                                        
                                                      
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          Our taste & tell guide to the latest F&B openings in Charleston  
  
          
  
           
                                                                                                                
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          Recycle unwanted silver-plate pieces or garage-sale finds into interesting and elegant containers  
  
          
  
           
                                                              
                                                        
                                                      
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          Give plain clay pots botanical pizzazz with this easy cast-leaf project  
  
          
  
           
                                                                                                                
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          Reach new heights with vertical gardens—living “paintings” for patios, porches, or outdoor rooms
   
  
          
  
           
                                                              
                                                        
                                                      
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          A neglected lot gets a makeover, including a new home and private garden that blend seamlessly by design  
   
  
          
  
           
                                                                                                                
                                                              
                                                        
                                                      
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          Healing Farms creates opportunity for developmentally disabled adults and
   
  
          
  
           
                                                                                                                
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          Each spring, azalea blooms turn the Lowcountry landscape into a kaleidoscope of pink, red, purple, magenta, and white....  
  
          
  
           
                                                              
                                                        
                                                      
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          Discoveries, innovation, exploration  
  
          
  
           
                                                                                                                
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          From fast-growing vines to tabletop trees, the Ficus genus offers a variety of foliage styles, whether grown indoors or...  
  
          
  
           
                                                              
                                                        
                                                      
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          Head for the hills in Western North Carolina to finish off your summer with some fun new outings - plus a few old...  
  
          
  
           
                                                                                                                
                                                              
                                                        
                                                      
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          Thanks to an enterprising young woman, the Lowcountry enjoyed a short but lucrative stint exporting Indigofera...  
  
          
  
           
                                                                                                                
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          Under cover of a handful of oaks, self-taught gardener Tommy Peters creates a cool garden hideaway  
  
          
  
           
                                                              
                                                        
                                                      
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          How to transform a late-1700s cotton warehouse-turned 1950s residence into a home perfectly suited to Holy City living...  
  
          
  
           
                                                                                                                
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          Make a bold statement in containers or garden beds with a variety of no-fuss, no-muss, water-saving succulents  
  
          
  
           
                                                              
                                                        
                                                      
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          As garden enthusiasts gear up for Charleston Horticultural Society’s Plantasia festival (April 12...  
  
          
  
           
                                                                                                                
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          Pro green thumbs Casey and Robert O’Dell carve out a bustling backyard oasis fit for family and creatures alike