How to plant, harvest, and enjoy summer’s sweet rewards
  
  
          
  
           
                                      
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          Plant this zesty trio and enjoy refreshing fare for months to come
  
  
          
  
           
                                                              
                                                        
                                                      
                                                                                                                
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          What’s happening this month
  
  
          
  
           
                                                              
                                                        
                                                      
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          Meet the farmer and visionary who founded Fresh Future Farm, a nonprofit farm and grocery store, to serve a food desert...  
  
          
  
           
                                                                                                                
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          A new nonprofit is raising awareness about indigo—its role in South Carolina history as well as potential...  
  
          
  
           
                                                              
                                                        
                                                      
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          A tale of a prized, bygone gobbler
  
  
          
  
           
                                                                                                                
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          How the nonprofit started by three young brothers addresses childhood hunger
  
  
          
  
           
                                                              
                                                        
                                                      
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          A cool-weather hero, the snapdragon now comes in more colors and growth habits than ever
  
  
          
  
           
                                                                                                                
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          The Green Heart Project expands its mission and footprint at Enston Home
  
  
          
  
           
                                                              
                                                        
                                                      
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          Addressing It With Dialogue and Design - How city planners and preservationists are rethinking, and redesigning,...  
  
          
  
           
                                                                                                                
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          Turn dried blooms into festive decorations
  
  
          
  
           
                                                              
                                                        
                                                      
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          A happy coincidence brought the ‘Palmetto’ asparagus to prominence over a century ago
  
  
          
  
           
                                                                                                                
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          Rita’s Roots helps backyard gardens flourish 
  
  
          
  
           
                                                              
                                                        
                                                      
                                                                                                                
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          For decades, the largest pecan farm in the world was at Boone Hall Plantation
  
  
          
  
           
                                                              
                                                        
                                                      
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          Stumped over how to build artful landscaping into your outdoor spaces? Here, find three plant combos centered around...  
  
          
  
           
                                                                                                                
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          During World War II, many a young person found love in an unlikely place: the Joseph Manigault House.
  
  
          
  
           
                                                              
                                                        
                                                      
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          What’s happening this month?
  
  
          
  
           
                                                                                                                
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          Samuel F. B. Morse (yes, that Morse) was once Charleston’s most fashionable portraitist
  
  
          
  
           
                                                              
                                                        
                                                      
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          For a spring show, plant flowering bulbs this month
  
  
          
  
           
                                                                                                                
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          Add these favorites to your garden, and you’ll be enjoying autumn bouquets for seasons to come 
  
  
          
  
           
                                                              
                                                        
                                                      
                                                                                                                
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          For eye-catching height and prolific fall flowers, look to the native smooth aster 
  
  
          
  
           
                                                              
                                                        
                                                      
                                                                                                                
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          Make the most of a sunny spot with these superstar zinnia selections  
  
          
  
           
                                                              
                                                        
                                                      
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          For sweet, cool-weather fruit, plant persimmon trees  
  
          
  
           
                                                                                                                
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          For lasting autumn interest, try this combination   
  
          
  
           
                                                              
                                                        
                                                      
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          A young family trades the bustle of Manhattan for a custom oceanfront oasis on the Isle of Palms  
  
          
  
           
                                                                                                                
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          Transform your landscape’s cooler, darker corners with striking foliage and flowers