Home & Garden
Gardening with basil
Our gardening expert shows you how to liven your landscape and your favorite meals with different varieties of this edible ornamental. Read more
Make Dad’s day
On Father’s Day, how will you say thanks to the man who taught you how to ride a bike, parallel park and stand up to bullies? May we suggest these Dad-friendly gifts? Read more
A better butterfly garden
Go easy on the broad-spectrum insecticides to enjoy a healthy, pollinator-friendly landscape this summer. Read more
Gifts for grads
Show the graduate in your family how proud you are of their accomplishment with one of these gifts that will help them take their next steps in life. Read more
Keep cool for less
A professional HVAC contractor can inspect your air source heat pump or central air conditioning system inside and out and recommend efficiency improvements to lower bills and prolong the life of the system. Read more
Seven energy-saving claims
In this month’s column, our efficiency experts take on multiple questions to help you separate fact from fiction. Read more
Big, bodacious crossvines
Searching for a vertical landscape accent? Look no further than the crossvine, a native ornamental with a colorful spring flower display. Read more
Travel companions
Life on the road, be it for work or pleasure, comes with its own unique challenges. Take the hassle out of travel and enjoy the journey more with these handy gadgets. Read more
What’s all the buzz about?
Bee City USA gardens are popping up in public spaces across South Carolina. Learn how Lake City and Greenwood are leading the way in the fight to save pollinators. Read more
Spring cleaning
There are those who genuinely love to grab a vacuum, mop and scrub brush, and then there are the rest of us who just want to get the dirty work done quickly. Either way, spring cleaning is a breeze with these handy gadgets. Read more
The impatient magnolias
Keep your eyes open for the first late-winter blooms of deciduous magnolias. Read more
Beat the chill
Does your house or workplace feel like a meat locker? Fight back against the chill with these gadgets that will warm up those bones to toasty bliss. Read more
Basic poinsettia care
For the secrets to making poinsettias last all season long, look no further than the name of a classic R&B band. Read more
Have yourself an electronic Christmas
Remember the good old days, when a handful of plastic Army men and a broomstick horse could make a kid happy for hours? Today, the toys are a bit more complicated but just as much fun. Read more
Kitchen helpers
With the holidays approaching, most of us log extra kitchen time. Family dinners, special gatherings, a bounty of baking—every day’s a food festival. Here are a few tools that can help. Read more
Let’s talk about ginkgo trees
Ancient and otherworldly, ginkgo trees can add a brilliant splash of fall color to any landscape. Read more
Pet Project
Oh, how we love our pets. From cats and dogs to rabbits and reptiles, we spoil them as much as we can. And because they can’t do it themselves, we shop for them too. Read more
The other beautyberries
As the shimmer of summer flowers gives way to the arrival of fall, beautyberries bring forth their colorful fruit clusters. Read more
