Home & Garden
April showers
Spring brings showers, both the wedding and baby kind. Consider one of these nifty gifts when your invitation arrives. more
Clean up your act
Get ready for a spring spruce-up with tools that make the job a breeze. more
Daylilies: To survive or thrive?
Commercial daylily growers, including Fairfield Electric Cooperative member Peggy Jeffcoat, share their secrets for coaxing the best blooms from this hardy flower. more
Relish the radish
Get an early start on the garden season with colorful, cold‑tolerant radishes you can plant this month. more
Move up to the majors
Get things done in the kitchen and laundry room with high-tech major appliances that do their jobs and a lot more. more
Chillin’ with winter daphne
Welcome to the delightfully sneaky world of winter daphne, a broadleaf evergreen that blooms with fragrant flowers in the coldest months. more
New year, new you
Put candy canes and fudge behind you. It’s 2018 and time to get healthy. more
Tech the halls
Energize your indoor and outdoor holiday decor with fun and festive light-up decorations. more
The curious case of the Christmas cactus
Find out how to get your Christmas cactus to bloom for the holidays, as well as which garden chores you can tackle during December. more
Spring-flowering bulbs brighten S.C. gardens
Now is the time to plant bulbs for a spring show of blooms, and there are plenty of tried-and-true varieties for Southern gardens. more
The secrets of bare-root planting
Follow these tips to spruce up your landscape with bare-root trees, shrubs, roses and vines you can order online, plant this fall and enjoy for years to come. more
Present perfect
Shopping for holiday gifts? From little ones to seniors, there’s an electronic toy for every age. more
Tempting tulips
Take a closer look at tulips with South Carolina Living’s new gardening columnist and get tips for November gardening tasks. more
Green your landscape with rain gardens
Rain gardens featuring native plants provide multiple ecological benefits to your landscape. more
Keep hackers out of your home
Cybercriminals troll the internet looking for opportunities to hack your computer and steal sensitive information. Use these tips to stop them. more
Tailgate time
Fall, football, food, fun and friends—and tools to bring it all together. more
Cut and come again
Boost your garden’s output with fall vegetables you can harvest more than once. more
Safety first
Stay safe and keep your prized possessions well guarded with these personal-security gadgets. more
Catapult your garden into shoulder season
There’s still time to reap another crop of homegrown vegetables before autumn sets in. more
Electrical college
Plug into products designed to enhance your students’ enjoyment of campus life. more