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Archive for the ‘Gardens’ Category

July 2nd, 2006

Tour of Charleston, South Carolina… Day 2 - Boone Hall Plantation and Gardens

After a day of exploring every nook and cranny of one of the most impressive collections of naval transportation in one harbour, relax and take in over 300 years of history at Boone Hall Plantation. Explore Boone Hall’s gardens, slave cabins, and one of the world’s longest running oak-draped roads. While there stop by and […]

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June 19th, 2006

Newbie Guide to Florida Summers

” We haven’t had summer yet.
These past few hot weeks have been a mere taste of what lies ahead when summer officially begins Wednesday.
History, of course, will repeat itself. We can learn from it. Residents who have spent numerous summers in Florida know what to do. They build cabins in North Carolina mountains and spend […]

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June 15th, 2006

Alberto Fizzles Out

“The first storm of the Atlantic hurricane season has weakened to a tropical depression after drenching parts of Florida.
US weather forecasters dropped all tropical storm warnings for Alberto as its wind speeds fell to about 35mph (56 km/h) over South Carolina.
Earlier Florida authorities ordered the evacuation of some 20,000 people, amid fears it could blow […]

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June 14th, 2006

Carnton Plantation Gardens

The 1847 Italianate garden gardens have been completely restored and that is a 200-year-old Osage Orange tree in the plantation garden.

The presence of a large Osage-orange tree in the center of the southeast quadrant suggests that vegetable growing was eventually discontinued in garden plots nearest the house. Although this thorny tree or […]

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April 16th, 2006

Flowers Are Hot in North Carolina!

“Farmers across North Carolina are using their talents to grow plants and flowers for the nursery industry instead of food crops.
Floriculture is the fastest growing segment of the agricultural economy fueled by homeowner and commercial property demand for showy landscaping. Gov. Mike Easley recently recognized the strength of the industry, and declared May as Floriculture […]

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April 5th, 2006

The Audubon Swamp Garden (South Carolina)

It’s funny how I keep getting drawn to gardens, when I scarcely have any interest in my own. But then again I can’t have a swamp garden where I live and I kind of like the sound of this one. This particular one is located in Charleston, South Carolina and if I remember correctly this […]

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April 3rd, 2006

Linden Plantation Garden

I’m not much of a gardener, but I love to wander through someone else’s and the Linden Plantation seems to have everything to offer and none of the work. Here’s what I found out about Linden Plantation in Mississippi…
“Linden Plantation Gardens is an […]

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