The Original Mystery Plant
Photo by John Nelson
      Here we have something that shows up occasionally in forests, gardens, and lawns, quickly and quietly appearing without any forewarning. It seems to be something from outer space: a cross between an octopus and orange styrofoam. This is a fungus, but it's not a plant at all.
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We need your help
Contributed by Project Pet
      Project Pet is a private, non- profit charitable organization partnered with local municipal shelters. They rely solely on individual and corporate donations to support the annual operations.
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Yearning for yardwork?
Stopping to smell the flowers
Arlene Marturano
      Arlene Marturano is a master gardener, writer, and educator. As an advocate of gardening as a tool for learning, she helped develop the Carolina Children's Garden at the Sandhill Research and Education Center. She is an education consultant with T.E.A.C.H.
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The 10th annual great backyard bird count at Congaree
Contributed by Columbia Chapter of the Audubon Society
      The Old- Growth Bottomland Forest Research and Education Center at Congaree National Park is partnering with the Columbia Chapter of the Audubon Society and the Friends of Congaree Swamp to host several events for the 10th Annual Great Backyard Bird Count.
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Camellia show at Midtown Feb. 10
Contributed by The Mid- Carolina Camellia Society
      Camellias can live hundreds of years. They change from beautiful slow growing shrubs to magnificent small trees producing magnificent flowers during cold weather when nothing else is blooming. Camellias and sasanquas have occupied prominent space in Southern gardens and on home...
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