Passive hydroponics offer a simple solution for growing indoor greens
The season for indulgent holiday feasting will soon be followed by fervent New Year’s resolutions...
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Month: December 2022
Trevor’s Heroes effort strives to get each local veteran grave a wreath
During the holidays, it’s common for relatives to visit the graves of loved ones and beautify the resting places with flowers, ornaments and wreaths. For the last five years, Dorchester County youngster Trevor Geer and his...
Read MoreIris grower finds joy in breeding new varieties
For decades, Pat McNeal had the same dozen or so irises in her flowerbeds. She maintained the beds and plants just as she did the rest of her landscape. But while tooling around the internet in 2007, she came across iris...
Read MoreKeep those poinsettias alive for next year
Poinsettias (Euphorbia pulcherrima) are popular winter houseplants because they flower in mid-winter, and their beauty comes from colored leaves or bracts, instead of flowers, making their attractiveness long-lasting: Some...
Read MoreHistory of sleds and sleighs
(Editor’s note: DeeDee Wood is the owner of Black Cat Curiosities, an online antiques research and sales venue.) There is a famous scene in the movie “”Citizen Kane,” in which the main character laments over innocence lost while...
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