Tutorials
Practical and holistic gardening tutorials and videos for healthy living through outdoor spaces.
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Those ornamental grasses look great in Charleston gardens in the spring and summer, but they need a pruning after being attacked by the cold weather. Jim Martin gives some tips for quick trimming and easy cleanup.
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Jim Martin talks about what to do after the burn when all your plants have been hit by the freezing Charleston temperatures. Here Jim explains how to prune your tropical plants that have been turned to mush.
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Elephant ears are a Charleston garden staple, growing several feet tall in the warm months. But freezing temperatures zap these plants. Jim Martin shows how to prune an elephant ear and just what tool works best (hint: it's not your pruning shears).
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Jim Martin explains how to prune your plants after they have been hit by the freezing Charleston temperatures. Here Jim demonstrates how to cut back a fire bush.
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Jim Martin, executive director of the Charleston Parks Conservancy, shows off the many varieties of ferns he has growing in his own home garden.
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Part 3 of 3 covering how to pure Sago Palms.
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Part 2 of 3 covering how to pure Sago Palms.
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Part 1 of 3 covering how to pure Sago Palms.
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Jim Martin teaches why summer pruning is important in our Charleston gardens. He's shown here working with Salvia, an excellent early bloomer.
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Jim Martin knows a thing or two about plants. A seasoned horticulturist in South Carolina, Jim serves as the executive director of the Charleston Parks Conservancy, a nonprofit organization dedicated to beautifying and preserving Charleston's many public parks. Jim's own home garden is straight out of a magazine with hundreds of plant varieties, container gardens, water features and a small greenhouse.
