Inside Charleston Parks
Insight from the Lead Parks Angels & the voices of the Charleston Parks Conservancy
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Visit any park with a tree and you’re pretty much guaranteed to see a bushy tail skitter across a branch. Squirrels are park fixtures, gathering their nuts, playing tag with each other and providing some good entertainment. Celebrate the squirrel on Jan. 21 -- Squirrel Appreciation Day.
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The start of the New Year is also a great time to think about shaking up your gardening routine. You might want to start a new project, try a new plant or change to more organic gardening practices, such as eliminating use of chemicals. Here are three easy things to do in your garden this year.
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Instead of the usual New Year’s resolutions to exercise more, drink less caffeine and organize your closets, why not put volunteering on your list of resolutions?
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Being in the great outdoors and absorbing all nature has to offer is one of the best ways to spend a day. And yet, equally important as enjoying nature is protecting it. Whether you’re in a park or strolling through your neighborhood, you can minimize your impact and ensure you aren’t disturbing animals or plants unnecessarily.
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One of our favorite Christmastime plants is the Christmas cactus, its red flowers popping out this time of the year, a flowery indicator that the holiday season is upon us.
