Tutorials
Practical and holistic gardening tutorials and videos for healthy living through outdoor spaces.
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Daylilies just keep on giving. Not only are their blooms a great boost of color to your garden, but they multiple. Jim Martin of the Charleston Parks Conservancy explains how to divide a daylily so you can expand your garden or give them away to friends.
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Daffodils are a stunning spring sight, but their blooms are short-lived. Now that your plant has finished blooming, what should you do? Jim Martin of the Charleston Parks Conservancy shows you the next steps.
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You don't have to drive through Texas to find Texas Bluebonnets. They are thriving in the Lowcountry. The Charleston Parks Conservancy planted bluebonnets in the Riverland Terrace green space to see how they would take to the dry, hot conditions. The Conservancy's Jim Martin explains.
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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.
