agriculture

Magnolia grandiflora, our southern magnolia with large, glossy leaves is part of many nature-based decorations for holidays and special occasions.

Magnolia grandiflora, our southern magnolia with large, glossy leaves is part of many nature-based decorations for holidays and special occasions.

The relatively modest Christmas decorations at Historic Columbia’s Robert Mills House reflect what would have been accurate during the 1820’s.

The relatively modest Christmas decorations at Historic Columbia’s Robert Mills House reflect what would have been accurate during the 1820’s.

The holiday decorations at Colonial Williamsburg are knock your socks off beautiful, but not historically accurate. Christmas decorations weren’t a big deal during those early times and citrus and pineapples would have been prohibitively expensive.

The holiday decorations at Colonial Williamsburg are knock your socks off beautiful, but not historically accurate. Christmas decorations weren’t a big deal during those early times and citrus and pineapples would have been prohibitively expensive.

Christmas morning was a magical time for the three McNulty kids who lived on Woodleigh Road in Columbia.

Christmas morning was a magical time for the three McNulty kids who lived on Woodleigh Road in Columbia.

Bitter sneezeweed is a wide spread native plant — and staying with sneezing, there are lots of ideas about that.

The side of the road flowers are making me pay more attention to soil types as I drive from St. Matthews to Sumter.