Did You Know . . .

. . . you can create new plants by snipping leaves from your succulents?

Club member Deb Duerr submitted this article as follow-on to the live Zoom presentation, Succulent Gardening, at our january meeting.  To learn how, click here:

https://www.gardenista.com/posts/diy-root-succulents-from-leaves/? 

Let us know if you’re successful!   

Deb, a Master Gardener, was featured in the Yard Debris To Holiday Treasure video at our december meeting.  She exhibited several ways to use greenery and plant material from our yards and local byways—accented with items on hand, found objects, and repurposed finds—to create lovely holiday centerpieces, planters, and decorations.  Some of our Club members were inspired by Deb’s spontaneous designs and decided to give it a try.  For photos, click here:

https://sigardenclub.blogspot.com/p/gallery.html

 

. . . there is a plant known as the Corpse Flower?

Most of us generally associate flowers with having a pleasant fragrance.  Well, not this one—it is best described as putrid!  And yet, it attracts thousands to botanic gardens whenever it blooms.  Club member Lynn Miner came across this article.  The plant is dwindling in the wild and is challenging to preserve outside its native environment.  Read more here: 

 https://www.wired.com/story/can-this-group-revive-the-finicky-corpse-flower/

Do you think Seabrook’s ravenous deer would pass it by? 

 

. . .  a flowering Apricot Tree blooms in a nearby Secret Garden?

Club member Lee Hurd invited our members to stop by her secret garden to see her flowering Apricot Tree.  It blooms every year in late January for a brief time, and grows well on Seabrook.  The tree is resplendent in small pink blossoms, and is still in bloom if you haven’t seen it yet—but don’t wait too long.  Lee invites us into her garden for a close-up view, and it can also be seen from the street as you drive by. You can find Lee’s address in our Member Directory.  Thank you, Lee.  🌸

 

. . . what a Camellia Bowl is?

No, it’s not the big championship football game. Our members who grow camellia bushes, and those who participated in the private camellia tour at Magnolia Plantation & Gardens recently, might be interested in this lovely idea for displaying the flowers.  From an article in Southern Living magazine featuring a Charleston native, learn more here:

 https://www.southernliving.com/home/camellia-bowl?

Do you own a Camellia Bowl?