Even plants can get into the spirit of Halloween, so here are our top nine “spooky” plants (either by name, behavior or appearance) that may send a little chill down your spine! 9. Solanum quitoense, aka Naranjilla or Bed of Nails Solanum quitoense is best admired from afar because its broad, fuzzy leaves are covered with inch-long spines. A member… read more >
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Dig It! Apprenticeship has another successful year
Moore Farms Botanical Garden’s Dig It! Garden Apprenticeship concludes its third successful year this week. Ten local middle school students have spent three days a week at MFBG for four weeks learning about a variety of agricultural and horticultural topics and completing hands-on activities like designing and caring for the vegetable garden. MFBG Youth and Outreach Coordinator Kelli Meeker saw… read more >
MFBG intern excited for what’s to come
By: Melanie Glover, MFBG Youth and Outreach Intern As a child I grew up wanting to be an equine veterinarian because I rode horses and I thought that was one of the only careers I could have in the equine industry. During my undergraduate and graduate degrees at Clemson University, I discovered my passion for education and learned about the… read more >
Know Your Caterpillars
The appearance of redheaded pine sawfly larvae in several longleaf pines in the garden coupled with news of the Monarch butterfly’s northward migration means it’s a good time to talk caterpillars. Caterpillars are the larval stage of members of the order Lepidoptera (the insect order comprising butterflies and moths). The larvae of sawflies are lumped in with Lepidoptera. Caterpillars are typically voracious… read more >