It’s a talent, an art, a lifestyle. And no one embodies it more than Pat Harpell, notable herbalist and garden enthusiast. Harpell, who founded the South Carolina Herbal Society, guides others to treat their bodies better through the food they consume and the products they use. “The more vibrant foods you eat, the more vibrant you will be,” she said…. read more >
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Here Come the Campers!
Here at Moore Farms Botanical Garden, we have just finished three weeks of summer camp! We had a great experience with each of the different groups of campers, from the inquisitive Garden Explorers (ages 8-10) to the rambunctious Garden Detectives (ages 5-7) to the wise and mature Culinary Campers (ages 11-14). Whether we were investigating the vegetable garden, tie-dying t-shirts,… read more >
12 Gardening Tools Everyone Needs—Especially You
It’s prime gardening time and the horticulture team is busy throughout the garden keeping each area looking its best! Our horticulturists each selected 2 gardening tools that they recommend every home gardener use for optimal results this summer. Check this list out and put one of these in your tool collection if you haven’t already. Brendan Huggins, Horticulture Supervisor:… read more >
Behind the Scenes: A Chat with a Plant Recorder
Creating a plant database and operating the geographic information system (GIS) may not seem like the most glamorous of jobs, but it’s one that is crucial to the development of a successful botanical garden. The unsung hero who works with all the mapping, surveying, and modeling is Jacksonville, Fl. native Evan D. Cook. Evan joined the Moore Farms Botanical Garden… read more >
Garden View: Tree Delivery and Transplanting
Garden View: Tree Delivery and Transplanting On this week’s segment we catch up the Senior Horticulturists Katie Dickson, David Aaron Poston and Horticulture Supervisor Brendan Huggins as they start unloading some of the 80 new tree specimens set to be delivered this week. Katie gets us up close with a 96″ truck spader used to move 10 long leaf pines… read more >