The Great Southeast Pollinator Census is citizen science project that can be used to teach students about pollinator plant relationships.
Educator Resources for The Great Southeast Pollinator Census
Clemson Extension School and Community Garden Program
Resources to Support Your Great Southeast Pollinator Census Event
Excitement is buzzing around the 2025 Great Southeast Pollinator Census (GSePC) that will take place on August 22 and 23, 2025. As the South Carolina Census coordinator and an avid pollinator gardener, I am always excited to share the GSePC with every gardener and pollinator enthusiast I meet, which in my line of work is […]
Growing A Seed Library: Clemson Extension and Charleston County Public Libraries Team Up to Sprout Seed Libraries Statewide
The Charleston County Public Libraries John’s Island branch seed library promotes vegetable and herb gardening as well as native plants for pollinators.
A Look Back At the 2022 School Gardening Summer Series: Pedagogical Tools for Garden-Based Education: Engaging All Students
School is back in session, but it’s not too late to catch up on the 2022 School Gardening Summer Series. Our first speaker Dilafruz Williams, Ph. D., shared some of the promising practical pedagogical tools embedded within the acronym G.A.R.D.E.N.S. Her presentation focused on engaging all students in garden-based learning. Using photos and stories, she shared […]
Trying something new in the garden and the kitchen this summer
I usually grow the same staple vegetables in my garden year after year. Tomatoes. Cucumbers. Zucchini. Peppers. Don’t get me wrong – I love growing them, and they are delicious! But this year, I decided to mix things up a bit and grow some less traditional vegetables – fennel and pineapple tomatillo. I started my […]
Tips for Cleaning Up the School Garden This Fall
Cleaning up a school garden after a prolonged absence or period of neglect can seem like an overwhelming task, particularly now as schools are working out how to reopen safely. Although it seems the world has changed in many ways, school gardens still offer students hands-on, experiential learning opportunities that cannot be found inside four […]
Fragrant Lavender Perfect for Family Herb Garden
Lavender (Lavandula sp.) is a beautiful perennial herb grown for its purple flowers, calming scent, and medicinal qualities. It is a perennial herb that develops woody branches and grows up to 3 feet tall over the years. The bright purple flowers bloom on the end of spikes and release a lovely fragrance. Not all lavender […]
Grow An Herb Garden- Plant Basil
Basil (Ocimum basilicum)is an herb garden staple in our household. A popular ingredient in cooking and so easy to grow, many varieties are also so beautiful they can be used as ornamental plants in the landscape! Basil is a warm-season, annual herb that is easy to start from seed indoors. In the coastal region, we […]
It’s Thyme to Grow An Herb Garden
Thyme is a low-growing, perennial herb from the Mediterranean with small, oval leaves that produce a strong aroma when crushed. Thyme features clusters of lilac flowers that attract bees and butterflies. While used for cooking primarily, it also works well as an edging or groundcover because of its low height, mounding nature, and attractive flowers. […]
Don’t “Dill-Ay” – Plant an Herb Garden
Dill (Anethum graveolens) is a feathery herb great for cooking and attracting pollinating insects. It tops out at around 3 feet tall with yellow umbel shaped flowers. Swallowtail butterflies use dill and other members of the carrot family (Apiaceae) to feed their young. So if you are trying to attract more butterflies to your landscape, […]
