The season is a long one. Except perhaps in the mountains and very cold areas, pretty pansy faces and charming Hellebores brighten all our winter days. Salad greens thrive in the cool months. Spring generally comes early, heralded by a host of golden daffodils. You can't imagine how many shapes, sizes and hues of daffodils and narcissus there are until you experience a Carolina spring.
Azaleas are the brazen hussies of our springtime.
You'll have memories and inspiration to last a lifetime. Today, Clemson University sponsors a popular Master Gardener program for the green of thumb. The warm days of summer cajole people and plants to a slower tempo. Yes, you can have roses in the Carolinas. The new Flower Carpet roses, the David Austin roses and the rugosas all do well here.