March 2, 2007 RSS feed / Beauty in the Backyard

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Ghost Riders

On Saturday Feb. 24 my friend, Coleman, and I went to see the film Ghost Rider at Carmike Wynnsong Cinemas. This is another movie based on a Marvel comic book series. More...

The Original Mystery Plant

Dr. John Nelson

Blustery, sleety days in the late winter make me think about warm places full of tropical vegetation and beautiful scenery. For those of us who can't fly to the Caribbean for a break, we can always vistit your local grocery store. More...

Explorers hike Wateree Passage

By Jim Welch RyegateCC@aol.com

Members of the Greater Piedmont Chapter of the Explorers Club continue their goal to hike the entire 425- mile Palmetto Trail. On Feb. 10, they trekked the Wateree Passage, a 7.2 mile span near Poinsett State Park. More...

Stopping to smell the flowers

A Spring Carpet of Snow
Arlene Marturano

What is old is new again, in fashion and in plants. This spring, garden centers are featuring an old- fashioned evergreen perennial, candytuft, Iberis sempervirens. More...

No S.C. honeybees reported lost to mystery disorder

Contributed by Diane Palmer

No honey bee colonies in S.C. have yet been reported lost due to a developing honey bee mystery disorder. However, the state isn't out of the woods, according to Mike Hood, Clemson Extension bee specialist. More...


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