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Blooming_annie

About me: A new but avid gardener who always bites off more than I can chew/hoe/dig/maintain. After spending three years getting a drought-tolerant garden going, I'm now shifting to easy-care roses. I'm convinced that antique roses and some of the modern shrubs really give a garden more bang per square inch than most perennials and annuals with romance and charm that can't be denied! I'm liking it!
My garden is about a fourth of a mile off the intercoastal waterway in Mt. Pleasant, SC. In other words, it is hot, extremely humid, sandy. My Volvo Sedan stays constantly disgusting from hauling home bags of live oak leaves, sawdust, starbucks coffee grounds, and manure. In contrast to my car, my soil is looking pretty good!
When I'm not gardening, I make glass beads over a torch and fashion it into jewelry. I also fuse glass bowls, plates, window charms, etc. My art, like my garden, is an explosion of color, funky, and eclectic. I'm very fortunate to be able to do something I love for a living.
I also play tennis, read maniacally, and walk on the beach almost year round.

My zone is: z 8/9, Chas, SC
GardenWeb Member: 2001-04-06
Commented: New to South Carolina - Your twenty favorite southern pernneials Welcome to SC, Stephanie. Where is it exactly are you relocating to? I notice you have a zone 8/9 listed which makes me think you may be near Charleston. Me too! If so, Zone 8/9 is a unique little gar...
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Commented: Firebush in Lowcountry SC? I'm just a year late answering this question but just in case someone stumbles on this question...yes, they do die to the ground here but come back reliably. I'm in Mt. Pleasant as well. Here is a lin...
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Commented: any ideas for a long blooming plant/tree/bush? I don't have any personal experience to share with this but have been considering planting a "Four Seasons" Gardenia specifically for its long bloom time. There isn't much about them online ...
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