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Birds

May 2016

May 2016
Meet the artist behind Romney Urban Garden’s mosaic mural and get her tips for bringing the art form to your own green...

March 2016
Native to rivers, inlets, and bays, the osprey (Pandion haliaetus) is one of the Lowcountry’s most admired and...

December 2015
For a century, turkey buzzards reigned over the Market. So what finally forced the iconic creatures to flee their...

November 2015
Mission: To identify and address vital environmental issues by providing medical care to injured birds of prey and...

October 2015
Mark the seasons with ornamental grasses in a spectrum of shades

October 2015
A Lowcountry biking & camping adventure  

September 2015
How do you define “luxury”? Perhaps it’s an occasional indulgence, or a unique experience, or even something...

July 2015
On July 16, 2005, the Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge (named for the state senator who spearheaded the campaign for its...

May 2015
The early 18th-century British explorer Mark Catesby called this tall, slender perennial grass the “sea-side oat,”...

Townsend Davidson looks to “make the mundane fantastic” in oil paintings that invite examination

March 2015
Meet the bird you’ve seen wading in local marshes and lowlands: the American wood stork (Mycteria americana), which...

March 2015
A pair of local brothers have been helping Charleston organizations proclaim their identities for 35 years

December 2014
Sculptor Matt Wilson welds found objects into whimsical creations

September 2014
While the American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) was endangered only a few decades ago, these armor-plated...

September 2014
This beloved shrub lives up to its botanical name—Osmanthus fragrans—offering dainty clusters of heady blooms

June 2014
One longtime wave-rider’s search for wilderness surf experiences along the uninhabited shoals, sandbars, and islands...

April 2014
Magnificent live oaks define our landscape, offering poetic structure to our vistas, shade on scorching summer days,...

April 2014
Want a plant that provides shade as well as a sweet summertime treat? Try a low-maintenance, high-yielding fig tree

March 2014
Dig into this month's Carolina Yard Gardening School

March 2014
Visiting Wine + Food Festival sommelier Richard Betts is known for his Scratch...

February 2014
Natural-world inspiration is at the heart of all Becca Barnet’s creations—from taxidermy to site-specific installations.

December 2013
Celebrating the lives of six remarkable Charleston citizens who left us this year after helping to shape the city we...

December 2013
From restaurants to a resident sports team, much of Charleston bears the branding work of graphic designer Gil Shuler

September 2013

August 2013
Head for the hills in Western North Carolina to finish off your summer with some fun new outings - plus a few old...

June 2013
30 fun, cultural, educational, and downright quirky destinations for sunny-day adventures  

April 2013
As garden enthusiasts gear up for Charleston Horticultural Society’s Plantasia festival (April 12...

April 2013
A Charleston native offers newcomers a bit of advice on how to assimilate into the Holy City with its centuries of...

April 2013