The Node
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Summer
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Cuttings in the Heat: The Summer Craft of Making More From Less
From the Fields · Propagation · Aiken, SC. A dispatch from the summer potting bench on the craft of rooting semi-hardwood cuttings in July, with four plants we are propagating...
South Carolina Grower's Dispatch: Summer 2026
The Grower's Dispatch · South Carolina A Field Report for the Summer Ahead Anniversaries worth celebrating, a drought worth taking seriously, and a closer look at what to plant when...
At Summer’s End: The Sacred Gardens of Faith
"What is a garden," the monk once asked,"but a prayer made visible?" I felt compelled to write this article after a recent visit to Madrid, where my two sisters have...
The Wisdom of Withering: What a Southern Garden Teaches Us in July
There comes a time in every Southern garden when the exuberance of spring has worn itself thin. By July, the once-rhapsodic green of May has dulled to olive; leaves begin...
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