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Making It Grow Minutes Amanda McNulty
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Gardening and horticulture news and tips, as well as agricultural information from Amanda McNulty, the host of SCETV's "Making It Grow" and Clemson University Extension Agent. Produced by South Carolina Public Radio.Making It Grow Minutes are produced by South Carolina Public Radio, in partnership with Clemson University's Extension Service.
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Where to find the cottonwood trees Debbie Reynolds sang of in the movie "Tammy and the Bachelor"
Cottonwoods are usually found in nature growing by water sources or in wetlands.
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Mountain Laurel: beauty and beast
Mountain Laurel has a fascinating pattern of twisting and turning branches, very decorative to look at but hard to maneuver through.
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The taste of honey has not always been so sweet, especially during historic battles.
A relative of our beloved mountain laurel is Kalmia angustifolia, called white wicky or sheepkill.
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Kalmia latifolia, also known as mountain laurel, is now in bloom.
Although the common name of Kalmia latifolia is mountain laurel, you can find this handsome evergreen native plant growing, often in thickets, from the mountains to the sea, including on South Carolina's Fort Jackson.
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"Miss May" turns a garbage heap into a free, public garden
Kalmia Gardens in Hartsville was the creation of Mrs. D. R. Coker, affectionately called "Miss May."
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Coker University's Kalmia Gardens is home to an unusual ecosystem featuring glacial relicts
At Kalmia Gardens, a northern type of mountain laurel, galax, and a specific witch hazel have persisted in that unusual ecosystem.
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