What is Compost?Compost is a dark, crumbly mixture of decomposed organic matter, such as grass clippings, leaves, twigs, and branches.
How Does Composting Work?
Even the first-time composter can make good quality compost. Like good cooking, composting is part science, part art. Attention to the following parameters will help you get started.
Materials
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Barberry; Pepperidge-bush
Berberis vulgaris
Flowers–Yellow, small, odor disagreeable, 6-parted, borne in drooping, many-flowered racemes from the leaf axils along arching twigs. Stem: A much-branched, smooth, gray shrub, 5 to 8 ft. tall, armed with sharp
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Hanging baskets or window boxes full of flowers or foliage plants give a color boost to your house and garden. They can be used effectively even in a very small space. If you choose plants carefully, you can change the plantings to suit every season.
GARDENING IN CONTAINERS
A lightweight
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Caladiums are tropical foliage plants grown for their spectacular, multicolored decorative leaves. They are used as pot, border and bedding plants throughout South Carolina to provide summer color in shady locations.
‘Freida Hemple’ Caladium Karen Russ, ©2007 HGIC, Clemson Extension
Height/Spread
Fancy-leafed caladiums grow between 12 and 30 inches tall depending on
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