Today’s fake plants go undercover with ease, giving you an organic look—with no responsibility
  
  
          
  
           
                                                                                                                
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          Create a container kids can play with, and lessons in sun, rain, and earth will come naturally
  
  
          
  
           
                                                              
                                                        
                                                      
                                                                                                                
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          With evergreen curiosity and a deep-seeded love of plants, Patti McGee cultivates the quintessential Southern garden—a...  
  
          
  
           
                                                              
                                                        
                                                      
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          For more than 20 years, Yvonne Smalls has hosted an invite-only ladies’ luncheon in her Wando garden
  
  
          
  
           
                                                                                                                
                                                              
                                                        
                                                      
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          The Garden Club of Charleston has tended historical gardens and hosted tours for nearly a century
  
  
          
  
           
                                                                                                                
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          Talking shop with graphic designer Blake Suárez, an F&B-community fave who works with brands both local and...  
  
          
  
           
                                                              
                                                        
                                                      
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
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          For a spring show, plant flowering bulbs this month
  
  
          
  
           
                                                              
                                                        
                                                      
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          A circa-1915 American foursquare in Hampton Park Terrace gets a new lease on life, plus perhaps another century or two...  
  
          
  
           
                                                                                                                
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          Add these favorites to your garden, and you’ll be enjoying autumn bouquets for seasons to come 
  
  
          
  
           
                                                              
                                                        
                                                      
                                                                                                                
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          A masculine study can be a sophisticated spot for work and play. To avoid the tired “men’s club” motif, design pro...  
  
          
  
           
                                                              
                                                        
                                                      
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          In Mount Pleasant’s RiverTowne neighborhood, a Brazil-born builder and his design-driven wife relish life indoors and...  
  
          
  
           
                                                                                                                
                                                              
                                                        
                                                      
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          For eye-catching height and prolific fall flowers, look to the native smooth aster 
  
  
          
  
           
                                                                                                                
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          Bring water plants into the garden with a high-impact, low-maintenance display
  
  
          
  
           
                                                              
                                                        
                                                      
                                                                                                                
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          What’s the best way to feather a first nest? Jennifer Mathis of Blue Bowl Interiors offers her pro advice: Stick to a...  
  
          
  
           
                                                              
                                                        
                                                      
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          Arriving from Sweden with all of their furnishings in tow, a Volvo senior buyer and his family settle in for their...  
  
          
  
           
                                                                                                                
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          Kokedama re-imagines the potted plant, wrapping it in a fresh package and elevating it to new heights
  
  
          
  
           
                                                              
                                                        
                                                      
                                                                                                                
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          Erin and Creighton Barrett turn a dated ’70s ranch in West Ashley into a hip, happy headquarters for work and family...  
  
          
  
           
                                                              
                                                        
                                                      
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          An unexpected offer prompts one busy family—two docs, two kids, and one pup (who runs the show)—to create an...  
  
          
  
           
                                                                                                                
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          A beach-house design needn’t be overly nautical. Take this living-room look dreamed up by design pro Muffie Faith....