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The Charleston Spring Garden: What to Plant in April

April is one of the most rewarding months in the Lowcountry garden. The soil has warmed, the days are longer, and everything seems ready to grow.

If you’ve been waiting to plant, now is your moment.

This is the time to introduce warm-season flowers that will carry your garden beautifully into summer. Bright, cheerful blooms like zinnias, marigolds, and cosmos thrive in the April sun, bringing color and movement to your beds. For shaded spaces, begonias and impatiens offer softness and continuous blooms.

Vegetable gardeners can begin planting tomatoes and peppers with confidence, while herbs such as basil and mint take quickly to the warmth and are perfect for both containers and garden beds.

A few simple tips can make all the difference:

Choose a sunny location for most flowering plants

Water consistently, especially as temperatures begin to rise

Enrich your soil with compost or quality garden soil before planting

April is not just about planting—it is about beginning. With just a little effort now, your garden will reward you for months to come.

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Flowers to Bring Home in March

March is an exciting month to shop at Hyams — the greenhouse and outdoor displays fill with blooming color! 🌸

From cheerful annuals to rich perennials, this is a wonderful time to plan your floral palette for spring and summer. 

Beautiful blooms to look for:

Cool-season favorites — pansies, snapdragons, and dianthus add instant charm.

Perennials — look for early bloomers like salvia, agastache, and coreopsis that will return year after year.

Planter combinations — mix textures with trailing vines, bright annuals, and leafy greens.

Design idea: Create a porch planter with three heights — tall spiky blooms, medium mounded flowers, and cascading vines — for a dynamic look from every angle.

Gardens grow when we care — and in Charleston’s mild spring, you’ll feel that life stirring under every leaf.

Stop in, meet our team, and let’s grow something beautiful together! 

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Prepare, Don’t Rush: Setting the Stage for Spring

February brings a familiar temptation: the first warm afternoon, the sun slanting just right, and suddenly spring feels close enough to touch. But wise gardeners know this is a month for preparation and restraint, not impatience.

Late frosts are still possible in Charleston, yet there is plenty that can—and should—be done. Cool-season vegetables such as lettuce, spinach, peas, carrots, and radishes can be planted now, thriving in the mild days and cool nights. These early crops remind us that spring does not arrive all at once; it unfolds.

This is also the perfect time to start seeds indoors for tomatoes, peppers, and summer flowers. Watching seedlings emerge on a windowsill is one of gardening’s quiet joys—a promise held in miniature.

Beyond planting, February is ideal for garden readiness:

Inspect and repair irrigation systems

Clean, sharpen, and oil tools

Refresh containers and raised beds

Plan garden layouts with intention

What should wait? Tender annuals, warm-season vegetables, and aggressive lawn fertilizing. February rewards patience far more than haste.

The garden is listening this month. Every small act of preparation tells it, We are ready—when you are.

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Philodendron: Plant of the Year 2024

“Philo” (Love), “Dendron” (Tree)

In their natural habitat, the aptly named philodendron loves to extend its vines around trees in the low-light understory of Central and South American tropical forests. With their evergreen qualities and low maintenance needs, upright or climbing philodendron varieties are a favorite among house plant enthusiasts. Their array of leaf colors, shapes and sizes, gently and splendidly enhance the beauty of indoor spaces. Whether you are new to houseplant gardening or a professed “plantaholic,” the peaceful philodendron can wind its way around your heart and share an indoor breath of fresh air for the start of your New Year 2024.

Visit the Green House at Hyams Garden Center for a professional quality and variety of philodendron choices.