Sara Busse
Into the Garden: Beautiful creations from storms' destruction
Sara Busse
Birch logs salvaged from this year's storms were turned into attractive candleholders.
  • Into the Garden: Imported firewood can bring bad pests
  • Into the Garden: Harsh weather endangers trees, shrubs
  • Into the Garden: Don't confuse your buckleyi with your truncata
  • Into the Garden
  • Into the Garden: Plant Virginia creeper on purpose?
  • Into the Garden: Mulch protects tree roots over winter
  • Into the Garden: Plants we fall for sometimes zone out
  • Into the Garden: Monrovia-Lowe's deal troubles independents
  • Into the Garden: Tough native shrubs have multiple benefits
  • Into the Garden: Thinking inside the boxwood?
  • Into the Garden: Green plants clean indoor air
  • Into the Garden: Alternatives to ivy: new groundcovers not invasive
  • Into the Garden: Pros could be more professional too
  • Stink bugs will move in for winter -- again
  • Into the Garden: It's a begonia -- but what kind?
  • Into the Garden: Work on lawn in fall for greener yard in spring
  • Into the Garden: Divide plants now for a showier spring
  • Into the Garden: Yard work customers, pay up!
  • Into the Garden: Hosta your vista
  • Into the Garden: Plant irises now to establish roots before winter
  • Into the Garden: Keeping containers lush takes more than just water
  • Into the Garden: Goodbye to the old trees, hello to the new
  • Into the Garden: Spring trials give glimpse of plants to come
  • Into the Garden: Invasive 'good' plants
  • Into the Garden: Historic elms get a dose of medicine
  • Into the Garden: Tips for planting wildflowers
  • Into the Garden: Estimate the age of your trees
  • Into the Garden: Program encourages gardening for healthful eating
  • Into the Garden: Designer’s tips spruce up outdoor spaces
  • Into the Garden: Marketing, mulch -- everyone has an opinion
  • Into the Garden: Graves often decorated with plants symbolizing motherhood
  • Into the Garden: Herb gardens spice up containers
  • Into the Garden: Kanawha Garden Club behind Davis Park facelift
  • Into the Garden: Roane Grown Nursery blossoming in new home
  • Into the Garden: Identifying weeds is just the beginning
  • Into the Garden: Mastering the care of azaleas
  • Into the Garden: Need a butterfly bush that doesn't seed
  • Into the Garden: Not all wood-nesting bees are destructive
  • Into the Garden: It's time to pollard and coppice
  • Into the Garden: Silvery 'Jack Frost' is showy, versatile
  • Into the Garden: Some want an alternative to Crocs
  • Into the Garden: Sedums are low-maintenance wonders
  • Into the Garden: Speaker's landscaping chat entertains
  • Into the Garden: Designer describes landscape challenges
  • Into the Garden: ‘Perennial Diva’ shares humor, advice
  • Into the Garden: Industry must cultivate customers
  • Into the Garden: 'Tangerine Tango' will be hot in the garden, too
  • Into the Garden: Change is in the air
  • Into the Garden: Fields of clover -- in my yard?
  • Into the Garden: Plant this, not that
  • Into the Garden: Christmas plants grow from centuries of lore
  • Into the Garden: Some (very little) freebies for the garden writer
  • Into the Garden: Hydrating mix fireproofs Christmas tree
  • Into the Garden: Old tomato cages make new Christmas décor
  • Into the Garden: Old home gets new landscape
  • Into the Garden: Lots of wire, and other wreath-making secrets
  • Into the Garden: Garden show host entertains conventioneers
  • Into the Garden: A look inside the business of gardening
  • Into the Garden: You can call him Bob, but his real name is Robert
  • Into the Garden: It's time to make lasagna
  • Into the Garden: Good gardening gadgets abound
  • Into the Garden: Conference draws international audience
  • Keeping lawn green is no conspiracy
  • Transplanting tips for autumn gardeners
  • Into the Garden: The four C's of fall gardening
  • Into the Garden: Seed swap set for sustainability fair
  • Into the Garden: My son's search for spreading species
  • Into the Garden: Some bulbs you'll like, but deer won't
  • Into the Garden: Trade magazine honors Mason greenhouse
  • Into the Garden: Putting coneflowers back into the garden
  • Into the Garden: Groundcover easy to divide
  • Into the Garden: Garden center built from the ground up
  • These plants work seaside and hillside
  • Into the Garden: Scented foliage a nice alternative to blossoms
  • Into the Garden: Coax a second bloom from spent flowers
  • Into the Garden: Don't sacrifice beautiful for practical
  • Into the Garden: Mystery box holds new plants
  • Into the Garden: Clay Center, Kanawha State Forest team up
  • Into the Garden: Cutting flowers to bring inside is rewarding
  • Into the garden: City gardens teach families healthy living
  • Into the Garden: Of weeds, wildflowers, roots and wings
  • Into the Garden: Church gardens' serene scenes
  • Into the Garden: Spring means fancy greens and fancy irises
  • Into the Garden: Bats benefit gardens
  • Into the Garden: Asparagus farm expected to produce
  • Into the Garden: Spring blooms excite enthusiastic photographer
  • Into the Garden: You won't be able to contain yourself!
  • Into the Garden: Gardeners encouraged to plant 'one more row'
  • Into the Garden: Get rid of whiteflies and scale
  • Into the Garden: Scout project helps Manna Meal garden grow
  • Into the Garden: Wanted (alive, not dead): The perfect shrub
  • Into the Garden: Use drill instead of shovel to fix grasses
  • INTO THE GARDEN: Fertilizing by the numbers
  • Into the Garden: Add the 'color of the year' to your garden
  • Into the Garden: The whats and whens of pruning plants
  • Into the Garden: Branches of flowering shrubs can be forced indoors
  • Into the Garden: Festivals, classes get gardeners ready to grow
  • Into the Garden: Is this the year Peggy commits to compost?
  • Into the Garden: Bananas for banana plants
  • Into the Garden: Reach out and touch a flower or two
  • Into the Garden: Don't let heirloom seeds scare you
  • Into the Garden: The ladybug that saved New York
  • Into the Garden: How hot is hot?
  • Into the Garden: 2011 plants popping up in the news
  • Into the Garden: Trimming isn't just for Christmas trees
  • Into the Garden: Tricking Bambi
  • Into the Garden: Dig now for that holiday tree
  • Into the Garden: Organization grows with its garden
  • Into the Garden: Practical, sensible tips and tricks
  • Into the Garden: Answers, opinions and ideas from readers
  • Into the Garden: Putting it all away
  • Into the Garden: Holly varieties add textural interest
  • Answers for your fall garden
  • Into the Garden: Advice from two sources is in conflict
  • Into the Garden: A short list of bad ideas
  • Into the Garden: Another look at daylilies
  • Into the Garden: Fall is upon us
  • Into the Garden: Fall-flowering perennials can be planted later
  • Into the Garden: A short list of bad ideas
  • Into the Garden: End of an era at TerraSalis
  • Into the Garden: Asian lady beetles are no ladybugs
  • Into the Garden: Garden center sales reflect strange weather
  • Into the Garden: Charleston couple fills empty spaces
  • Into the Garden: Water from AC safe for plants
  • Into the Garden: Water wisely when you feel the heat
  • City couple transforms yard to oasis
  • Into the Garden: Break out of the ordinary -- but not too far!
  • Into the Garden: Hard to avoid poisonous plants
  • Into the Garden: To deadhead, or not to deadhead?
  • Into the Garden: Prevent fleas in the yard naturally
  • Into the Garden: Rocky path deters deer
  • Into the Garden: Watering, watering everywhere
  • Into the Garden: Anyone swapping plants in our area?
  • Into the Garden: Harvesting gulf cypress early is a waste
  • Into the Garden: Visit Charleston's Gateway Greenspace Sunday
  • Into the Garden: Wooing Generation X and Y into the garden
  • Into the Garden: Beat the heat with not-so-thirsty plants
  • Into the Garden: Heuchera is a shady alternative to hosta
  • Into the Garden: Middle school garden gets lots of help
  • Into the Garden: Sweetly scented lilacs require only pruning
  • Into the Garden: Hydrangea blooms depend on balance of elements
  • Into the Garden: A tip, a technique and a trip
  • Into the Garden: The green, green grass of home
  • Into the Garden: New Orleans is a reminder to go native with plants
  • Into the Garden: Dress up fall containers with color and interest
  • Into the Garden: Wanted: Plants that flourish in windowless office
  • Into the Garden: Kids to help grow Charleston Gateway Greenspace
  • Nonchemical pest control for your garden
  • Yard of grasses and yarrows of many colors
  • Book has tips for every month of the year
  • The good, the bad and the buggy
  • Make garden safe for Fido and friends
  • Delicious-smelling mulch may be harmful to pets
  • Solutions for the shady parts of the yard
  • Woman's amaryllis collection goes well past Christmas
  • To build a perfect perennial bed, ya gotta dig down deep
  • So many maple choices, just one spot
  • I found my new best friend online
  • Take a stroll on the Sunrise Carriage Trail, a hidden gem
  • Expert likes a little wild landscaping
  • Growing berries is getting easierEven though they sometimes make her itch, my daughter loves berries. I have been researching ways to include berries in my garden, and I've gotten mixed reviews from my gardening friends.
  • Three bloomin' climbers that know when to stop
  • New Kanawha extension agent on board, ready to work
  • Try alternatives to salt for melting driveway snow
  • 50 plants make high-impact, low-maintenance list
  • Heat can deliver a slow and lingering death to plants
  • Zone map generally helpful, but ...
  • If not for the tarps ...
  • Poinsettias are aplenty from this Putnam company
  • Make winter chores a little greener
  • Holiday gift solution: Consider giving live plants
  • Research confirms suspicions: Shade trees save money
  • Some shade trees to consider for your yard
  • Art briefs
  • Not-so-native plants I can't resist -- despite the risks
  • Site grows into botanic garden
  • On the prowl for green garden tips
  • The late Harry Wise left a legacy through plants
  • Manna Meal pots help the hungry; a late bloomer
  • Into the Garden: St. Fiacre does what?
  • Into the garden: Swiss chard for the planter, slug killer, other tips
  • How to pamper your paintings
  • Garden center expert's bulb picks pass tryouts
  • Chores easier in cooler weather
  • Pastoral Center's landscaping reflects 'calming, uplifting' vision
  • Pipestem plant has booster
  • Into the Garden: To better attack, know weeds on sight
  • Out, out darn itch! Or, the many ways to beat poison ivy
  • Bricks and stones: Many choices to cover outdoor space
  • Say it with herbs
  • Yes, gardeners, you can grow vegetables in the hills
  • Here comes the bride, with flowers by Aunt Sara
  • Travels increase interest in local native plants
  • In her gardens, the children play
  • Readers mail: fertilizer, highway trees, deck plants
  • What to do about screaming, red-eyed creatures
  • A peek at private gardens on the East End
  • New yard to include interesting plantings
  • Gardening, parenting have similarities and rewards
  • There are gadgets, and then there are must-haves
  • Surveying the grounds perched on my lawn mower
  • Hate watering? Here are some less thirsty annuals
  • Growing corn takes space, time, water and heat
  • Berry-bearing bushes the birds (and you) will enjoy
  • Answering e-mails on forsythia, dividing bulbs, more
  • Researchers growing tomatoes by the thousands
  • A peek behind the scenes of the flower growing industry
  • Go native when planting your English garden
  • The consummate gardener had a good laugh at gift basket
  • Time to review my notes on spring fertilizing
  • Unexpected opportunity for improvements blows into town
  • Drip irrigation may be solution to watering chore
  • It's time for gentle country folk to begin pruning
  • Entomologist expresses love for beetles, weeds
  • We have winter so we can plan
  • Hemlock pest can be controlled in some settings
  • Judging from my gifts, I must have been good
  • Next year, gardeners resolve to...
  • Couple chronicles extensive landscape makeover
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