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Need Landscape Design Ideas in Charleston SC?

October 12, 2014

Magnolia Plantation and Garden Join Mary Palmer Dargan for a lecture at 10 a.m. Friday, Nov. 14. Free with garden admission (which is $15 for adults)

For more information, see the garden website.

How to Set Boulders in a Landscape Design? – a Video

October 9, 2014

This is part two of a video we made for the Bell project we are working on in North Carolina. It’s a mountainside project, which includes the challenge of setting and distributing boulders strategically around the property. Here is part two of a video series for the project.

Bell boulders Plants Set in Place 9-29-14 from Mary Palmer Dargan on Vimeo.

What Happens at Cashiers Leaf Festival?

October 9, 2014

The answer: a lot of fun!

Look for the Dovecote Porch & Gardens tent – where we’ll be showing off our garden accessories and minigardens.

MP - Fall Festival - Pumpkins

We bought these pumpkins at Jaymoore Farms (next to Walmart). And the friendly folks there gave us a discount because I had a shop and bought so many!

Here’s the schedule for events for Oct. 11-12 in Cashiers:

Cashiers Valley Annual Leaf Festival –

Friday, Saturday and Sunday, October 10-12, 2014 – Village Green and Village Green Commons – Cashiers NC Corner of 107 and 64 10:00am – 5:00pm Free Admission!

Fine Arts & Crafts | Gourmet Food | Children’s Activities

Music on Two Stages, Schedule:

Saturday, Oct 11th
Village Commons Stage
11:00 – 12:30 – Tino Eno (Singer Songwriter)
1:00 – 2:30 – George Reeves and Jay Drummond
3:00 – 4:30 – Shawn James (Singer/Songwriter)

Sat. Oct 11th Village Green Stage (Gazebo)
11:00 – 12:30 – Julie Gribble (Singer/Songwriter)
1:00 – 2:30 – Moonshine Babies (Americana)
3:00 – 4:30 – David Teague (Singer/Songwriter)

Sunday, Oct 12th
Village Commons Stage
12:30 – 2:00 – Steve Johannessen

Sunday, Oct 12th
Village Green Stage (Gazebo)
12:30 – 2:00 – Buddy Mix

Friday, October 10th, 7pm to 10PM Dance Party with “Hurricane Creek!”

• Tented Event
• Rain or Shine
• Coolers welcome
• Food and Beverages for purchase
• Bring chairs
• $5.00 Donation at door for entry

How do I Design a Landscape with Mountain Boulders? Part 1 of a Video Series

October 7, 2014

We’ve been busy with an amazing project for the Bell family. It’s a landscaping challenge to work in the mountains of North Carolina. Here’s a video of how we have been dealing with boulders to enhance the landscape design: