Welcome To Wadmalaw Gardens

Welcome! Thanks for visiting my blog. This page is dedicated to the plants grown by my families small garden business. We are located on Wadmalaw Island, SC. We have many types of plants for sale. You can see most of the plants that we offer by clicking on the link to each plant on the sidebar. Some of our plants include Daylilies, white butterfly ginger, mexican petunias, loquats (japanese plums), Iris' and much more. We also offer cut Zinnias and Sunflowers in the summe. If you have any questions about our plants, or gardening in general, please email me.
Have a great day!
Greg Cushing II

Gardening Pictures

Aloes

In the greenhouse

Hydranga's and Hanging Baskets

Day lilies and the garden

Winter Plants

It's been warm the past few days, but we are still in the middle of winter here in the lowcountry. We've started getting the soil ready to plant for next spring. We'll be planting several rows of zinnias and sunflowers for next summer. Right now though, only the loquats remain green outside. Our largest is full of fruit, which shoud be ready to harvest in March or April. They are great to have in the yard because they keep their leaves all year. I will begin to post more often about how to prep your soil, and what to plant.
For now, have a happy new year!
Greg C. II

Fall Has Hit The Lowcountry

Fall has officially arrived here at Wadmalaw Gardens. Our greenhouse is packed again this year. Gardening is just about done for the year. Some plants need to be brought indoors, while others can be left out all year long. Loquats are evergreens, and can be planted in the ground. They will bud in the fall, to produce fruit in the spring. White Butterfly Ginger, Mexican Petunias and Daylilies can also be left out, but will freeze back. This time of year is the best for planting daylilies. They will go dorment for the winter, and will usually come up unharmed in the spring. If you transplant them this time of year, you may want to put some compost or stray around them. Hanging Baskets, Aloes and Angel Wing Begonias all need to be brought inside so that they don't die back.
If you have any questions about fall and winter gardening here in Charleston, please email me. My email address is on the sidebar.
Thanks For Visiting,
Greg C. II

Garden Pics

Weekend Report

We couldn't have asked for nicer weather yesterday. All last week we pushed close or passed the 100* mark! Saturday, it was only in the low 90's, a refreshing break from the heat. The nicer weather brought more people down to the market. Now that day lily season is over, we are starting to focus on plants that will bloom thought the summer and into the fall. Mexican Petunias are in full bloom now, and ginger should start blooming in a few weeks.
If you are in Charleston Saturday August 30th, come check out the Stomp at Irvin-House Vineyards here on Wadmalaw Island. They will have live bluegrass, hot dogs, BBQ, Artists, plants and lots of kids games. You can even get in the vats and stomp some grapes! Admission is only $5.00/car. Come out and have some fun! If you have questions, just e-mail me ( g.cushing@yahoo.com)
Thanks for visiting,
Greg C. II

Goals

I have always loved gardening. I've known that this is what I want to do for the rest of my life since the 7th grade (I'll be in the 12th this fall). After completing high school, I would like to attend Clemson University in their agricultral program. I've done alot of research on colleges, and looked at countless ones. I would like to stay close to Charleston so that I can visit home often and continue to help run our nursery during the breaks. Clemson does quite a bit of research on the Muscadine vines grown at the winery where I sell some of our plants. I started selling there last summer, and made enough to purchase my first car. I have found out alot about Clemsons Agricultural program through researchers at the winery.
After college, I will continue to work with our gardening business. I have many ideas that I think can make a big difference. Keeping it simple is my goal for the business. Purchasing someone elses plants, then reselling them is not what interests me. Watching plants grow and seeing my work pay off is what I enjoy about it.
Thanks for visiting Wadmalaw Gardens,
Greg C. II