COLUMBIA, S.C. — The first day of Spring is Thursday. Temperatures are getting warmer, the grass is starting to get greener, trees are begining to sprout new buds and leaves. Wait a minute, hasn't ...

This cool, wet spring was perfect for some early insect and disease problems to appear, namely aphids and powdery mildew. Roses and plants in the rose family, like many of our fruit trees, were ...

THERE’S no two ways about it – spring has come early this year. Which means that in no time at all we’ll be peeling off our cold-weather boots and socks and hunting out the flip-flops. But chances are ...