Agriculture & Natural Resources

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Berkeley County is home to many small farms producing diverse commodities from fruit to honey, grain to meat, and dairy to poultry. Diverse farming operations offer diverse habitats of fields and hedgerows, orchards and woodlands for area wildlife to live, forage and rear young. Whether you are a back yard gardener, an orchardist, or a farmer, our focus is to be your local connection to up-to-date agricultural information. Scroll to bottom of page for links to external agriculture organizations and agencies in the local area.

Lawn, Gardening & Pests

This Month in the Garden Calendar

Roses

Throughout history, roses have been welcoming us with a great display of their fragrant, delicate, and beautiful flowers in every color imaginable.  

Botanically speaking, they belong to the genus Rosa, a member of the Rosaceae family. They are close relatives to most of the fruits we consume every day, like apples, pears, plums, almonds, peaches, strawberries, brambles, and several others.  

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