Blue Oak Horticulture

Blue Oak Horticulture, Taylors, SC- Blue Oak Horticulture is owned by Ryan Merck, former Nursery Manager for the South Carolina Botanical Garden and former Plant Sale Board Member for the SCNPS Upstate Chapter. Blue Oak grows native plants with a focus on ecotypes from the Piedmont and Mountains of South Carolina. We are a pesticide free nursery as our plants are intended to support native wildlife populations. Online and in-person.

Roots and Shoots

Roots and Shoots, Charleston, SC- We pride ourselves on offering strong, healthy plants that provide for you and nature too. At the root of it, we’re really into sustainability! ​Where we live, work, and play shapes who we are and how we relate to the world around us.  Designing and managing our yards as living ecosystems creates beautiful spaces that also provide the restorative powers of nature. Using biodiversity and ecological cycles to support healthy plants, animals and people, we reduce  efforts, cost and time to keep your gardens looking awesome.

South Carolina Master Naturalist Program

The South Carolina Master Naturalist Program is a statewide corps of volunteers providing education, outreach, and service dedicated to the beneficial management of natural resources and natural areas within their communities. Interested South Carolinians become Master Naturalists through training andvolunteer service.