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Charleston Horticultural Society Shares 2023 Dig & Discover Class Schedule
The Charleston Horticultural Society has announced a series of “Dig & Discover” community classes to be held at the Romney Urban Garden (RUG) in downtown Charleston.
RUG is a small urban garden located at the end of Romney Court in the Upper Neck of the peninsula. In 2014, with seed money provided by the Historic Charleston Foundation (HCF), the youth of New Israel Reformed Episcopal Church (NIREC) set out to rehabilitate a vacant lot owned by the church. Neighbors, church members, and HCF spent hours clearing the lot and initially added nine raised beds, constructed a mosaic, and installed a pizza oven.
Dig & Discover classes are scheduled during volunteer workdays. Participants are encouraged to come out and pitch in at the garden before or after each class.
Dig & Discover Winter/Spring 2023 Class Schedule:
- January 21st
- 9 am – Vego Bed Installation Demonstration with Rita Bachmann of Rita’s Roots
- 9:30 am – 10:30 am – RUG Workday including installation of Vego Beds generously provided by Historic Charleston Foundation
- February 18th
- 9 am – Soil Heath Class with Soil3 followed by workday – filling Vego Beds with new soil generously donated by Soil3
- March 18th
- 9 am – RUG Workday
- 10:15 am – History of Gardening in Charleston class with Susan Epstein
- April 22nd (Earth Day)
- 9 am – RUG Workday
- 10:30 am – Storytime & S’mores with local author Peter Cotton (bring the kids)
- May 20th
- 9 am – RUG workday
- 10:30am – Kitchen garden class with Ali of Plan’td Ecological Design
All “Dig & Discover” classes are free of charge and open to the public. RUG is located at 222 Romney Court. Street parking is available on Romney Court and surrounding streets.
About Charleston Horticultural Society
The Charleston Horticultural Society is a 501(c)3 charitable organization that provides quality educational programming that supports efforts, both big and small, to create beautiful, sustainable, green spaces; fosters community partnerships; and preserves our legacy of horticulture in the South Carolina Lowcountry. Visit chashortsoc.org for more details or, find us on Facebook and Instagram at @chashortsoc.
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