The right garden can be a beautiful addition to a yard, bringing life to a space and turning a house into a home. The wrong plant, however, can kill your house’s curb appeal — or quite literally the rest of the plants in your garden. For those with a green thumb itching to shake things up, take note. Here are the kinds of plants real estate experts across the country say homeowners should avoid putting in their gardens.
The North Columbia Business Association will hold its first Time Capsule on Wednesday, July 31. In preparation for the event, the NCBA encourages residents in the North Main area of Columbia, or NOMA, to submit images of neighborhoods and businesses within the region.
The capsule is described as a unifying project, created in order to preserve the legacy of the existing establishments in NOMA and encourage business expansion. “Our goal is to capture and preserve the unique images of the many neighborhoods within the Trestle District,” reads the description on their website.
Business retention is a central aspect of the history of North Columbia. Once predominantly white and suburban, the neighborhood of Eau Claire experienced a steady flight of its residents after the University of South Carolina began a facility expansion in 1964, acquiring much of the land in the once historically African American Ward One neighborhood and displacing “more than 300 families, […] 60 individuals, and […] 40 businesses,” according to indiegrits.org.
Mili Mansaray 