Hello Gardeners, I’m Amanda McNulty with Clemson Extension and Making It Grow . We enjoyed the solar eclipse from the comfort of our Saint Matthews yard. Although lots of people searched out and set up camp in open fields, I’m not a sun lover and we simply made periodic forays from our covered porch out into an open area of the front yard to observe the progress of the blackout. Numerous shade trees help keep our eighteen eighties home cool, a value familiar to residents of cities with active