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Explore Summerville: Why Is Summerville Called Flowertown?

May 31, 2026 No Comments

If you’ve lived in Summerville for any amount of time, you’ve probably heard it called “Flowertown in the Pines.” It’s on the town’s welcome signs,

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Pluff Mud, She-Crab Soup, and Secret Stops: A Lowcountry Guide to Presidential History

February 16, 2026 No Comments

Look, we know President's Day is mostly about mattress sales and a three-day weekend. But here in the Lowcountry? We've got some seriously wild presidential

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Explore Summerville: Why Is Summerville Called Flowertown?

Pluff Mud, She-Crab Soup, and Secret Stops: A Lowcountry Guide to Presidential History

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Vendors at the Summerville Farmers Market

Laila’s Lowcountry Sourdough

Colleen's Coconut Oil Soaps

Britt’s Tasty Treats, LLC

Coastal Coffee Roasters

Sunny Cedar Farms

Sweet Mae's Pimento Cheese

Young's Microgreens

A Wild Hare

A-Dam Good Dry Rub

Angel Blends Organics

Blue Sky Sunny Day Organic Farms

Bob's Best Pickles

Casco's Creations

Charleston Mac Mama

Charleston Spice Company

Culinary Creation LLC

E.I. Designs

Flourtown Treats

Fox Field Farm

Fruit Creations by Jestine

Gruber Farms

Herbal Thymes

Hickory Buff Berry Farm

Hippie Dippie Art Works

Historical Dining

House of Hughes Handmades

James Brown Boiled Peanuts

Jo's Juicery

Kindle & Bloom

Kool Katz Italian Ice

Lowcountry Dog Treats

Lowcountry Olive Oil

LyfeMade Designs

Nut Time Snacks

Original Greeks

Palmetto Mud Pottery

Palmetto Sun Kettle Corn

Pink Pepper Pantry

Pritcher Family Farms

Red, White & Bloom

Rio Bertolini's Fresh Pasta Co.

Salty Crumbs

Sass in Glass

Sea Island Organics

Shuler Farms

Southern Essence Candles

Southern Naturals

Sugar Pea Studios

Summerville Lions Club

Sunny Side Up Farms

Super Mushroom Bros.

The Buttery

The Carousel Boutique

The Cookie Chick

The Crafty M

The Flower Peddler

The Seafood Lady

Austin Sweetgrass

Freeman's Produce

Gigi's Sweetgrass Baskets

Master Gardeners

Morning Glory Gardens

Plant the Earth

Sharon's Sweetgrass Baskets

Smith Bee Farm

Southern Sisters Bakery

Swine Rind