PeOnies & Plants on Main, Woodruff SC

08/30/2026

Have you seen her this summer, the big yellow and black spider with the zigzag stitched down her web?

Old folks call her the writing spider. She has about six weeks left. The first hard frost ends her, and she seems to know it, because right now she is spinning something that will outlast her. A papery brown sac, hung in the goldenrod, packed with hundreds of eggs.

That sac holds through ice storms, wind and snow. In spring it opens and her children ride silk threads out over your garden, exactly the way a certain barn spider promised in the book.

Let the web stay through October. She is writing her will. 🕷️

08/29/2026

Such a beautiful morning celebrating with my mothers Red Hat Chapter.

08/28/2026

I truly love doing funeral work. 🤍 Being trusted with such an intimate and meaningful occasion is an honor I never take lightly. Creating something beautiful to help a family say goodbye is a privilege I’m deeply grateful, RIP Ms. Nellie. 💚

08/27/2026

My favorite Season is almost here, fall and 🏈 💚 the ber' months!

08/27/2026

Lots of new plants and accessories to explore. 💚

08/25/2026

08/22/2026

If you see these particular spiders, just know that they are the good spiders, do not kill them. They are eating the bugs and things that we do not like.

When my older boys were growing up, we named every single one of them Charlotte and it was a sure sign that fall was right around the corner.

That is a yellow garden spider, most likely an Argiope aurantia — also called a black-and-yellow garden spider.

🕷️ A few interesting things about it:

* Not considered dangerous to people. Its bite is uncommon and generally causes only mild local irritation.
* The striking yellow-and-black pattern is characteristic.
* The thick white zigzag pattern down the center of the web is called a stabilimentum.
* They are actually beneficial garden residents because they catch lots of flies, moths, grasshoppers, and other insects.
* They commonly appear in gardens and around vegetation in late summer.

That is a beautiful specimen and an especially impressive web!

08/22/2026

Yall go out and support the farm stand. Today is their soft opening.

08/21/2026

Happy Friday! 🌿💚 We hope everyone has a beautiful and relaxing weekend!

We’ll be here tomorrow from 10–2 if you need a little something for your home, a gift, or just want to stop in and say hello. 🌿🌸

08/21/2026

🍪 Free Samples Today! 🍪

Come by the shop today and enjoy some delicious samples from Heirloom Mercantile! ❤️

Small-batch, homemade goodness made right here in the Upstate of South Carolina.

📍 Stop in and grab a sample while they last!

Meet Alexandria founder Heirloom Mercantile a local farm stand right here in Woodruff! She and her daughter Elouise pour their heart into the yummy goodness! I have to say one the best chocolate chip cookies I've ate.
💚 Julie