The South Carolina Set
Three printable South Carolina editions in one purchase — the twelve-month journal, the native plants reference and the stargazing guide — for less than the three cost apart.
- Three printable South Carolina editions, in one checkout instead of three
- Twelve undated South Carolina month pages to write the year down in
- The South Carolina native plants reference, with bloom windows and zone timing
- The South Carolina night sky guide — dark places and the year's meteor calendar
$29.00one-time$33.98 bought separately
Instant download · yours to keep, with no account and no renewal · full refund within 30 days
A look inside
What the South Carolina pages actually look like
From the South Carolina editions
Some of what is actually in the set
The South Carolina Nature Journal
Each South Carolina month page carries that month's reference side — the blooms, trees and butterflies South Carolina actually has then. Names you will meet in it:
- Yellow Jessamine
- Atamasco Lily
- Sweetgrass
- Pitcher Plants (Sarracenia)
- Oconee Bell
- Cardinal Flower
- Sabal Palmetto
- Live Oak
- Yellow Jessamine
- Longleaf Pine
- Bald Cypress
- Flowering Dogwood
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
- Palamedes Swallowtail
- Gulf Fritillary
- Zebra Swallowtail
- Monarch
- Mourning Cloak
Native Plants of South Carolina
33 native species are profiled for South Carolina, chosen for hardiness zones 7a–9b. A dozen of them:
- Black-Eyed Susan
- Butterfly Weed
- Cardinal Flower
- Wild Lupine
- Dense Blazing Star
- Common Boneset
- Rattlesnake Master
- Obedient Plant
- Wild Geranium
- Foamflower
- Wild Ginger
- Christmas Fern
The Night Sky over South Carolina
Every dark-sky place the South Carolina edition sends you to, and every meteor shower it tracks through the year:
- Congaree National Park
- Caesars Head State Park
- ACE Basin refuge and preserve lands
- Rural Pee Dee and Sandhills forest land
- Quadrantids
- Lyrids
- Eta Aquariids
- Southern Delta Aquariids
- Perseids
- Draconids
- Orionids
- Southern Taurids
- Northern Taurids
- Leonids
- Geminids
- Ursids
How the South Carolina year breaks down
Counted, not claimed
Across the twelve South Carolina month pages the reference side draws on 6 wildflowers, 6 trees, 6 butterflies and 7 things coming into season locally.
Something in the South Carolina list is in bloom from March through October, and June is the peak — 16 of the 33 species are flowering then.
11 of them are caterpillar host plants and 7 support specialist bees — the ones that do the most work in South Carolina yards.
On the 2027 numbers the standout for South Carolina is the Quadrantids — about 120 an hour at its peak with the moon only 18% lit, best after midnight into dawn.
The Geminids, by contrast, peak against a 100%-lit moon that year — the kind of night the guide tells you to skip rather than let you find out at 2am.
The calendar runs every major shower of the year — 12 of them — with the moon's brightness worked out for each peak, so South Carolina knows which nights are worth the drive.
In the box
Exactly what you receive
| The South Carolina Nature Journal | 15 pages — twelve month pages plus covers and how-to |
|---|---|
| Native Plants of South Carolina | 8 pages — the species table, bloom windows and planting calendar |
| The Night Sky over South Carolina | 8 pages — the meteor calendar, dark-sky places and seasonal targets |
| Pages in all | 31, across 3 South Carolina files |
| What you save | $4.98 — $33.98 bought apart, $29.00 bought together |
| Format | PDF, laid out for both Letter and A4 |
| Delivery | An instant download link, plus a link you can re-open for 72 hours |
| Access | Yours to keep — no expiry, no account, no subscription |
| Refunds | Full refund within 30 days, no questions |
How it works
From checkout to the field
Buy it
Checkout takes a card and an email address — no account to create.
Open it straight away
The download link appears immediately and the South Carolina files are yours to keep.
Use it through the year
Print the South Carolina pages you want and take them outside; they are laid out with room to write on as the season moves.
The set, or the pieces
Both are honest ways to buy the South Carolina editions
| One at a time | The South Carolina Set | |
|---|---|---|
| What you get | Whichever single South Carolina edition you pick | All three, together |
| Checkouts | One for each — there is no cart here | One, for the whole South Carolina set |
| What it costs | $33.98 for the three apart | $29.00, saving $4.98 |
| If you only want one | Buy it on its own; every South Carolina edition is sold separately | The set is only worth it if all of it is new to you |
Before you buy
Who this is for
Made for
- Someone starting from nothing who wants the South Carolina basics in one go
- Gardeners in South Carolina who also go out after dark
- Anyone giving the whole South Carolina set rather than a single file
Not for
- Anyone who already owns one of the three South Carolina editions in it — buy the rest singly instead
- Anyone who wants the South Carolina Nature Year; that is the bigger book, sold on its own page
Everything here describes typical timing across South Carolina, drawn from long-run records — weather, elevation and how close you are to water all move the real dates around. So the South Carolina pages say "usually early May" and never "May 4th", which is not hedging but the most the data can honestly carry.
Questions
Before you decide
What exactly is in the South Carolina set?
Three things, sold separately elsewhere on the site: The South Carolina Nature Journal, Native Plants of South Carolina and The Night Sky over South Carolina. You get every file each of them contains.
What if I already own one of these South Carolina editions?
Then buy the others on their own — the South Carolina set only saves money if all of it is new to you, and we would rather say so than take $29.00 for a file you already have.
Is this cheaper than buying the South Carolina editions one at a time?
Yes — $29.00 rather than $33.98, a saving of $4.98. There is no cart here, so buying them apart also means checking out 3 separate times.
Do the South Carolina files arrive together?
They arrive as one download list on one page — 3 files in all for South Carolina, each downloadable on its own, and the link re-opens for 72 hours.
How accurate is the timing for South Carolina?
It describes typical timing across South Carolina drawn from long-run records, and because weather, elevation and habitat move real South Carolina dates around it says "usually early May" rather than "May 4th".
Is it worth paying when the South Carolina pages here are free?
The free South Carolina pages are the month you are in; these are the South Carolina editions around them — planned before the year arrives, and printable, so you are not holding a screen in the garden.
Will it work for my part of South Carolina, or just the big cities?
It is written at state resolution — South Carolina as a whole, with regional notes where South Carolina genuinely differs end to end, and nothing behind it is recorded finely enough to honestly promise more than that.
What format is the South Carolina edition, and can I print it?
A PDF laid out for both Letter and A4, one page per sheet — printing it is the point, since the South Carolina pages are made to be carried outside.
What if the South Carolina set is not what I expected?
Email hello@birchcompass.com within 30 days for a full refund on the South Carolina edition, and keep the files either way — asking for them back would be theatre.
Everything in this set is also sold on its own — The South Carolina Nature Journal, Native Plants of South Carolina and The Night Sky over South Carolina — and the free South Carolina pages cover this month either way.
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