If you live in Greenville, South Carolina, you already know the drill. One morning in late February or early March you walk outside into what feels like the most gorgeous morning of the year — soft light, birds absolutely losing their minds with joy, the first pink blooms on the cherry trees — and then you notice it. That fine yellow-green dust coating your car. Your porch furniture. Your dog. Possibly your soul.
Pollen season has arrived.
Spring in the Upstate is genuinely one of the most beautiful things. The dogwoods and redbuds bloom in waves, the trails along the Swamp Rabbit fill up with wildflowers, and the whole city seems to exhale with relief after winter. I am deeply, sincerely in love with spring in South Carolina. And also — it tries to destroy my sinuses on a regular basis, and I hear the same story from clients constantly.
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