23 www.CharlestonWomenPodcast.com | www.ReadCW.com | www.Instagram.com/CharlestonWomen Charleston Women in Business or studying buildings on upper King —where in the late 19th century to the Jim Crow era — black families were opening businesses alongside Greek, Italian and Chinese entrepreneurs, Lavelle Tulla peels back the layers of Charleston’s diverse history. Documenting the stories that have never been told before, she exposes truth and understanding by honoring the past in a powerful way. To book a consultation with Lavelle Tulla, visit BVLHPR.com. NANCY TERREBECKI-SMITH, PLANT BUS CHARLESTON When Charleston’s Nancy Terebecki-Smith sprouted the unique idea to buy a retired school bus, circa 2002, she transformed the interior into a mobile plant shop and started popping up in neighborhoods all across town. “Everyone leaves the bus with a plant they can look after,” Terebecki-Smith said. Although Terebecki-Smith wasn’t looking for brickand-mortar retail space, the downtown shop found her when a broker connected through Instagram. Splashed across an entire wall of the boutique, which opened in August of 2024, is a giant mural depicting a creature party, painted in loud, bright colors by local artist Taylor Faulkner of Redux. Surrounded by greenery ranging in price from $3 for a tiny plant to $65 for a fiddle leaf fig, Terebecki-Smith said, “I try to keep prices affordable and accessible so that no one is priced out or excluded from a plant collecting hobby. People also shop with me because they can come hang out and ask questions.” Terebecki-Smith added that she is most excited about holding free workshops to share her knowledge about propagating and repotting to show that like history, gardening can be messy and imperfect. Visit PlantBusCharleston.com to schedule your class and see where Terebecki-Smith’s plant bus will be popping up next. NYSA HICKS, NYSA CREATIVE Ever since she was a child, Nysa Hicks revered horticulture and its role in the environment. Now as a muralist and founder of Nysa Creative, Hicks paints urban settings such as public sports courts (tennis, Brittany Lavelle Tulla in “preservation mode.” The charming Rooted in Charleston bus. Nysa Hicks.
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