May 10 Week 2 Garden Photos
Clematis is known as one of the best perennial vines for your garden. They like cool roots and sunny tops. Clematis 'Jackmanii' Barbara H. Smith, ©2021 HGIC, Clemson University Texas Scarlet...
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May 3 Week 1 Garden Photos
“I must have flowers, always, always.” ~Monet~ Fairy Bells (Disporum cantoniense aureovariegata) Barbara H. Smith, ©2021 HGIC, Clemson University Woodbine (Lonicera sempervirens) Barbara...
April 26 Week 4 Garden Photos
Come for a stroll in the beautiful South Carolina Botanical Garden. Pinxter Azalea (Rhododendron pericymenoides) Bumble Bee Barbara H. Smith, ©2021 HGIC, Clemson University Two Winged Silverbell...
April 19 Week 3 Garden Photos
Native spring wildflowers are blooming throughout South Carolina. Bashful Wakerobin (Trillium catesbaei) Barbara H. Smith, ©2021 HGIC, Clemson University Yellow False Indigo (Baptisia sphaerocarpa)...
April 12 Week 2 Garden Photos
“Spring work is going on with joyful enthusiasm.” ~ John Muir ~ Two-winged Silverbell (Halesia diptera) Barbara H. Smith, ©2021 HGIC, Clemson University San Carlos Festival Salvia...
April 5 Week 1 Garden Photos
“April hath put a spirit of youth in everything.” ~ William Shakespeare ~ Painted Buckeye (Aesculus sylvatica) and Bumble Bee Barbara H. Smith, ©2021 HGIC, Clemson University Miss Kim Manchurian...
March 29 Week 5 Garden Photos
“Spring is when life is alive in everything.” ~Christina Rosetti~ Little Beauty Species Tulip (Tulipa 'Little Beauty') Barbara H. Smith, ©2021 HGIC, Clemson University Garnet...
March 22 Week 4 Garden Photos
Spring is arriving at Crooked Trail Farm. Here’s what is blooming this week. Rosey Cat Supervising From Her Perch Barbara H. Smith, ©2021 HGIC, Clemson University Thalia Daffodil (Narcissus...
March 15 Week 3 Garden Photos
Daffodils are in bloom all over South Carolina and spring is almost here! Daffodils and Narcissus are the same plant. Narcissus is the scientific name given to the genus of plants commonly called...
Now Is the Time to Put Out Hummingbird Feeders
The spring migration of ruby-throated hummingbirds from their tropical winter homes to South Carolina gardens is a highly anticipated event. These jeweled visitors usually arrive in mid-March;...
March 8 Week 2 Garden Photos
“The beautiful spring came, and when nature resumes her loveliness, the human soul is apt to revive also.” ~Harriet Ann Jacobs~ Prelude Pieris (Pieris japonica var. yakushimanum 'Prelude...
March 1 Week 1 Garden Photos
A walk through the quiet beauty of an early March garden. Heirloom Snowflake (Leucojum aestivum) Barbara H. Smith, ©2021 HGIC, Clemson University Variegated Yucca (Yucca gloriosa variegata) Barbara...