October 2 Week 1 Garden Photos
Choose Plant Material That Adds Textural Interest and Foliage Color to Your Landscape ~Part 1 Florida Sunshine Anise (Illicium parviflorum 'Florida Sunshine') Barbara H. Smith, ©2023 HGIC, Clemson...
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This Month in Your Garden October 2023
Coastal Region- Brad Fowler Don’t fertilize too late! Applying fertilizers containing nitrogen to turfgrass at this time of year can lead to damage and contribute to fungal problems. Winter weeds...
Ironweed
Fall has arrived in South Carolina! Native fall-blooming wildflowers, with their flower colors of intense purple, yellow, orange, and white hues, brighten up the autumn landscape. One of my...
September 25 Week 4 Garden Photos
“In nature nothing exists alone.” ~Rachel Carson~ Red-spotted Purple Butterfly (Limenitis arthemis astyanax) Ginger Long, ©2023 HGIC, Clemson University Century Plant (Agave americana)...
September 18 Week 3 Garden Photos
Creepy, Crawly, and Cool: Part 2 Southern Green Stinkbug Instars (Nezara viridula) Barbara H. Smith, ©2023 HGIC, Clemson University Female Carolina Wolf Spider (Hogna carolinensis) with spiderlings...
September 11 Week 2 Garden Photos
Creepy, Crawly, Cool: Insects and Arachnids American Lady Butterfly (Vanessa virginiensis) Barbara H. Smith, ©2023 HGIC, Clemson University Yellow Garden Spider (Argiope aurantia) with prey Vicky...
This Month in Your Garden September 2023
Coastal Region – Christopher Burtt Continue mowing the turf at a normal height until the nighttime temperatures begin to cool. Once it begins to cool, raise the mower height to allow more...
September 4 Week 1 Garden Photos
Come for a visit to the South Carolina Botanical Gardens to see what’s in bloom! Firecracker Plant (Justicia spicigera) Barbara H. Smith, ©2023 HGIC, Clemson University Swamp Rose Mallow...
August 28 Week 4 Garden Photos
Enjoy a Virtual Visit to Crooked Trail Farm~Part 2 One of the pastures with a cattle shed Barbara H. Smith, ©2023 HGIC, Clemson University CTF Hardwood Forest Barbara H. Smith, ©2023 HGIC, Clemson...
Hidden Ginger
Don’t you love pass-a-long plants? A good friend shared some Hidden Ginger, aka Queen Lily (Curcuma petiolata) rhizomes with me early last fall. I immediately potted them up in containers to grow...
August 21 Week 3 Garden Photos
Enjoy a Virtual Visit to Crooked Trail Farm, Part 1 Crooked Trail Farm Entrance Barbara H. Smith, ©2023 HGIC, Clemson University View of the Blue Ridge Mountains Barbara H. Smith, ©2023 HGIC,...
August 14 Week 2 Garden Photos
“The love of gardening is a seed once sown that never dies.” ~Gertrude Jekyll” Vareigated Fritillary Butterfly (Euptoieta claudia) on Gallardia Barbara H. Smith, ©2023 HGIC,...