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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...
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Sep 25, 2023 | In the Garden
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...
Sep 25, 2023 | Photo Blog, Photo Worthy Plants
“In nature nothing exists alone.” ~Rachel Carson~ Red-spotted Purple Butterfly (Limenitis arthemis astyanax) Ginger Long, ©2023 HGIC, Clemson University Century Plant (Agave americana)...
Sep 18, 2023 | Photo Blog, Photo Worthy Insects and Animals
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...
Sep 11, 2023 | Photo Blog, Photo Worthy Insects and Animals
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...
Sep 4, 2023 | In the Garden
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...
Sep 4, 2023 | Photo Blog, Photo Worthy Plants
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...
Aug 28, 2023 | Photo Blog, Photo Worthy Plants
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...
Aug 24, 2023 | In the Garden
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...
Aug 21, 2023 | Photo Blog, Photo Worthy Plants
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,...
Aug 14, 2023 | Photo Blog, Photo Worthy Plants
“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,...
Aug 7, 2023 | Photo Blog, Photo Worthy Plants
“If you look the right way, you can see the whole world is a garden.” ~Frances Hodgson Burnett~ Five-Spotted Sphinx Moth (Manduca quinquemaculata) and Cleome (Cleome hassleriana) Sphinx...
Jul 31, 2023 | Photo Blog, Photo Worthy Plants
“Crinum are classic plants: beautiful and possessed of a unique mystique. Known as Heirloom or pass-down plants, they have a long and intriguing history of cultivation around the world.” ~Jenks...
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