Barbara’s Favorite Garden Tools
We all have our favorite shoes, pajamas, coffee cups, and other items, but my favorites are the gardening tools I use daily in my landscape. I am never without a small pair of long-bladed, sharp...
Author: Barbara H. Smith
October 17 Week 3 Garden Photos October 17, 2022
“The end of summer is not the end of the world. Here’s to October…” ~A.A. Milne~ Chipmunk Barbara H. Smith, ©2022 HGIC, Clemson University Honorine Jobert Fall Floweing...
Zinnia Insect Pests & Diseases
Learn how to identify and control common zinnia problems.
October 10 Week 2 Garden Photos October 10, 2022
“October is the opal month of the year. It is the month of glory, of ripeness. It is the picture-month.” ~Henry Ward Beecher~ Lion's Tail (Leonotis leonurus) Barbara H. Smith, ©2022...
October 3 Week 1 Garden Photos
Come for a fall stroll at the South Carolina Botanical Gardens this week. Brown-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia triloba) Barbara H. Smith, ©2022 HGIC, Clemson University Orange -Flowered Tea Olive (Osmanthus...
Pansies, Violas, and Panolas—Oh My!
One of my favorite fall gardening joys (I call them joys instead of chores) is planting pansies and violas. This is a yearly rite of passage for me that I have been enjoying since childhood. One of...
September 26 Week 4 Garden Photos
“September showed up right on schedule and lasted a whole month.” ~Jenny Wingfield~ Yellow Crownbeard (Verbesina occidentalis) Barbara H. Smith, ©2022 HGIC, Clemson University Orb Spider...
September 19 Week 3 Garden Photos
An Evening Stroll with Taco the Great at Crooked Trail Farm. Taco the Great Barbara H. Smith, ©2022 HGIC, Clemson University Nodding Ladies'-tresses...
September 12 Week 2 Garden Photos
Crinum lilies are long-lived, heirloom, classic pass-along plants that shine in Southern gardens. Lolita Crinum Flower, Blooms in late May through July Barbara H. Smith, ©2022 HGIC, Clemson...
Why Are My Trees Dying?
Clemson Extension Horticulture Agents get numerous questions this time of year about trees dying. There can be several factors that stress trees. In late summer, the most likely problem is related...
September 5 Week 1 Garden Photos
“We might think we are nurturing our garden, but of course it’s our garden that is really nurturing us.” ~Jenny Uglow~ Ironweed (Vernonia gigantea) Barbara H. Smith, ©2022 HGIC,...
August 29 Week 5 Garden Photos
“A garden must combine the poetic and mysterious with a feeling of serenity and joy.” ~Luis Barragán~ Upright Elephant Ear (Alocasia) and Japanese Spikenard (Aralia cordata) Barbara H....