Martha Daniell Logan’s 1752 Gardening Calendar
How many times have you heard the phrase “Genes don’t lie?” I am an amateur genealogist who has spent years researching my family lines. Imagine my absolute delight in discovering that my 7th...
Author: Barbara H. Smith
October 11 Week 2 Garden Photos
Life in the Meadow Part 2 Spinybacked Orbweaver (Gasteracantha canciformis) Barbara H. Smith, ©2021 HGIC, Clemson University Clouded Skipper Butterfly (Lerema accius) on New England Aster...
October 4 Week 1 Garden Photos
Life in the Meadow Part 1 Bumble Bee (Bombus species) on Goldenrod (Soldiago species) Barbara H. Smith, ©2021 HGIC, Clemson University Virginia Meadow Beauty (Rhexia virginica) Barbara H. Smith,...
September 27 Week 4 Garden Photos
Come for a fall stroll at the South Carolina Botanical Gardens. Honorine Jobert Fall Floweing Anemone (Anemone x hybrida 'Honorine Jobert' ) Barbara H. Smith, ©2021 HGIC, Clemson University Balloon...
September 17 Week 3 Garden Photos
“Gardens are not made by singing ‘Oh, How Beautiful’ and sitting in the shade.” ~Rudyard Kipling~ Cheyenne Spirit Coneflower (Echinacea hybrid 'Cheyenne Spirit') and Bees...
September 13 Week 2 Garden Photos
“All at once, summer collapsed into fall.” ~Oscar Wilde~ Sedum (Sedum species) Jordan Franklin, ©2021 HGIC, Clemson University Yellow Garden Writing Spider (Argiope aurantia) Jordan...
Ginger Lily
Want to add a bit of tropical pizazz to your late summer or early fall perennial border? Then ginger lilies (Hedychium species) are your answer. They are not true lilies but distant cousins of...
September 6 Week 1 Garden Photos
“Happily we bask in this warm September sun, which illuminates all creatures.” ~Henry David Thoreau~ Carolina Anole (Anolis carolinensis) Barbara H. Smith, ©2021 HGIC, Clemson...
August 30 Week 5 Garden Photos
The quiet beauty of foliage textures and shades of green: Part 2 Bottlebrush Buckeye (Aesculus parviflora) Barbara H. Smith, ©2021 HGIC, Clemson University Mary Nell Holly (Ilex x 'Mary Nell')...
Spider Lilies
One of my favorite childhood memories was watching the first spider lily (Lycoris radiata) bloom spikes magically appear in late August or early September in my parents’ garden. It was a sure sign...
August 23 Week 4 Garden Photos
The quiet beauty of foliage textures and shades of green: Part 1 Emmett's Pumpkin Japanese Maple (Acer japonicum 'Emmett's Pumpkin') Barbara H. Smith, ©2021 HGIC, Clemson University Autumn Fern...
August 16 Week 3 Garden Photos
“A late summer garden has a tranquility found no other time of year.” ~William F. Longgood Angel Trumpet (Datura wrightii) Barbara H. Smith, ©2021 HGIC, Clemson University Blanket Flower...