Holiday Decorating With Fresh Greenery
One of the oldest winter holiday traditions is decorating the house with fresh greenery. Evergreens are used to represent everlasting life and hope for the return of spring. Southerners have been...
Author: Barbara H. Smith
March 27 Week 4 Garden Photos
Gibbs Garden in Ball Ground, GA has an amazing selection of garden sculpture and containers. Wild Geese Sculpture Barbara H. Smith, ©2023 HGIC, Clemson University Standing Bunny and Tulips Millie...
Favorite Native Shrubs And Trees
One of my earliest horticultural memories was watching my grandmother arrange purple berried branches of American beautyberry (Callicarpa americana) in a vase and place it in the center of her...
March 20 Week 3 Garden Photos
Every December, Gibbs Gardens plants over 30,000+ tulip bulbs. There are 40 different types that bloom from early, mid, and late season, offering weeks of beautiful color. Gazebo at Gibb's Gardens...
March 13 Week 2 Garden Photos
The HGIC Staff Recently Visited Gibb’s Gardens to View the Thousands of Daffodils in Bloom. HGIC Staff: l to r Jordan Franklin, Ginger Long, Millie Davenport, LayLa Burgess, Barbara Smith,...
March 6 Week 1 Garden Photos
“Springtime is the land awakening. The March winds are the morning yawn” ~Lewis Grizzard~ Evening Gloaming Barbara H. Smith, ©2023 HGIC, Clemson University Lenten Rose 'Romantic Getaway'...
A Bouquet of Sunshine
Most of my childhood recollections involve plants, dogs, and being constantly outdoors on the family farm and the Saluda River. This time of year, when my landscape is full of blooming daffodils, I...
February 27 Week 4 Garden Photos
Spring Is Fast Approaching at Crooked Trail Farm. Armandii Clematis (Clematis armandii) Barbara H. Smith, ©2023 HGIC, Clemson University Jane Magnolia (Magnolia x 'Jane') Barbara H. Smith, ©2023...
February 21 Week 3 Garden Photos
See What’s Blooming at Crooked Trail Farm This Week! Finlandia Camellia (Camellia japonica 'Finlandia' (1) Barbara H. Smith, ©2023 HGIC, Clemson University Ice Follies Daffodil (Narcissus 'Ice...
Rabbit’s Foot Fern
Rabbit’s foot fern (Davallia solida var. fejeensis) is a favorite of mine and one of the easiest tropical houseplant ferns to grow. Native to Fiji, the genus name, Davallia, was derived in honor of...
February 13 Week 2 Garden Photos
Beautiful Native Shrubs and Vines for South Carolina Gardens Alabama Deciduous Azalea (Rhododendron alabamense) Barbara H. Smith, ©2023 HGIC, Clemson University American Beautyberry (Callicarpa...
February 06 Week 1 Garden Photos
Perennials Native to South Carolina, Part 2 Yellow False Indigo (Baptisia sphaerocarpa) Barbara H. Smith, ©2023 HGIC, Clemson University Wild Sweet William (Phlox maculata) Barbara H. Smith, ©2023...