Anise Hyssop
Anise hyssop (Agastache foeniculum) is a wonderful native perennial to add to your pollinator garden, perfect for attracting hummingbirds, bees, wasps, butterflies, and other pollinating insects....
Author: Barbara H. Smith
July 24 Week 4 Garden Photos
Summer Perennials Are Great Additions to Your Garden. Wild Bergamont (Monarda fistulosa) with Bumble Bee Barbara H. Smith, ©2023 HGIC, Clemson University Clasping Coneflower (Rudbeckia...
July 17 Week 3 Garden Photos
See What Is Blooming at Crooked Trail Farm This Month. Spider Flower (Cleome hassleriana) Barbara H. Smith, ©2023 HGIC, Clemson University Crooked Trail Farm Garden Staff-Kate and Lillybelle Barbara...
July 10 Week 2 Garden Photos
In the language of flowers, lilies represent purity, royalty, devotion, and innocence. Tiger Lily (Lilium lancifolium) and Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Butterflies (Papillio glaucus) Barbara H. Smith,...
July 03 Week 1 Garden Photos
Daylilies are in the genus Hemerocallis. In flower meaning lore, daylilies represent forgetting about the past and faithful bonds as the flower only lasts one day. Volunteer Red Daylily Millie...
June 26 Week 4 Garden Photos
“In June, as many as a dozen species may burst their buds on a single day.” ~Aldo Leopold~ Arkansas Bells (Sinningia 'Arkansas Bells') Barbara H. Smith, ©2023 HGIC, Clemson University...
Giant Coneflower
I love adding drama to a garden, especially choosing a plant that will stop you in your tracks with your mouth gaping open! One such plant is the giant coneflower (Rudbeckia maxima). It’s a...
June 19 Week 3 Garden Photos
“Ah, lovely June, thy sunny days are here, The world seems gayer for thy coming; The glad birds sing their shrill and tender songs, And all day long the bees are humming. All fairest things...
June 12 Week 2 Garden Photos
Plan a visit to Greenwood, SC to see 55 living topiary sculptures that will be on display until July 8th. Here are a few favorites! Jeep Wrangler Ginger Long, ©2023 HGIC, Clemson University Jeep...
June 05 Week 1 Garden Photos
Stroll Around the Beautiful South Carolina Botanical Gardens Annabelle Hydrangea (Hydrangea arborescens 'Annabelle') Barbara H. Smith, ©2023 HGIC, Clemson University Smooth Coneflower (Echinacea...
May 29 Week 5 Garden Photos
“Everything that slows us down and forces patience, everything that sets us back into the slow circles of nature, is a help. Gardening is an instrument of grace.” ~May Sarton~ DD...
May 22 Week 4 Garden Photos
Part of the Clemson Horticulture Team recently visited the Landsford Canal State Park in Chester County. It was established in 1970 when Duke Power donated 194 acres. The park has now grown to 448...