Author: Barbara H. Smith

October 24 Week 4 Garden Photos

Oct 24, 2022 | Photo Blog, Photo Worthy Plants

A Recent Visit to the Afton Villa Gardens in St. Francisville, Louisiana. The plantation house was destroyed by a kitchen fire in 1963. Afton Villa Historical Sign Barbara H. Smith, ©2022 HGIC,...

Barbara’s Favorite Garden Tools

Oct 17, 2022 | In the Garden

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...

October 17 Week 3 Garden Photos October 17, 2022

Oct 17, 2022 | Photo Blog, Photo Worthy Plants

“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

Oct 11, 2022 | Entomology, Flowers

Learn how to identify and control common zinnia problems.

October 10 Week 2 Garden Photos October 10, 2022

Oct 10, 2022 | Photo Blog, Photo Worthy Plants

“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

Oct 3, 2022 | Photo Blog, Photo Worthy Plants

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!

Sep 29, 2022 | In the Garden

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

Sep 26, 2022 | Photo Blog, Photo Worthy Plants

“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

Sep 19, 2022 | Photo Blog, Photo Worthy Plants

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

Sep 12, 2022 | Photo Blog, Photo Worthy Plants

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?

Sep 8, 2022 | In the Garden, Trees

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

Sep 5, 2022 | Photo Blog, Photo Worthy Plants

“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,...