Salt Tolerant Plants for the South Carolina Coast
Discover the best plants for coastal South Carolina that can withstand salty conditions and enhance your garden.
Author: Barbara H. Smith
April 11 Week 2 Garden Photos
A Garden Stroll Around Historic Charleston Yellow Lady Banks Rose (Rosa banksiae) Barbara H. Smith, ©2022 HGIC, Clemson University Anemone (Anemone coronaria) Barbara H. Smith, ©2022 HGIC, Clemson...
Burgundy Spice Sweetshrub
This year, the newest shrub addition to my garden is a Burgundy Spice sweetshrub (Calycanthus floridus var purpureus ‘Burgundy Spice’). When I spotted it across the nursery, it was as if a big neon...
April 4 Week 1 Garden Photos
A Visit to Mepkin Abbey at Monck’s Corner, SC “Peace to All Who Enter Here” Entrance Drive for Mepkin Abbey Mepkin Plantation was owned by Henry Laurens in the mid- to late 1700s....
March 28 Week 4 Garden Photos
What Is That Weed? Common Weeds Found in South Carolina. Henbit (Lamium amplexicaule) Did you know that henbit is an excellent late winter-early spring pollen source for bees and other pollinating...
March 21 Week 3 Garden Photos
Native Spring Ephemerals Are Blooming! Oconee Bells (Shortia galacifolia) Barbara H. Smith, ©2022 HGIC, Clemson University Bashful Wakerobin (Trillium catesbaei) Barbara H. Smith, ©2022 HGIC,...
Calla Lily
I remember the first time I saw a calla lily (Zantedeschia aethiopica). I was watching an old Katherine Hepburn movie, “Stage Door.” She swept into the room with an armload of calla lilies and, in...
March 14 Week 2 Garden Photos
Here’s What Is Blooming at Crooked Trail Farm Before the Freezing Weather Jane Deciduous Magnolia (Magnolia x 'Jane') Barbara H. Smith, ©2022 HGIC, Clemson University Tahiti Daffodil...
March 07 Week 1 Garden Photos
Come for a Stroll through the Camellia Collection at the South Carolina Botanical Garden! The camellias are in full bloom this week. Eleanor Martin Supreme Camellia (Camellia japonica 'Eleanor...
Meadow Rue
As I’ve transitioned my garden into a more age-friendly space, I am always on the search for interesting perennials to add to my planting beds. Gone are the days of planting large swaths of annuals...
February 28 Week 4 Garden Photos
Hellebores Brighten Up A February Garden Lenten Rose (Helleborus orientalis) Barbara H. Smith, ©2022 HGIC, Clemson University Rose Quartz Lenten Rose (Helleborus x hybridus 'Rose Quartz') Barbara H....
February 21 Week 3 Garden Photos
The Camellias Are in Full Bloom at the South Carolina Botanical Garden Mathotiana Camellia (Camellia japonica 'Mathotiana') Barbara H. Smith, ©2022 HGIC, Clemson University Yuki Baton Camellia...