Author: Barbara H. Smith

November 1 Week 1 Garden Photos

Nov 1, 2021 | Photo Blog, Photo Worthy Plants

“Autumn carries more gold in its pockets than any other season.” ~Jim Bishop~ VJ Drake Maple (Acer rubrum 'VJ Drake') Barbara H. Smith, ©2021 HGIC, Clemson University Misty Moon Sasanqua...

October 25 Week 4 Garden Photos

Oct 25, 2021 | Photo Blog, Photo Worthy Plants

An October Ramble around Crooked Trail Farm Strawberry Bush Seed Capsules (Euonymus americanus) Barbara H. Smith, ©2021 HGIC, Clemson University White Beautyberry (Callicarpa americana 'Alba')...

Cotton Rose Mallow

Oct 25, 2021 | In the Garden

Cotton rose mallow (Hibiscus mutabilis), a member of the Malvaceae family, is one of the latest blooming hibiscuses and a popular plant found in many South Carolina gardens. When in bloom, the 4- to...

October 18 Week 3 Garden Photos

Oct 18, 2021 | Photo Blog, Photo Worthy Plants

Meet Your Clemson Extension Horticulture Agent Team Cory Tanner, Horticulture Program Team Director, Statewide shannt@clemson.edu Kerrie Roach, ©2021, Clemson University Zack Snipes, Assistant...

Martha Daniell Logan’s 1752 Gardening Calendar

Oct 18, 2021 | In the Garden

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...

October 11 Week 2 Garden Photos

Oct 11, 2021 | Photo Blog, Photo Worthy Plants

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

Oct 4, 2021 | Photo Blog, Photo Worthy Plants

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

Sep 27, 2021 | Photo Blog, Photo Worthy Plants

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

Sep 20, 2021 | Photo Blog, Photo Worthy Plants

“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

Sep 13, 2021 | Photo Blog, Photo Worthy Plants

“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

Sep 13, 2021 | Flowers, In the Garden

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

Sep 6, 2021 | Photo Blog, Photo Worthy Insects and Animals

“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...