Author: Barbara H. Smith

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...

August 30 Week 5 Garden Photos

Aug 30, 2021 | Photo Blog, Photo Worthy Plants

The quiet beauty of foliage textures and shades of green: Part 2 Bottlebrush Buckeye (Aesculus parviflora) Barbara H. Smith, ©2021 HGIC, Clemson University Mary Nell Holly (Ilex x 'Mary Nell')...

Spider Lilies

Aug 30, 2021 | In the Garden

One of my favorite childhood memories was watching the first spider lily (Lycoris radiata) bloom spikes magically appear in late August or early September in my parents’ garden. It was a sure sign...

August 23 Week 4 Garden Photos

Aug 23, 2021 | Photo Blog, Photo Worthy Plants

The quiet beauty of foliage textures and shades of green: Part 1 Emmett's Pumpkin Japanese Maple (Acer japonicum 'Emmett's Pumpkin') Barbara H. Smith, ©2021 HGIC, Clemson University Autumn Fern...

August 16 Week 3 Garden Photos

Aug 15, 2021 | Photo Blog, Photo Worthy Plants

“A late summer garden has a tranquility found no other time of year.” ~William F. Longgood Angel Trumpet (Datura wrightii) Barbara H. Smith, ©2021 HGIC, Clemson University Blanket Flower...

How to Make a Dried Hydrangea Wreath

Aug 13, 2021 | In the Garden

One of my favorite native hydrangeas to use in the landscape is Annabelle Hydrangea (Hydrangea arborescens ‘Annabelle’). It is best grown in morning sun and afternoon shade. The white flowers bloom...

August 9 Week 2 Garden Photos

Aug 9, 2021 | Photo Blog, Photo Worthy Insects and Animals

“Though she be but little, she is fierce.” ~William Shakespeare~ Green Lynx Spider ( Peucetia viridans) Barbara H. Smith, ©2021 HGIC, Clemson University American Painted Lady Butterfly...