July Week 1 Garden Photos
Common vegetable insect pests, diseases, and disorders that affect South Carolina gardens. Tomato Fruitworm Damage Zachary Boone Snipes, ©2015 Clemson Extension Bacterial Leaf Spot on Tomato Zachary...
Author: Barbara H. Smith
Buttonbush
Want a native shrub that is a butterfly, bee, hummingbird, and waterfowl magnet that will grow in full sun to part shade and grows best in moist to wet soils? Buttonbush (Cephalanthus occidentalis)...
June Week 4 Garden Photos
Hostas are wonderful additions to filtered shade gardens. There are many beautiful cultivars to choose from. Remember that deer, rabbits, and slugs love them too! Hostas are beautiful additions to a...
Clematis
Clematis are among the most decorative and spectacular of all the flowering vines. They are a group of mostly woody, deciduous vines, though Armand clematis (Clematis armandii) is evergreen, and a...
June Week 3 Garden Photos
Daylilies (Hemerocallis sp.) are native to Asia. Hemerocallis is derived from Greek for “beauty” and “day.” Since the 1930’s, plant hybridizers in the US and England...
June Week 2 Garden Photos
Planting a pollinator garden will encourage the presence of native pollinators. Vareigated Fritillary Butterfly on Gallardia Barbara H. Smith, ©2019 HGIC, Clemson Extension Bottlebrush Buckeye...
Repeat Blooming Hydrangeas
Are you frustrated because your French or mophead (Hydrangea macrophylla) hydrangeas only bloom once? Then the Endless Summer® Hydrangea series is the answer to adding repeat blooming hydrangeas to...
June Week 1 Garden Photos
It’s hydrangea time at the South Carolina Botanical Garden. Alpenglow Hydrangea (Hydrangea marcophylla 'Alpenglow') with an assassin bug Barbara H. Smith, ©2019 HGIC, Clemson Extension Goliath...
Caladiums for Summer Color
Want to brighten up a shady spot in your summer annual containers? Caladiums are an excellent choice. Due to their insignificant flowers, caladiums are grown for their colorful foliage. The leaf...
May Week 4 Garden Photos
Colorful containers add interest to the summer landscape. Sun Coleus and Silver Dichondra Barbara H. Smith, ©2019 HGIC, Clemson Extension Petunias, Scaevola, Dianthus, Creeping Jenny Lysmachia...
May Week 3 Garden Photos
“Garden as though you will live forever.” ~William Kent~ Woolly Aphid Nymph Barbara H. Smith, ©2019 HGIC, Clemson Extension Vancouver™ Fragrant Star Clematis (Clematis x 'Fragrant Star')...
Byzantine Gladiolus-A Treasured Heirloom Bulb
Byzantine gladiolus or sword liliy (Gladiolus communis subspecies byzantinus) is an old fashioned favorite that has been growing in Southern gardens for hundreds of years. A true perennial, this...