December 2 Week 1 Garden Photos
Japanese maples ablaze with reds and golds for the holiday season. Crooked Trail Farm Japanese Maples Barbara H. Smith, ©2024 HGIC, Clemson Extension Coral Bark Japanese Maple (Acer palmatum...
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November 25 Week 4 Garden Photos
“Gratitude is when memory is stored in the heart and not in the mind.” ~Lionel Hampton~ Happy Thanksgiving from the Home and Garden Information Center. Emmett's Pumpkin Full Moon...
November 18 Week 3 Garden Photos
“Autumn is springtime in reverse.” ~Terri Guillemets~ Pink Debutante Camellia (Camellia japonica 'Pink Debutante') Barbara H. Smith, ©2024 HGIC, Clemson Extension Will's Wonderful Old Fashioned Mum...
November 11 Week 2 Garden Photos
“In November, the earth is growing quiet. It is making its bed, a winter bed for flowers and small creatures.” ~Cynthia Rylant~ Sourwood (Oxydendrum arboreum) and Pignut Hickory (Carya...
Bishop’s Hat
One of my favorite perennials for dry shade is bishop’s hat (Epimedium species), also known as barrenwort or fairy wings. There are over fifty-eight different species of Epimedium that are native to...
November 4 Week 1 Garden Photos
“Welcome sweet November, the season of the senses and my favorite month of all.” ~Gregory F. Lenz~ Fall Foliage in the Evening Light Barbara H. Smith, ©2024 HGIC, Clemson Extension Miss...
October 28 Week 4 Garden Photos
“The clear light that belongs to October was making the landscape radiant.” ~Florence Bone~ Fall Color on Lake Hartwell Barbara H. Smith, ©2024 HGIC, Clemson Extension Cope's Gray...
The History of the Ginkgo Tree
Did you know that a ginkgo (Ginkgo biloba) is considered a living fossil? It’s the only surviving species of a group of trees that existed before dinosaurs roamed the earth. Genetically, it has...
October 21 Week 3 Garden Photos
“October is the opal month of the year. It is the month of glory, of ripeness. It is the picture-month.” ~Henry Ward Beecher~ Hana Jiman Sasanqua (Camellia sasanqua 'Hana Jiman') and...
October 14 Week 2 Garden Photos
The High Elevation and Desert Conservatories in the Fuqua Conservatory at the Atlanta Botanical Garden. The Dorothy Chapman Fuqua Conservatory was opened in 1989 to highlight the botanical richness...
October 7 Week 1 Garden Photos
CAROLINA STRONG “Courage is found in unlikely places.” ~T.R.R. Tolkien~ Our hearts are with those affected by and recovering from Hurricane Helene’s catastrophic damage. The HGIC...
September 30 Week 5 Garden Photos
The Tropical Rotunda at the Atlanta Botanical Garden Fuqua Conservatory contains 170 palm species along with many tropical plants. When you visit, listen for the sounds of live birds and frogs...