April Week 4 Garden Photos
“Spring is nature’s way of saying, Let’s Party!” ~Robin Williams Don's Variegated Azalea (Rhododendron austrinum 'Don's Variegated') Barbara H. Smith, ©2019 HGIC, Clemson Extension Yellow Bird...
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Apr 22, 2019 | Photo Blog, Photo Worthy Plants
“Spring is nature’s way of saying, Let’s Party!” ~Robin Williams Don's Variegated Azalea (Rhododendron austrinum 'Don's Variegated') Barbara H. Smith, ©2019 HGIC, Clemson Extension Yellow Bird...
Apr 15, 2019 | Photo Blog, Photo Worthy Plants
Williamsburg was founded as the capital of the Virginia Colony in 1699. Restoration began in the early 1930’s with funds provided by John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Govenor's Palace Barbara H. Smith,...
Apr 15, 2019 | In the Garden
Earth stars (Cryptanthus species) are different from most bromeliads. They are terrestrial which means they are grown in rich, organic soil. Cryptanthus means “hidden flower” in Greek because the...
Apr 8, 2019 | Photo Blog, Photo Worthy Plants
Nothing could be finer than a spring in South Carolina. Wood Hyacinths or Spanish Bluebells (Scilla campanulata) Barbara H. Smith, ©2019 HGIC, Clemson Extension A Carolina Spring Garden Barbara H....
Apr 1, 2019 | Photo Blog
What’s blooming at the South Carolina Botanical Garden this week. Loblolly Pine Male Cones (Pinus taeda) Barbara H. Smith, ©2019 HGIC, Clemson Extension Loblolly Pine pollen explosion Barbara...
Mar 28, 2019 | In the Garden
Bearded irises (Iris germanica) are some of the easiest and most beautiful perennials to include in your landscape. The name of this genus comes from Iris, the Greek goddess of the rainbow, because...
Mar 25, 2019 | Photo Blog, Photo Worthy Plants
Come for a visit to the South Carolina Botanical Gardens and see what’s blooming this week. Virginia Bluebells (Mertensia virginica) is a beautiful native perennial that grows in the shade....
Mar 18, 2019 | Photo Blog
What’s blooming at the South Carolina Botanical Garden this week! Koreanspice Viburnum (Vibrunum carlesii 'Cayuga') Barbara H. Smith, ©2019 HGIC, Clemson Extension Woodland Tulip (Tulipa...
Mar 11, 2019 | Photo Blog
A recent visit to the Daffodil Festival at the beautiful Gibbs Gardens in Ball Ground, Georgia. Daffodil Gardens There are 50 acres of over 20 million daffodil bulbs blooming during the Daffodil...
Mar 4, 2019 | Photo Blog
“I wandered lonely as a cloud That floats on high o’er vales and hills, When all at once I saw a crowd, A host, of golden daffodils; Beside the lake, beneath the trees, Fluttering and dancing...
Feb 28, 2019 | In the Garden
Although commonly known as daffodils, the term Narcissus is the correct genus name for these spring blooming bulbs. Narcissus species and hybrids come in a myriad of sizes, colors, and forms, and...
Feb 25, 2019 | Photo Blog
Spring is slowly arriving, pushing winter out the door. Wake Robin (Trillium decipeins) Barbara H. Smith, ©2019 HGIC, Clemson Extension Winter Jasmine (Jasminum nudiflorum) Barbara H. Smith, ©2019...
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