October Week 1 Garden Photos
A Fall Walk Around Crooked Trail Farm
Author: Barbara H. Smith
September Week 4 Garden Photos
“Even the greatest creations start from small seeds.” ~Anonymous~
September Week 3 Garden Photos
“Look deep into nature, and you will understand everything better.” ~Albert Einstein~ Cloudless Sulphur Butterfly (Phoebis sennae) Barbara H. Smith, ©2020 HGIC, Clemson University...
September Week 2 Garden Photos
Fall is headed to South Carolina: A walk around Crooked Trail Farm this week.
September Week 1 Garden Photos
Mushrooms are beautiful to look at, but never eat a mushroom unless it is positively identified as edible. Mistakes can result in toxic reactions ranging from mild gastric upset to...
Toad Lily
Toad lilies (Tricyrtis hirta) bloom from September to October and have small, lily-like white to pale lilac flowers with heavy purple to maroon spots. They prefer evenly moist, well-drained,...
August Week 3 Garden Photos
Meet some of the Clemson Horticulture Agents and their fur babies! View the full album on Flickr!
August Week 2 Garden Photos
Crape Myrtles Part 2: Crape myrtles have showy summer flowers, colorful fall leaves, and interesting bark. There are many cultivars available that range from dwarf to tree form. Muskogee Flowers...
Cardinal Flower
Want to attract butterflies and hummingbirds to your shady garden, and you have too many rabbit or deer visitors? Planting cardinal flower (Lobelia cardinalis) is your answer. A Southeastern native...
August Week 1 Garden Photos
Crape Myrtles Part 1: Crape myrtles have showy summer flowers, colorful fall leaves, and interesting bark. There are many cultivars available that range from dwarf to tree form. Basham's Party Pink...
Beneficial Yellow Garden Spiders
The yellow garden spider (Argiope aurantia) is also known as a writing spider. Legend has it that if you disturb or damage the web, then the spider will write your name when it reweaves the web. One...
July Week 4 Garden Photos
Weed Identification Part 2 “Know Your Weeds” Eastern Poison Ivy (Toxicodendron radicans) Barbara H. Smith, ©2020 HGIC, Clemson University Hyssop Spurge (Chamaesyce hyssopifolia) Barbara...