Author: Barbara H. Smith

Cardinal Flower

Aug 6, 2020 | In the Garden

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

Aug 3, 2020 | Photo Blog, Photo Worthy Plants

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

Jul 30, 2020 | In the Garden

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

Jul 27, 2020 | Photo Blog, Photo Worthy Plants

Weed Identification Part 2 “Know Your Weeds” Eastern Poison Ivy (Toxicodendron radicans)Barbara H. Smith, ©2020 HGIC, Clemson University Hyssop Spurge (Chamaesyce hyssopifolia)Barbara H....

Packsaddle Caterpillars

Jul 22, 2020 | In the Garden

Have you ever been stung by a packsaddle caterpillar? If so, it’s an experience you will never forget. A number of years ago, I had an unfortunate encounter with one while picking corn, and the...

July Week 3 Garden Photos

Jul 20, 2020 | Photo Blog, Photo Worthy Plants

Do you want to know the identification of common weeds in your landscape? Here are a few common ones found in South Carolina. American Burnweed (Erechtites hieraciifolius)Barbara H. Smith, ©2020...

July Week 2 Garden Photos

Jul 13, 2020 | Photo Blog, Photo Worthy Plants

Caladiums provide a bright spot of color in the shady summer garden. Caladium 'White Wing'Barbara H. Smith, ©2020 HGIC, Clemson University Caladium 'Lemon Blush'Barbara H. Smith, ©2020 HGIC, Clemson...

July Week 1 Garden Photos

Jul 6, 2020 | Photo Blog, Photo Worthy Plants

“The love of gardening is a seed once sown that never dies.” ~Gertrude Jekyll~ Rose Glory Bower (Clerodendrum bungei) and Carpenter Bee with Purple Pollen Barbara H. Smith, ©2020 HGIC,...

June Week 5 Garden Photos

Jun 29, 2020 | Photo Blog, Photo Worthy Plants

“We might think we are nurturing our garden, but of course it’s our garden that is really nurturing us.” ~Jenny Uglow~ Mary Todd Daylily (Hemerocallis hybrida 'Mary Todd')Barbara...

June Week 4 Garden Photos

Jun 22, 2020 | Photo Blog, Photo Worthy Plants

~A Visit to Richardson’s Daylily Nursery~ There are so many different daylily (Hemerocallis x hybrida) cultivars that it is hard to choose a favorite. Richardson's Daylily DisplayBarbara H....

June Week 3 Garden Photos

Jun 16, 2020 | Photo Blog, Photo Worthy Plants

A Stroll Around Crooked Trail Farm This Week Tribute to Mike Daylily (Hemerocallis 'Tribute to Mike')Barbara H. Smith, ©2020 HGIC, Clemson University Bottlebrush Buckeye (Aesculus parviflora)Barbara...

June Week 2 Garden Photos

Jun 8, 2020 | Photo Blog, Photo Worthy Plants

A recent visit to Maplewood Gardens in East Flat Rock, NC where there is an incredible collection of Japanese maples. The Mr. Maple nursery specializes in these beautiful maples. Maplewood...