Author: Barbara H. Smith

June Week 4 Garden Photos

Jun 24, 2019 | Photo Blog, Photo Worthy Plants

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...

June Week 3 Garden Photos

Jun 17, 2019 | Photo Blog, Photo Worthy Plants

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

Jun 10, 2019 | Photo Blog, Photo Worthy Plants

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

Jun 6, 2019 | In the Garden

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

Jun 3, 2019 | Photo Blog, Photo Worthy Plants

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

May 27, 2019 | In the Garden

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

May 27, 2019 | Photo Blog

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

May 20, 2019 | Photo Blog

“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

May 20, 2019 | In the Garden

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...

May Week 2 Garden Photos

May 13, 2019 | Photo Blog

Plan a visit to the beautiful South Carolina Botanical Garden in Clemson. Here’s what is blooming this week. Purple Pitcher Plant (Sarracenia purpurea) Barbara H. Smith, ©2019 HGIC, Clemson...

Praying Mantids

May 8, 2019 | In the Garden

Do you have a favorite insect? One of mine is a praying mantid. All mantids are excellent hunters and get their name from their prayer-like hunting pose. They sit and wait for their meal to get...

May Week 1 Garden Photos

May 6, 2019 | Photo Blog

April showers bring May flowers! Tattoo™ Papaya Vinca (Catharanthus roseus 'Tattoo™ Papaya') Barbara H. Smith, ©2019 HGIC, Clemson Extension Sport of Copper Iris (Iris fulva) Barbara H. Smith, ©2019...