HOW TO GROW AND CARE FOR PORCH FERNS
Discover the best porch ferns for South Carolina and learn expert tips for watering, fertilizing, and overwintering them successfully.
Author: Ginger Elizabeth Long
April 27 Week 4 Garden Photos
“Flowers are the music of the ground from Earth’s lips spoken without sound.” ~Edwin Curran~ St. Joseph's Lily (Hippeastrum x johnsonii)Barbara H. Smith, ©2026 HGIC, Clemson...
March 20 Week 3 Garden Photos
By late April, the Southern garden is no longer waking–it’s singing, full-throated in blooms; color spilling faster than the eye can behold. Maid in the Shade® 'Darlin's Dream' Azalea (...
April 13 Week 2 Garden Photos
Spring in the South is a gentle spilling of green, a chorus of birdsong, flowers bursting into bloom, and the slow return of warmth to every corner of the garden. Clematis BouquetGinger Long, ©2026...
How To Grow and Care for Old Fashioned Weigela (Weigela Florida)
A complete guide to growing weigela, including care tips, pruning, propagation, and the best varieties for your landscape.
April 06 Week 1 Garden Photos
It’s spring in South Carolina—the kind of season that makes you look twice at everything just in case it bloomed overnight. Bashful Wakerobin (Trillium catesbaei)Julia Nichols, ©2026...
March 16 Week 3 Garden Photos
Where Spring Begins: A Garden Photo Journey Through the Beauty of Deciduous Magnolias Yellow Bird Magnolia (Magnolia acuminata 'Yellow Bird')Barbara H. Smith, ©2025 HGIC, Clemson Extension Woodsman...
How to Make Long-Lasting Lenten Rose Bouquets (Helleborus)
Lenten roses make beautiful late winter bouquets. Learn how to cut, condition, and arrange hellebore flowers so they last a week or longer indoors.
March 09 Week 2 Garden Photos
“I love spring anywhere, but if I could choose, I would always greet it in the garden.” ~Ruth Stout~ Mrs. R.O. Backhouse Daffodil (Narcissus 'Mrs. R.O. Backhouse')Barbara H. Smith, ©2026...
This Month In Your Garden – March 2026
What to do in your South Carolina garden in March—planting vegetables, lawn care, pruning shrubs, managing drought, and supporting early pollinators. 🌱🌸
March 02 Week 1 Garden Photos
“The beautiful spring came, and when nature resumes her loveliness, the human soul is apt to revive also.” ~Harriet Ann Jacobs~ Skeeter Cat in the Ice Follies Daffodils (Narcissus 'Ice...
February Week 4 Garden Photos
“Spring is on the way, and the garden begins to speak in color.” Whitewell Purple Crocus (Crocus tommasinianus 'Whitewell Purple')Barbara H. Smith, ©2026 HGIC, Clemson Extension Cast Iron Plant...