Beat the Heat: Summer Garden Survival Tips for South Carolina Gardeners
Keep your South Carolina garden thriving through summer with smart watering, mulching, fertilizing, and heat-tolerant plant choices.
Author: Julia Nichols
Planting an Herbal Tea Garden in South Carolina
Grow your own herbal tea garden in South Carolina with easy-to-grow herbs for fresh or dried homemade tea blends.
May 18 Week 3 Garden Photos
May arrived quietly, and the garden answered in bloom–flowers unfolding in the softened light, petals trembling beneath the morning breeze, and every path carrying the faint perfume of...
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 Bouquet Ginger Long, ©2026...
Native Perennial Wildflowers to Improve Soil Health
Learn how native perennial wildflowers improve soil health while supporting pollinators and resilient landscapes.
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 30 Week 5 Garden Photos
For just a few short weeks, the forest floor comes alive with spring ephemerals in bloom. They remind us how beauty doesn’t have to last long to leave an impression. Nodding Trillium (Trillium...
Spring Garden Preparation: How to Prepare Garden Beds for Spring Planting
Learn how to prepare garden beds for spring planting using soil improvement, compost, and mulching techniques for healthier plants.
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...
End-of-Winter Houseplant Care: How to Prepare Indoor Plants for Spring
Learn how to inspect, clean, prune, and prepare houseplants at the end of winter so they’re ready for healthy spring growth.