Category: In the Garden

Sweet Alyssum

Mar 18, 2024 | In the Garden

The fragrant blooms of sweet alyssum (Lobularia maritima) give this flower its name. This cool-season annual is known for its profusion of white flowers. There are also lavender, pink, and purple...

Sharing Nature with Children: Native Bees

Mar 14, 2024 | In the Garden

Many children in my programs at the South Carolina Botanical Garden know an enormous amount about non-native honeybees. However, they are astonished to discover the vast diversity of native bees and...

Question of the Week – Thrips

Mar 13, 2024 | In the Garden

What is the tiny critter on the petal of this strawberry bloom? This picture shows a tobacco thrips (reduced wing form) crawling out of a strawberry flower at Clemson’s Coastal REC in Charleston....

SC Fruit and Vegetable Field Report – 3/11/24

Mar 12, 2024 | In the Garden

We have lots of meetings coming up over the next few months, so be sure to keep a close eye on the Upcoming Events tab so you don’t miss anything. Coming up this week, we have the Upstate Apple...

Maidenhair Fern

Mar 7, 2024 | In the Garden

Ferns are one of the most versatile plants to add texture and softness to a shade garden. Northern (Adiantum pedatum) and Southern (Adiantum capillus-veneris) maidenhair ferns are native to the...

Question of the Week – Henbit

Mar 6, 2024 | In the Garden

What is this cool-season weed that is turning fallow fields purple right now? This is henbit (Lamium amplexicaule). This annual cool-season weed germinates in the fall and grows throughout the...

SC Fruit and Vegetable Field Report – March 4, 2024

Mar 5, 2024 | In the Garden

Check out the latest episode of the SC Grower Exchange Podcast. Coastal Region Zack Snipes We are getting some warmer weather, but it has been accompanied by wet, humid, and damp conditions. Fields...

This Month in Your Garden – March 1, 2024

Mar 4, 2024 | In the Garden

Coastal Region- Glen Payne Irrigation systems can now be turned on to perform annual audits before spring officially arrives. Controllers found in the OFF position should be turned ON as ground...

Question of the Week – February 28, 2024

Feb 28, 2024 | In the Garden

This is Carolina jessamine (Gelsemium sempervirens). This native, evergreen vine is just starting to bloom. In a few more weeks, as it reaches full bloom, it can be seen growing on trees and fences...

SC Fruit and Vegetable Field Report- February 26, 2024

Feb 27, 2024 | In the Garden

We have lots of meetings coming up over the next few months, so be sure to keep a close eye on the Upcoming Events tab so you don’t miss anything. Coming up this week is the Pee Dee Vegetable...

Winter Hazel

Feb 26, 2024 | In the Garden, Shrubs

One of my favorite late winter blooming shrubs is Winter Hazel (Corylopsis spicata). It is a deciduous shrub that flowers in my Upstate garden in late February to early March. The fragrant flowers...

Bradford and Callery Pear

Feb 22, 2024 | In the Garden, Trees

Every spring, all over South Carolina, we see yards, abandoned lots, natural areas, roadsides, and, in some cases, forests fill with white flowers. These first white flowers of the year are nearly...