Category: In the Garden

Brighten Up Your Home with Houseplants

Jan 26, 2023 | In the Garden, Indoor Plants

Are these gloomy winter days getting you down? One way to brighten up your home is the addition of tropical houseplants. Some of my favorite flowering ones are moth orchids (Phalaenopsis species),...

What Is It? Wednesday – Discolored Cauliflower

Jan 25, 2023 | In the Garden

What Caused Parts of This Cauliflower Head to Purple? This cauliflower has some purpling/reddening caused by exposure to sunlight. It is important to have enough healthy leaves on the plant to cover...

SC Fruit and Vegetable Field Report – January 23, 2023

Jan 25, 2023 | In the Garden

Coastal Region Rob Last reports, “Crops are benefiting from the recent warmer weather, with new leaves pushing out on strawberries and buds beginning to break in other crops. Following the rainfall...

A Lazy Gardener Breathes into the New Year

Jan 25, 2023 | In the Garden

Technology is a useful servant but a dangerous master.- Christian Lous Lange (Nobel Peace Prize winner, 1921) How often do you stop to breathe? What about stopping to feel your breath? I mean,...

SC Fruit and Vegetable Field Report- January 17, 2023

Jan 18, 2023 | In the Garden

The Weekly Field Updates are back for 2023! We hope everyone had a great holiday season and is off to a good start this year. We have lots of fruit and vegetable meetings over the next couple of...

New Classes at the South Carolina Botanical Garden

Jan 16, 2023 | In the Garden

As a new year begins, educators at the South Carolina Botanical Garden at Clemson University are excited for a new season of classes and events for all ages. Our entire new calendar is here. We are...

Nippon Lily

Jan 12, 2023 | In the Garden

Are you looking for a low-growing evergreen plant to use around trees and in the shade? Are you frustrated with voles, deer, and rabbits eating your hostas? Then look no further! Nippon Lily (Rhodea...

This Month in Your Garden- January 2023

Jan 9, 2023 | In the Garden

Coastal Region – Christopher Burtt Create a plan for the Spring in the garden, including a list of materials, such as seeds. Many seed varieties sell out quickly, so it is best to purchase them now,...

My, What Beautiful Bracts You Have

Dec 16, 2022 | In the Garden, Indoor Plants

Plants are often prized for their flowers, but that isn’t the case for the Poinsettia. The showy portions of this popular holiday plant aren’t petals or even flowers at all. Instead, they are...

A Lazy Gardener Wishes You Peace and Healthy Soil

Dec 15, 2022 | In the Garden

The holidays are a sacred time to spend with family and friends and manifest peace on Earth, good will toward men. I wish you all peace and meaningful celebrations. May you extend grace to...

Holiday Cactus

Dec 14, 2022 | In the Garden

The Poinsettia may be the most iconic holiday plant, but the Thanksgiving cactus is my favorite because of its sentimental value. About 18 years ago, I purchased what I thought was a Christmas...

Botanically Themed Christmas Tree

Dec 13, 2022 | In the Garden

Add a botanical flair to your Christmas tree this year by decorating with air plants (Tillandsia spp.), gilded palmetto fronds, and rosettes made from palmetto leaves. Air plants are epiphytes in...