Category: Photo Blog

November 2 Week 1 Garden Photos

Nov 2, 2026 | Photo Blog, Photo Worthy Insects and Animals, Photo Worthy Plants

“Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower.” –Albert Camus Sunlight falling through yellow deciduous tree foliageJulia Nichols, ©2025 HGIC, Clemson Extension Red Maple (Acer rubrum)Julia...

October 26 Week 4 Garden Photos

Oct 26, 2026 | Photo Blog, Photo Worthy Insects and Animals, Photo Worthy Plants

“Autumn glows upon us like a splendid evening; it is the very sunset of the year.” —Mary Russell Mitford Wood decaying mushrooms breaking down a fallen logJulia Nichols, ©2026 HGIC, Clemson...

October 19 Week 3 Garden Photos

Oct 19, 2026 | Photo Blog, Photo Worthy Insects and Animals, Photo Worthy Plants

“October is a symphony of permanence and change.” —Bonaro W. Overstreet Voodoo Lily seeds (Amorphophallus konjac)Julia Nichols, ©2026 HGIC, Clemson Extension Winged Sumac (Rhus copallina)Julia...

October 12 Week 2 Garden Photos

Oct 12, 2026 | Photo Blog, Photo Worthy Plants

“I’m so glad we live in a world where there are Octobers.” -L.M. Montgomery (Anne of Green Gables, 1908) Plumed Celosia (Celosia argentea)Julia Nichols, ©2026 HGIC, Clemson...

October 05 Week 1 Garden Photos

Oct 5, 2026 | Photo Blog, Photo Worthy Plants

“And all at once, summer collapsed into fall.” -Oscar Wilde (The Picture of Dorian Gray, 1890) American Beautyberry (Callicarpa americana)Julia Nichols, ©2026 HGIC, Clemson Extension Autumn Fern...

September 28 Week 4 Garden Photos

Sep 28, 2026 | Photo Blog, Photo Worthy Plants

“Paying attention is a form of reciprocity with the living world, receiving the gifts with open eyes and open heart.” ― Robin Wall Kimmerer Blue wood-aster (Symphyotrichum cordifolium)Julia Nichols,...

September 21 Week 3 Garden Photos

Sep 21, 2026 | Photo Blog, Photo Worthy Plants

“With all these lovely tokens of September days are here, with summer’s best of weather and autumn’s best of cheer.” – Helen Hunt Jackson African Blood Lily (Scadoxus multiflorus)Julia...

September 14 Week 2 Garden Photos

Sep 14, 2026 | Photo Blog, Photo Worthy Plants

“Garden of the Gods is a 1,341-acre public park located in Colorado Springs, Colorado. This area is jam-packed with gorgeous rock formations and scenic views. 862 acres of the park was...

September 07 Week 1 Garden Photos

Sep 7, 2026 | Photo Blog, Photo Worthy Plants

“Happily we bask in this warm September sun, which illuminates all creatures…” ~Henry David Thoreau~ Adanson's Monstera (Monstera adansonii)Julia Nichols, ©2026 HGIC, Clemson Extension...

August 31 Week 5 Garden Photos

Aug 31, 2026 | Photo Blog, Photo Worthy Insects and Animals

“Summer’s lease hath all too short a date.” ~William Shakespeare~ Pileated Woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus)Photo credit: Leslie Fried, ©2026 African Marigold (Targetes erecta)Julia Nichols, ©2026...

August 24 Week 4 Garden Photos

Aug 24, 2026 | Photo Blog, Photo Worthy Plants

“In summer, the song sings itself.” ~William Carlos Williams~ Gulf Fritillary (Agraulis vanillae) on a Zinnia (Zinnia elegans) bloomJulia Nichols, ©2026 HGIC, Clemson Extension Yellow...

August 17 Week 3 Garden Photos

Aug 17, 2026 | Photo Blog, Photo Worthy Plants

Part 2 of Barbara’s visit to the Denver Botanic Gardens. The DBG is home to North America’s largest collection of plants. These plants come from all over the world. There are also seven...