May 23 Week 4 Garden Photos
The North Carolina Arboretum near Asheville has over 100 bonsai specimens in the collection. The Bonsai Exhibition Center was completed and opened in 2005. About 50 bonsai specimens are on display...
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Jun 23, 2025 | Photo Blog, Photo Worthy Plants
The North Carolina Arboretum near Asheville has over 100 bonsai specimens in the collection. The Bonsai Exhibition Center was completed and opened in 2005. About 50 bonsai specimens are on display...
Jun 16, 2025 | Photo Blog
Plan a visit to the beautiful North Carolina Arboretum. It is located just south of Asheville in the heart of the Southern Appalachian Mountains. It was established in stages in the late 1980s and...
Jun 9, 2025 | Photo Blog, Photo Worthy Plants
“And then, one fairy night, May became June.” ~F. Scott Fitzgerald~ Giant Coneflower (Rudbeckia maxima) Barbara H. Smith, ©2025 HGIC, Clemson Extension White Pixels Asiatic Lily (Lilium...
Jun 2, 2025 | Photo Blog, Photo Worthy Plants
“Hydrangeas are like people. They come in all different shapes and sizes, and each one is beautiful in its own way.” ~Unknown~ Hi™ Fire Hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla 'Hi™ Fire') Barbara H. Smith,...
May 26, 2025 | Photo Blog, Photo Worthy Plants
“The Month of May is the gateway to summer.” ~Jean Hersey~ Rio Red Dipladenia (Dipladenia 'Rio Red'), Batface Cuphea (Cuphea llavea) and Silver Falls Dichondra (Dichondra argentea...
May 19, 2025 | Photo Blog, Photo Worthy Plants
“May is the perfect time to take a breath of fresh air and enjoy the beauty of spring.” ~Debasish Mridha~ Chatty Cat under Blue Hawaii Hosta (Hosta 'Blue Hawaii') Ginger Long, ©2025...
May 12, 2025 | Photo Blog, Photo Worthy Plants
“May flowers always line your path and sunshine light your day. May songbirds serenade you every step along the way.” ~ Old Irish Blessing~ Rocket Yellow Snapdragon (Anthirrhinum majus...
May 5, 2025 | Photo Blog, Photo Worthy Plants
Native azaleas are deciduous and bloom in the spring before the new foliage emerges. They add an ethereal glow to the landscape. Linda Guy Aromi Azalea (Rhododendron x 'Linda Guy') Barbara H. Smith,...
Apr 28, 2025 | Photo Blog, Photo Worthy Plants
“The beautiful spring came; and when Nature resumes her loveliness, the human soul is apt to revive also.” ~Harriet Ann Jacobs~ Bellwort (Uvularia grandiflora) Julia Nichols, ©2025 HGIC,...
Apr 21, 2025 | Photo Blog, Photo Worthy Plants
“April hath put a spirit of youth in everything.” ~William Shakespeare~ Zephirine Drouhin Rose (Rosa 'Zephirine Drouhin') Barbara H. Smith, ©2025 HGIC, Clemson Extension Carpenter Bee...
Apr 14, 2025 | Photo Blog, Photo Worthy Plants
“The glory of gardening: hands in the dirt, head in the sun, heart with nature.” ~Alfred Austin~ Athens Sweet Shrub (Calycanthus floridus 'Athens') Barbara H. Smith, ©2025 HGIC, Clemson...
Apr 6, 2025 | Photo Blog, Photo Worthy Plants
“And the Spring arose on the garden fair, Like the Spirit of Love felt everywhere; And each flower and herb on Earth’s dark breast Rose from the dreams of its wintry rest.” ~Percy Bysshe...
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