Category: Photo Blog

January 16 Week 3 Garden Photos

Jan 16, 2023 | Photo Blog, Photo Worthy Insects and Animals

Revisit some of Barbara Smith’s favorite insect and spider photos, Part 1 Delores Edwards Camellia (Camellia x 'Delores Edwards') and Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) Barbara H. Smith, ©2023 HGIC,...

January 09 Week 2 Garden Photos

Jan 9, 2023 | Photo Blog, Photo Worthy Plants

Aren’t you glad you get to experience the spectacular natural beauty of South Carolina?   Late November Sunset in the Upstate Barbara H. Smith, ©2022 HGIC, Clemson University Magnificent...

December 12 Week 2 Garden Photos

Dec 12, 2022 | Photo Blog, Photo Worthy Plants

The Rosedown Plantation gardens were the province of Martha Turnbull throughout her life. The Turnbulls’ 1828 honeymoon in Europe included great formal gardens of France, England, and Italy,...

December 05 Week 1 Garden Photos

Dec 5, 2022 | Photo Blog, Photo Worthy Plants

Rosedown Plantation in St. Francisville, Louisiana has 12 historic buildings. Here are a few of the outbuildings that surround the house. Rosedown was the home of Daniel and Martha Turnbull. The...

November 28 Week 4 Garden Photos

Nov 28, 2022 | Photo Blog, Photo Worthy Plants

A tour of Rosedown Plantation in St. Francisville, Louisiana. The house was built in 1834 and was completed by May 1835. It was the home of Daniel and Martha Turnbull. Rosedown Plantation House was...

November 14 Week 2 Garden Photos

Nov 14, 2022 | Photo Blog, Photo Worthy Plants

Architectural Tour of the Beautiful Historic Town of St. Francisville, Louisiana Brasseaux House, built in the late 19th century Barbara H. Smith, ©2022 HGIC, Clemson University Wrought Iron Detail...

November 07 Week 1 Garden Photos

Nov 7, 2022 | Photo Blog, Photo Worthy Plants

A Recent Garden Tour of Historic St. Francisville, Louisiana. Turk's Turban (Clerodendrum indicum) Barbara H. Smith, ©2022 HGIC, Clemson University Garden Arbor and Gate Barbara H. Smith, ©2022...

October 31 Week 5 Garden Photos

Oct 31, 2022 | Photo Blog, Photo Worthy Plants

The French Style of Flower Arranging by Laura Dowling, Chief Floral Designer at the White House 2009-2015. Laura Dowling was the Chief Floral Designer at the White House 2009-2015 Barbara H. Smith,...

October 24 Week 4 Garden Photos

Oct 24, 2022 | Photo Blog, Photo Worthy Plants

A Recent Visit to the Afton Villa Gardens in St. Francisville, Louisiana. The plantation house was destroyed by a kitchen fire in 1963. Afton Villa Historical Sign Barbara H. Smith, ©2022 HGIC,...

October 17 Week 3 Garden Photos October 17, 2022

Oct 17, 2022 | Photo Blog, Photo Worthy Plants

“The end of summer is not the end of the world. Here’s to October…” ~A.A. Milne~ Chipmunk Barbara H. Smith, ©2022 HGIC, Clemson University Honorine Jobert Fall Floweing...

October 10 Week 2 Garden Photos October 10, 2022

Oct 10, 2022 | Photo Blog, Photo Worthy Plants

“October is the opal month of the year. It is the month of glory, of ripeness. It is the picture-month.” ~Henry Ward Beecher~ Lion's Tail (Leonotis leonurus) Barbara H. Smith, ©2022...

October 3 Week 1 Garden Photos

Oct 3, 2022 | Photo Blog, Photo Worthy Plants

Come for a fall stroll at the South Carolina Botanical Gardens this week. Brown-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia triloba) Barbara H. Smith, ©2022 HGIC, Clemson University Orange -Flowered Tea Olive (Osmanthus...