Category: Photo Blog

October 2 Week 1 Garden Photos

Oct 2, 2023 | Photo Blog, Photo Worthy Plants

Choose Plant Material That Adds Textural Interest and Foliage Color to Your Landscape ~Part 1 Florida Sunshine Anise (Illicium parviflorum 'Florida Sunshine')Barbara H. Smith, ©2023 HGIC, Clemson...

September 25 Week 4 Garden Photos

Sep 25, 2023 | Photo Blog, Photo Worthy Plants

“In nature nothing exists alone.” ~Rachel Carson~ Red-spotted Purple Butterfly (Limenitis arthemis astyanax)Ginger Long, ©2023 HGIC, Clemson University Century Plant (Agave americana)...

September 18 Week 3 Garden Photos

Sep 18, 2023 | Photo Blog, Photo Worthy Insects and Animals

Creepy, Crawly, and Cool: Part 2 Southern Green Stinkbug Instars (Nezara viridula)Barbara H. Smith, ©2023 HGIC, Clemson University Female Carolina Wolf Spider (Hogna carolinensis) with...

September 11 Week 2 Garden Photos

Sep 11, 2023 | Photo Blog, Photo Worthy Insects and Animals

Creepy, Crawly, Cool: Insects and Arachnids American Lady Butterfly (Vanessa virginiensis)Barbara H. Smith, ©2023 HGIC, Clemson University Yellow Garden Spider (Argiope aurantia) with preyVicky...

September 4 Week 1 Garden Photos

Sep 4, 2023 | Photo Blog, Photo Worthy Plants

Come for a visit to the South Carolina Botanical Gardens to see what’s in bloom! Firecracker Plant (Justicia spicigera)Barbara H. Smith, ©2023 HGIC, Clemson University Swamp Rose Mallow...

August 28 Week 4 Garden Photos

Aug 28, 2023 | Photo Blog, Photo Worthy Plants

Enjoy a Virtual Visit to Crooked Trail Farm~Part 2 One of the pastures with a cattle shedBarbara H. Smith, ©2023 HGIC, Clemson University CTF Hardwood ForestBarbara H. Smith, ©2023 HGIC, Clemson...

August 21 Week 3 Garden Photos

Aug 21, 2023 | Photo Blog, Photo Worthy Plants

Enjoy a Virtual Visit to Crooked Trail Farm, Part 1 Crooked Trail Farm EntranceBarbara H. Smith, ©2023 HGIC, Clemson University View of the Blue Ridge MountainsBarbara H. Smith, ©2023 HGIC, Clemson...

August 14 Week 2 Garden Photos

Aug 14, 2023 | Photo Blog, Photo Worthy Plants

“The love of gardening is a seed once sown that never dies.” ~Gertrude Jekyll” Vareigated Fritillary Butterfly (Euptoieta claudia) on GallardiaBarbara H. Smith, ©2023 HGIC, Clemson...

August 07 Week 1 Garden Photos

Aug 7, 2023 | Photo Blog, Photo Worthy Plants

“If you look the right way, you can see the whole world is a garden.” ~Frances Hodgson Burnett~ Five-Spotted Sphinx Moth (Manduca quinquemaculata) and Cleome (Cleome hassleriana)Sphinx...

July 31 Week 5 Garden Photos

Jul 31, 2023 | Photo Blog, Photo Worthy Plants

“Crinum are classic plants: beautiful and possessed of a unique mystique. Known as Heirloom or pass-down plants, they have a long and intriguing history of cultivation around the world.” ~Jenks...

July 24 Week 4 Garden Photos

Jul 24, 2023 | Photo Blog, Photo Worthy Plants

Summer Perennials Are Great Additions to Your Garden. Wild Bergamont (Monarda fistulosa) with Bumble BeeBarbara H. Smith, ©2023 HGIC, Clemson University Clasping Coneflower (Rudbeckia...

July 17 Week 3 Garden Photos

Jul 17, 2023 | Photo Blog, Photo Worthy Plants

See What Is Blooming at Crooked Trail Farm This Month. Spider Flower (Cleome hassleriana)Barbara H. Smith, ©2023 HGIC, Clemson University Crooked Trail Farm Garden Staff-Kate and LillybelleBarbara...