Category: Photo Blog

May 2 Week 1 Garden Photos

May 2, 2022 | Photo Blog, Photo Worthy Plants

“It is spring again. The Earth is like a child that knows poems by heart.” ~Ranier Maria Rilke~ Sicilian Honey Lily (Nectaroscordum - siculum ssp. Bulgaricum) Barbara H. Smith, ©2022...

April 25 Week 4 Garden Photos

Apr 25, 2022 | Photo Blog, Photo Worthy Plants

April at Crooked Trail Farm Fashion Azalea (Rhododendron x'Fashion') Barbara H. Smith, ©2022 HGIC, Clemson University Coral Bells Azalea (Rhododendron indicum 'Coral Bells') and Bumble Bee Barbara...

April 18 Week 3 Garden Photos

Apr 18, 2022 | Photo Blog, Photo Worthy Plants

Beautiful Planters, Window Boxes, and Hayracks in Historic Charleston Charleston Window Box Barbara H. Smith, ©2022 HGIC, Clemson University Charleston Hayrack Barbara H. Smith, ©2022 HGIC, Clemson...

April 11 Week 2 Garden Photos

Apr 11, 2022 | Photo Blog, Photo Worthy Plants

A Garden Stroll Around Historic Charleston Yellow Lady Banks Rose (Rosa banksiae) Barbara H. Smith, ©2022 HGIC, Clemson University Anemone (Anemone coronaria) Barbara H. Smith, ©2022 HGIC, Clemson...

April 4 Week 1 Garden Photos

Apr 4, 2022 | Photo Blog, Photo Worthy Plants

A Visit to Mepkin Abbey at Monck’s Corner, SC “Peace to All Who Enter Here” Entrance Drive for Mepkin Abbey Mepkin Plantation was owned by Henry Laurens in the mid- to late 1700s....

March 28 Week 4 Garden Photos

Mar 28, 2022 | Photo Blog, Photo Worthy Plants

What Is That Weed? Common Weeds Found in South Carolina. Henbit (Lamium amplexicaule) Did you know that henbit is an excellent late winter-early spring pollen source for bees and other pollinating...

March 21 Week 3 Garden Photos

Mar 21, 2022 | Photo Blog, Photo Worthy Plants

Native Spring Ephemerals Are Blooming! Oconee Bells (Shortia galacifolia) Barbara H. Smith, ©2022 HGIC, Clemson University Bashful Wakerobin (Trillium catesbaei) Barbara H. Smith, ©2022 HGIC,...

March 14 Week 2 Garden Photos

Mar 14, 2022 | Photo Blog, Photo Worthy Plants

Here’s What Is Blooming at Crooked Trail Farm Before the Freezing Weather Jane Deciduous Magnolia (Magnolia x 'Jane') Barbara H. Smith, ©2022 HGIC, Clemson University Tahiti Daffodil...

March 07 Week 1 Garden Photos

Mar 7, 2022 | Photo Blog, Photo Worthy Plants

Come for a Stroll through the Camellia Collection at the South Carolina Botanical Garden! The camellias are in full bloom this week. Eleanor Martin Supreme Camellia (Camellia japonica 'Eleanor...

February 28 Week 4 Garden Photos

Feb 28, 2022 | Photo Blog, Photo Worthy Plants

Hellebores Brighten Up A February Garden Lenten Rose (Helleborus orientalis) Barbara H. Smith, ©2022 HGIC, Clemson University Rose Quartz Lenten Rose (Helleborus x hybridus 'Rose Quartz') Barbara H....

February 21 Week 3 Garden Photos

Feb 21, 2022 | Photo Blog, Photo Worthy Plants

The Camellias Are in Full Bloom at the South Carolina Botanical Garden Mathotiana Camellia (Camellia japonica 'Mathotiana') Barbara H. Smith, ©2022 HGIC, Clemson University Yuki Baton Camellia...

February 14 Week 2 Garden Photos

Feb 14, 2022 | Photo Blog, Photo Worthy Plants

A February Stroll Through the South Carolina Botanical Garden Smiling Monkey Tree (Magnolia maudiae) Barbara H. Smith, ©2022 HGIC, Clemson University Smiling Monkey Tree (Magnolia maudiae) Barbara...