Category: Photo Blog

April 19 Week 3 Garden Photos

Apr 19, 2021 | Photo Blog, Photo Worthy Plants

Native spring wildflowers are blooming throughout South Carolina. Bashful Wakerobin (Trillium catesbaei) Barbara H. Smith, ©2021 HGIC, Clemson University Yellow False Indigo (Baptisia sphaerocarpa)...

April 12 Week 2 Garden Photos

Apr 12, 2021 | Photo Blog, Photo Worthy Plants

“Spring work is going on with joyful enthusiasm.” ~ John Muir ~ Two-winged Silverbell (Halesia diptera) Barbara H. Smith, ©2021 HGIC, Clemson University San Carlos Festival Salvia...

April 5 Week 1 Garden Photos

Apr 5, 2021 | Photo Blog, Photo Worthy Plants

“April hath put a spirit of youth in everything.” ~ William Shakespeare ~ Painted Buckeye (Aesculus sylvatica) and Bumble Bee Barbara H. Smith, ©2021 HGIC, Clemson University Miss Kim Manchurian...

March 29 Week 5 Garden Photos

Mar 29, 2021 | Photo Blog, Photo Worthy Plants

“Spring is when life is alive in everything.”           ~Christina Rosetti~ Little Beauty Species Tulip (Tulipa 'Little Beauty') Barbara H. Smith, ©2021 HGIC, Clemson University Garnet...

March 22 Week 4 Garden Photos

Mar 22, 2021 | Photo Blog, Photo Worthy Plants

Spring is arriving at Crooked Trail Farm.  Here’s what is blooming this week. Rosey Cat Supervising From Her Perch Barbara H. Smith, ©2021 HGIC, Clemson University Thalia Daffodil (Narcissus...

March 15 Week 3 Garden Photos

Mar 15, 2021 | Photo Blog, Photo Worthy Plants

Daffodils are in bloom all over South Carolina and spring is almost here! Daffodils and Narcissus are the same plant. Narcissus is the scientific name given to the genus of plants commonly called...

March 8 Week 2 Garden Photos

Mar 8, 2021 | 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~ Prelude Pieris (Pieris japonica var. yakushimanum 'Prelude...

March 1 Week 1 Garden Photos

Mar 1, 2021 | Photo Blog, Photo Worthy Plants

A walk through the quiet beauty of an early March garden. Heirloom Snowflake (Leucojum aestivum) Barbara H. Smith, ©2021 HGIC, Clemson University Variegated Yucca (Yucca gloriosa variegata) Barbara...

February Week 3 Garden Photos

Feb 15, 2021 | Photo Blog, Photo Worthy Plants

It’s camellia time at the South Carolina Botanical Garden! Delores Edwards Camellia (Camellia x 'Delores Edwards') Barbara H. Smith, ©2021 HGIC, Clemson University Lindsey Neil Camellia...

February Week 2 Garden Photos

Feb 8, 2021 | Photo Blog, Photo Worthy Plants

“Beauty surrounds us, but usually we need to be walking in a garden to know it.” ~Rumi~

February Week 1 Garden Photos

Feb 1, 2021 | Photo Blog, Photo Worthy Insects and Animals

A winter’s day walk in the South Carolina Botanical Garden. Walk quietly and softly, and you’ll be amazed at what you see.

January Week 4 Garden Photos

Jan 25, 2021 | Photo Blog, Photo Worthy Plants

Part 2: Art in the Garden-Add some interest to your landscape.