Category: Photo Blog

September Week 3 Garden Photos

Sep 21, 2020 | Photo Blog, Photo Worthy Plants

“Look deep into nature, and you will understand everything better.” ~Albert Einstein~ Cloudless Sulphur Butterfly (Phoebis sennae) Barbara H. Smith, ©2020 HGIC, Clemson University...

September Week 2 Garden Photos

Sep 14, 2020 | Photo Blog, Photo Worthy Plants

Fall is headed to South Carolina: A walk around Crooked Trail Farm this week.

September Week 1 Garden Photos

Sep 7, 2020 | Photo Blog, Photo Worthy Plants

Mushrooms are beautiful to look at, but never eat a mushroom unless it is positively identified as edible. Mistakes can result in toxic reactions ranging from mild gastric upset to...

August Week 3 Garden Photos

Aug 25, 2020 | Photo Blog, Photo Worthy Plants

Meet some of the Clemson Horticulture Agents and their fur babies! View the full album on Flickr!

August Week 2 Garden Photos

Aug 10, 2020 | Photo Blog, Photo Worthy Plants

Crape Myrtles Part 2: Crape myrtles have showy summer flowers, colorful fall leaves, and interesting bark. There are many cultivars available that range from dwarf to tree form. Muskogee Flowers...

August Week 1 Garden Photos

Aug 3, 2020 | Photo Blog, Photo Worthy Plants

Crape Myrtles Part 1: Crape myrtles have showy summer flowers, colorful fall leaves, and interesting bark. There are many cultivars available that range from dwarf to tree form. Basham's Party Pink...

July Week 4 Garden Photos

Jul 27, 2020 | Photo Blog, Photo Worthy Plants

Weed Identification Part 2 “Know Your Weeds” Eastern Poison Ivy (Toxicodendron radicans) Barbara H. Smith, ©2020 HGIC, Clemson University Hyssop Spurge (Chamaesyce hyssopifolia) Barbara...

July Week 3 Garden Photos

Jul 20, 2020 | Photo Blog, Photo Worthy Plants

Do you want to know the identification of common weeds in your landscape? Here are a few common ones found in South Carolina. American Burnweed (Erechtites hieraciifolius) Barbara H. Smith, ©2020...

July Week 2 Garden Photos

Jul 13, 2020 | Photo Blog, Photo Worthy Plants

Caladiums provide a bright spot of color in the shady summer garden. Caladium 'White Wing' Barbara H. Smith, ©2020 HGIC, Clemson University Caladium 'Lemon Blush' Barbara H. Smith, ©2020 HGIC,...

July Week 1 Garden Photos

Jul 6, 2020 | Photo Blog, Photo Worthy Plants

“The love of gardening is a seed once sown that never dies.” ~Gertrude Jekyll~ Rose Glory Bower (Clerodendrum bungei) and Carpenter Bee with Purple Pollen Barbara H. Smith, ©2020 HGIC,...

June Week 5 Garden Photos

Jun 29, 2020 | Photo Blog, Photo Worthy Plants

“We might think we are nurturing our garden, but of course it’s our garden that is really nurturing us.” ~Jenny Uglow~ Mary Todd Daylily (Hemerocallis hybrida 'Mary Todd') Barbara...

June Week 4 Garden Photos

Jun 22, 2020 | Photo Blog, Photo Worthy Plants

~A Visit to Richardson’s Daylily Nursery~ There are so many different daylily (Hemerocallis x hybrida) cultivars that it is hard to choose a favorite. Richardson's Daylily Display Barbara H....