Category: Photo Blog

February Week 2 Garden Photos

Feb 10, 2020 | Photo Blog, Photo Worthy Plants

This past week showed how unpredictable the weather can be in South Carolina…from 76 degrees and sunny to major flooding to snow! Monday, Feb. 3, Flowering Quince Barbara H. Smith, ©2020 HGIC,...

February Week 1 Garden Photos

Feb 3, 2020 | Photo Blog, Photo Worthy Plants

Here is what’s blooming at the South Carolina Botanical Garden this week. Heirloom Snowflake (Leucojum aestivum) Barbara H. Smith, ©2020 HGIC, Clemson Extension Paperbush (Edgeworthia...

January Week 4 Garden Photos

Jan 27, 2020 | Photo Blog, Photo Worthy Plants

“All the flowers of tomorrow are in the seeds of today.” ~Indian Proverb~ Oleander seeds Barbara H. Smith, ©2020 HGIC, Clemson Extension Oleander flowers Barbara H. Smith, ©2019 HGIC, Clemson...

January Week 3 Garden Photos

Jan 20, 2020 | Photo Blog, Photo Worthy Plants

Camellias (Camellia japonica) are the stars of a Southern winter garden. Magnoliaeflora Camellia Barbara H. Smith, ©2020 HGIC, Clemson Extension Dorothy Ashley Camellia Barbara H. Smith, ©2020 HGIC,...

January 2020 Week 2 Garden Photos

Jan 13, 2020 | Photo Blog, Photo Worthy Plants

Foliage houseplants bring color and life to your home. Rex Begonia (Begonia rex-cultorum) Barbara H. Smith, ©2019 HGIC, Clemson Extension Variegated Peperomia (Peperomia species) Barbara H. Smith,...

January 2020 Week 1 Garden Photos

Jan 6, 2020 | Photo Blog, Photo Worthy Plants

Brighten your home with flowering indoor plants. Not only do they add beauty to your home, but they clean the air of toxins, increase the humidity level, and provide oxygen. Clivia or Bush Lily...

December Week 4 Garden Photos

Dec 23, 2019 | Photo Blog, Photo Worthy Plants

Open for touring on Saturday 10 am to 12 pm and 1 to 4:30 pm and Sunday 2 to 4:30 pm. *Weekday hours vary per semester based on graduate and undergraduate student schedules* Closed University...

December Week 3 Garden Photos

Dec 16, 2019 | Photo Blog, Photo Worthy Plants

The Clemson Cooperative Extension Horticulture Team recently attended a professional development meeting at the Bartlett Tree Research Laboratory. Hornbeam Pleached Archway (Carpinus betulus...

December Week 2 Garden Photos

Dec 9, 2019 | Photo Blog, Photo Worthy Plants

Visit a Christmas Tree Farm and Create a Family Tradition Frasier firs are grown in North Carolina as they need cooler temperatures to grow. Barbara H. Smith, ©2019 HGIC, Clemson Extension South...

December Week 1 Garden Photos

Dec 2, 2019 | Photo Blog, Photo Worthy Plants

“Autumn, The Year’s Last, Loveliest Smile” ~William Cullen Bryant~ Umbrella Magnolia (Magnolia tripetala) Barbara H. Smith, ©2019 HGIC, Clemson Extension Savannah Holly (Ilex x...

November Week 4 Garden Photos

Nov 25, 2019 | Photo Blog, Photo Worthy Plants

The fall colors of the maple trees at the South Carolina Botanical Garden are breathtaking. Come soon for a stroll in the garden before they’re all gone. Japanese Maples (Acer palmatum)...

November Week 3 Garden Photos

Nov 18, 2019 | Photo Blog, Photo Worthy Plants

“Beauty surrounds us, but usually we need to be walking in a garden to know it.” ~Rumi~ Grass Walkway at South Carolina Botanical Garden Barbara H. Smith, ©2019 HGIC, Clemson Extension...