Category: Photo Blog

August 18 Week 3 Garden Photos

Aug 18, 2025 | Photo Blog, Photo Worthy Plants

The diverse, breathtaking beauty of Montana unfolds in a vista of snow-capped mountains, endless prairies, and crystal clear rivers. Montana’s nickname is “Big Sky Country” because...

August 11 Week 2 Garden Photos

Aug 11, 2025 | Photo Blog, Photo Worthy Plants

Montana has over 2900 native plant species. The best time to visit to see wildflowers in peak bloom is late June through August, depending on the elevation and snowpack. Showy Milkweed (Asclepias...

August 4 Week 1 Garden Photos

Aug 4, 2025 | Photo Blog, Photo Worthy Plants

Enjoy Part 2 of Barbara Smith’s recent visit to DanWalt Garden in Billings, Montana. It covers 3 exquisitely landscaped acres . DanWalt Garden Entry Sign Barbara H. Smith, ©2025 HGIC, Clemson...

July 28 Week 4 Garden Photos

Jul 28, 2025 | Photo Blog, Photo Worthy Plants

DanWalt Gardens, Billings Montana~ Part 1 Enjoy this virtual visit to DanWalt Gardens. It was started by Dan Jellison and Walt Williams in the 1990s on Jellison family land. In 2017, they sold the...

July 21 Week 3 Garden Photos

Jul 21, 2025 | Photo Blog, Photo Worthy Plants

The Beartooth Highway (US Rt. 212) is a scenic 68-mile road that connects Red Lodge, Montana, to the Northeastern Gate of Yellowstone National Park. The highest elevation point is 10,947 feet,...

July 14 Week 2 Garden Photos

Jul 14, 2025 | Photo Blog, Photo Worthy Plants

In May, a group of extension professionals and Master Gardener volunteers headed across the pond to explore pollinator conservation and citizen science in and around London. State coordinators of...

July 7 Week 1 Garden Photos

Jul 7, 2025 | Flowers, Photo Blog, Photo Worthy Plants

Amy Dabbs, Clemson Master Extension Associate and Statewide School and Community Garden Coordinator recently had the opportunity to visit the RHS Chelsea Flower Show in England. The Flower Show...

June 30 Week 5 Garden Photos

Jun 30, 2025 | Photo Blog, Photo Worthy Plants

“I like gardening-it’s a place where I find myself when I need to lose myself.” ~Alice Sebold~ Pink Mulla Mulla (Ptilotus exaltatus) Barbara H. Smith, ©2025 HGIC, Clemson Extension...

May 23 Week 4 Garden Photos

Jun 23, 2025 | Photo Blog, Photo Worthy Plants

The North Carolina Arboretum near Asheville has over 100 bonsai specimens in the collection. The Bonsai Exhibition Center was completed and opened in 2005. About 50 bonsai specimens are on display...

June 6 Week 3 Garden Photos

Jun 16, 2025 | Photo Blog

Plan a visit to the beautiful North Carolina Arboretum. It is located just south of Asheville in the heart of the Southern Appalachian Mountains. It was established in stages in the late 1980s and...

June 9 Week 2 Garden Photos

Jun 9, 2025 | Photo Blog, Photo Worthy Plants

“And then, one fairy night, May became June.” ~F. Scott Fitzgerald~ Giant Coneflower (Rudbeckia maxima) Barbara H. Smith, ©2025 HGIC, Clemson Extension White Pixels Asiatic Lily (Lilium...

June 2 Week 1 Garden Photos

Jun 2, 2025 | Photo Blog, Photo Worthy Plants

“Hydrangeas are like people. They come in all different shapes and sizes, and each one is beautiful in its own way.” ~Unknown~ Hi™ Fire Hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla 'Hi™ Fire') Barbara H. Smith,...