Category: Photo Blog

April Week 4 Garden Photos

Apr 22, 2019 | Photo Blog, Photo Worthy Plants

“Spring is nature’s way of saying, Let’s Party!” ~Robin Williams Don's Variegated Azalea (Rhododendron austrinum 'Don's Variegated') Barbara H. Smith, ©2019 HGIC, Clemson Extension Yellow Bird...

April Week 3 Garden Photos

Apr 15, 2019 | Photo Blog, Photo Worthy Plants

Williamsburg was founded as the capital of the Virginia Colony in 1699. Restoration began in the early 1930’s with funds provided by John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Govenor's Palace Barbara H. Smith,...

April Week 2 Garden photos

Apr 8, 2019 | Photo Blog, Photo Worthy Plants

Nothing could be finer than a spring in South Carolina. Wood Hyacinths or Spanish Bluebells (Scilla campanulata) Barbara H. Smith, ©2019 HGIC, Clemson Extension A Carolina Spring Garden Barbara H....

April Week 1 Garden Photos

Apr 1, 2019 | Photo Blog

What’s blooming at the South Carolina Botanical Garden this week. Loblolly Pine Male Cones (Pinus taeda) Barbara H. Smith, ©2019 HGIC, Clemson Extension Loblolly Pine pollen explosion Barbara...

March Week 4 Garden Photos

Mar 25, 2019 | Photo Blog, Photo Worthy Plants

Come for a visit to the South Carolina Botanical Gardens and see what’s blooming this week. Virginia Bluebells (Mertensia virginica) is a beautiful native perennial that grows in the shade....

March Week 3 Garden Photos

Mar 18, 2019 | Photo Blog

What’s blooming at the South Carolina Botanical Garden this week! Koreanspice Viburnum (Vibrunum carlesii 'Cayuga') Barbara H. Smith, ©2019 HGIC, Clemson Extension Woodland Tulip (Tulipa...

March Week 2 Garden Photos

Mar 11, 2019 | Photo Blog

A recent visit to the Daffodil Festival at the beautiful Gibbs Gardens in Ball Ground, Georgia. Daffodil Gardens There are 50 acres of over 20 million daffodil bulbs blooming during the Daffodil...

March Week 1 Garden Photos

Mar 4, 2019 | Photo Blog

“I wandered lonely as a cloud That floats on high o’er vales and hills, When all at once I saw a crowd, A host, of golden daffodils; Beside the lake, beneath the trees, Fluttering and dancing...

February Week 4 Garden Photos

Feb 25, 2019 | Photo Blog

Spring is slowly arriving, pushing winter out the door. Wake Robin (Trillium decipeins) Barbara H. Smith, ©2019 HGIC, Clemson Extension Winter Jasmine (Jasminum nudiflorum) Barbara H. Smith, ©2019...

February Week 3 Garden Photos

Feb 18, 2019 | Photo Blog

Winter is the perfect time to learn how to identify trees by the bark. Sycamore (Platanus occidentalis) Barbara H. Smith, ©2019 HGIC, Clemson Extension Wild Cherry (Prunus serotina) Barbara H....

February Week 2 Garden Photos

Feb 11, 2019 | Photo Blog, Photo Worthy Plants

Visit the South Carolina Botanical Garden to see what’s in bloom this week. Camellia cuspidata with Honeybee Honeybees have been active during the warmer days. Barbara H. Smith, ©2019 HGIC,...

February Week 1 Garden Photos

Feb 4, 2019 | Photo Blog, Photo Worthy Plants

Learn how to identify five common pine tree species found in South Carolina. Identification of 5 pine trees commonly found in South Carolina Barbara H. Smith, ©2019 HGIC, Clemson Extension Pine...