Category: Photo Blog

September Week 4 Plants

Sep 24, 2018 | Photo Blog, Photo Worthy Plants

Fall is here but cooler temperatures have not arrived. With the warmer weather, insects and animals are still active and late summer flowers are still blooming. Indian Strawberry (Duchesnea indica)...

September Week 3 Insects & Animals

Sep 19, 2018 | Photo Blog, Photo Worthy Insects and Animals

Tersa Spinx Moth Caterpillar (1) (Xylophanes tersa) Barbara H. Smith, ©2018 HGIC, Clemson Extension Monarch Butterfly (Danaus plexippus) The fall migration of the monarch butterflies has started....

September Week 3 Plants

Sep 17, 2018 | Photo Blog, Photo Worthy Plants

Late summer is an exciting time in the landscape. Insects and animals are still active, some summer flowers are still blooming, and a taste of fall is in the air. Spider Lily (Lycoris radiata)...

September Week 2 Plants

Sep 12, 2018 | Photo Blog, Photo Worthy Plants

Late summer is an exciting time in the landscape. Insects and animals are still active, some summer flowers are still blooming, and a taste of fall is in the air. Hardy banana (Musa sp.) S. Cory...

September Week 2 Insects and Animals

Sep 10, 2018 | Photo Blog, Photo Worthy Insects and Animals

Late summer is an exciting time in the landscape. Insects and animals are still active, some summer flowers are still blooming, and a taste of fall is in the air. Bumblebee on Zinnia Barbara H....

September Week 1 Plants

Sep 3, 2018 | Photo Blog, Photo Worthy Plants

Add interest to your fall landscape with beautiful flowers, berries, and seeds. Yellow Fringed Orchid (Paltanthera ciliaris) Yellow Fringed Orchid (Paltanthera ciliaris) is native to the eastern and...

September Week 1 Insects and Animals

Sep 3, 2018 | Photo Blog, Photo Worthy Insects and Animals

Here are a few interesting images of beneficial insects the HGIC staff has seen around the Upstate this week. Carolina Praying Mantis (Stagmomantis carolina) Carolina Mantid (Stagmomantis carolina)...