Category: Photo Worthy Plants

July Week 4 Garden Photos

Jul 22, 2019 | Photo Blog, Photo Worthy Plants

There are many interesting plants blooming at the South Carolina Botanical Gardens. Wild Bergamont (Monarda fistulosa) Barbara H. Smith, ©2019 HGIC, Clemson Extension Voodoo Lily Seed Head...

July Week 2 Garden Photos

Jul 8, 2019 | Photo Blog, Photo Worthy Plants, Uncategorized

Hello Summer! Tuberose (Polianthes tuberosa) Barbara H. Smith, ©2019 HGIC, Clemson Extension Spider Web with Morning Dew Barbara H. Smith, ©2019 HGIC, Clemson Extension Sunflowers Barbara H. Smith,...

July Week 1 Garden Photos

Jul 1, 2019 | Photo Blog, Photo Worthy Plants

Common vegetable insect pests, diseases, and disorders that affect South Carolina gardens. Tomato Fruitworm Damage Zachary Boone Snipes, ©2015 Clemson Extension Bacterial Leaf Spot on Tomato Zachary...

June Week 4 Garden Photos

Jun 24, 2019 | Photo Blog, Photo Worthy Plants

Hostas are wonderful additions to filtered shade gardens. There are many beautiful cultivars to choose from. Remember that deer, rabbits, and slugs love them too! Hostas are beautiful additions to a...

June Week 3 Garden Photos

Jun 17, 2019 | Photo Blog, Photo Worthy Plants

Daylilies (Hemerocallis sp.) are native to Asia. Hemerocallis is derived from Greek for “beauty” and “day.” Since the 1930’s, plant hybridizers in the US and England...

June Week 2 Garden Photos

Jun 10, 2019 | Photo Blog, Photo Worthy Plants

Planting a pollinator garden will encourage the presence of native pollinators. Vareigated Fritillary Butterfly on Gallardia Barbara H. Smith, ©2019 HGIC, Clemson Extension Bottlebrush Buckeye...

June Week 1 Garden Photos

Jun 3, 2019 | Photo Blog, Photo Worthy Plants

It’s hydrangea time at the South Carolina Botanical Garden. Alpenglow Hydrangea (Hydrangea marcophylla 'Alpenglow') with an assassin bug Barbara H. Smith, ©2019 HGIC, Clemson Extension Goliath...

April Week 5 Garden Photos

Apr 29, 2019 | Photo Blog, Photo Worthy Plants

Take a walk and enjoy the beautiful South Carolina spring. Zephirine Drouhin Rose (Rosa 'Zephirine Drouhin') Barbara H. Smith, ©2019 HGIC, Clemson Extension Variegated Fairy Bells (Disoporum...

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....

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....