Chinese Pistache
Are you looking for a medium-sized, landscape shade tree that will have amazing fall color of fiery yellows, oranges, and reds? Then, the Chinese pistache (Pistacia chinensis) is an excellent...
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Healthy Tips – Pumpkins
It’s Pumpkin Season References to pumpkins date back many centuries. Native Americans dried strips of pumpkin and wove them into mats. They also roasted long strips of pumpkin on the open fire and...
Harvesting Pecans
Harvesting pecans can be a tedious task, but with these tips, homeowners can ease the burden and keep more delicious pecans for their own consumption. When the nuts fall to the ground, one must...
October Week 2 Garden Photos
Beautiful plant selections from the Tucson Botanical Garden in Arizona Queen's Wreath Vine (Antigonon leptopus) Thick Stemmed Totem Pole Cactus (Pachycereus schottii f. monstrosus) Barbara H. Smith,...
Large Patch Disease Control in Warm Season Lawns
Large patch disease is probably the most common and damaging disease of warm season turfgrass in South Carolina. The most susceptible turfgrass to large patch is centipedegrass, followed by St....
October Week 1 Garden Photos
A Visit to the Tucson Botanical Gardens in Tucson, Arizona Pergola with Queen's Wreath Vine (Antigonon leptopus) Barbara H. Smith, ©2019 HGIC, Clemson Extension Rutger and Bernice Porter's Nursery...
Jamming at the Bloomsbury Inn
September 22nd I was honored to be a judge at the seventh Bloomsbury Jam-Off in historic Camden, SC held at the Bloomsbury Inn. I was accompanied by two judges, and we worked gingerly to narrow the...
September Week 4 Garden Photos
Silver City, New Mexico~Interesting plants, critters, and architecture. Cow's Tongue Cactus (Opuntia engelmannii var. linguiformis) Barbara H. Smith, ©2019 HGIC, Clemson Extension Tarantula Barbara...
Late Season Blueberry Plants Management
After the blueberry harvest is over in the home berry patch, we often neglect late season care for our plants. Consistent care over the entire growing season will improve the chances of a good crop...
Hemlock Woolly Adelgid
The hemlock woolly adelgid, or HWA, is a small invasive insect that is killing eastern and Carolina hemlock trees in eastern North America. This article will cover the biology of this pest, the...
Healthy Tips – Carrots
Did you know? Carrots are not always orange and can also be found in purple, white, red or yellow. Carrots were the first vegetable to be canned commercially. Choose well-shaped, smooth, firm, crisp...
Weed of the Month: Crabgrass
It’s late summer and crabgrass weeds have invaded some lawns. Unfortunately, crabgrass is very difficult to control with most herbicides once it develops a few tillers or branches. There are several...