Dealing With Spring Drainage
Winter is the perfect time to install a drainage solution to remove standing water in the yard by adding surface drains, French drains, or both. Removing excess standing water helps with disease...
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Feb 24, 2020 | In the Garden
Winter is the perfect time to install a drainage solution to remove standing water in the yard by adding surface drains, French drains, or both. Removing excess standing water helps with disease...
Feb 20, 2020 | In the Garden
Red maples, lavender henbit, and yellow dandelions are blooming, all early signs that spring’s explosion of color is merely one month away. Why is spring so colorful? What mysterious force drives...
Feb 17, 2020 | In the Garden, Landscape
Many early spring flowering trees and shrubs begin to break out of dormancy in late February. However, gardeners often miss the beautiful tree or shrub flower show because they pruned too early....
Feb 17, 2020 | Photo Blog, Photo Worthy Plants
“If you take a flower in hand and really look at it, it’s your world for a moment.” ~Georgia O’Keeffe~ Stock, Roses, and Mums Barbara H. Smith, ©2020 HGIC, Clemson Extension...
Feb 13, 2020 | In the Garden, Indoor Plants
Orchids are becoming increasingly popular with many home plant hobbyists because of their beauty, long-lasting blooms, and affordability. A favorite among many is the moth orchid (Phalaenopsis...
Feb 10, 2020 | Photo Blog, Photo Worthy Plants
This past week showed how unpredictable the weather can be in South Carolina…from 76 degrees and sunny to major flooding to snow! Monday, Feb. 3, Flowering Quince Barbara H. Smith, ©2020 HGIC,...
Feb 10, 2020 | In the Garden, Vegetables
February is the time for planting early vegetable crops. Garden peas (Pisum sativum L), and spinach (Spinacia oleracea) can be planted in the Piedmont region from mid to late February and will...
Feb 6, 2020 | In the Garden
“Passion is lifted from the earth itself by the muddy hands of the young; it travels along grass-stained sleeves to the heart. If we are going to save environmentalism and the environment, we must...
Feb 3, 2020 | Photo Blog, Photo Worthy Plants
Here is what’s blooming at the South Carolina Botanical Garden this week. Heirloom Snowflake (Leucojum aestivum) Barbara H. Smith, ©2020 HGIC, Clemson Extension Paperbush (Edgeworthia...
Feb 3, 2020 | In the Garden
During February, tree and shrub irrigation requirements often get overlooked. Many gardeners tend to think these types of plants do not need water during winter or early spring, because of lack of...
Jan 27, 2020 | Photo Blog, Photo Worthy Plants
“All the flowers of tomorrow are in the seeds of today.” ~Indian Proverb~ Oleander seeds Barbara H. Smith, ©2020 HGIC, Clemson Extension Oleander flowers Barbara H. Smith, ©2019 HGIC, Clemson...
Jan 27, 2020 | In the Garden, Landscape
A writer for a popular gardening magazine reached out to me recently and asked what my favorite garden tools for homeowners and small hobby farmers were. Of course, this is an impossible question to...
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