Tag: Blogs

This Month in Your Garden – October 2022

Oct 3, 2022 | In the Garden

Coastal Region – Laura Lee Rose October is a wonderful gardening month in the Lowcountry. As the days get shorter and cooler, the garden centers begin to fill with favorite annuals,...

October 3 Week 1 Garden Photos

Oct 3, 2022 | Photo Blog, Photo Worthy Plants

Come for a fall stroll at the South Carolina Botanical Gardens this week. Brown-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia triloba) Barbara H. Smith, ©2022 HGIC, Clemson University Orange -Flowered Tea Olive (Osmanthus...

Pansies, Violas, and Panolas—Oh My!

Sep 29, 2022 | In the Garden

One of my favorite fall gardening joys (I call them joys instead of chores) is planting pansies and violas. This is a yearly rite of passage for me that I have been enjoying since childhood. One of...

What Is It? Wednesday – Large Leaf Spot

Sep 28, 2022 | In the Garden

This leaf is showing symptoms of a fungal disease called large leaf spot (Monochaetia sp.) that affects oaks and chestnuts. The appropriately named spots may reach 2 inches wide and stretch across...

What Exactly is Oktoberfest?

Sep 28, 2022 | Tasty Bites

Oktoberfest season is upon us! It’s a time for sausage, pretzels, lederhosen, dirndls, Bavarian flags, and most famously, beer. It is not uncommon to see your local downtown German restaurant or...

SC Fruit and Vegetable Field Report – September 26, 2022

Sep 27, 2022 | In the Garden

Coastal Region Rob Last reports, “Sweet potatoes in the area are coming to harvest along with fall watermelons, squash, and zucchini. Diseases are present in the cucurbits, particularly downy mildew...

September 26 Week 4 Garden Photos

Sep 26, 2022 | Photo Blog, Photo Worthy Plants

“September showed up right on schedule and lasted a whole month.” ~Jenny Wingfield~ Yellow Crownbeard (Verbesina occidentalis) Barbara H. Smith, ©2022 HGIC, Clemson University Orb Spider...

K.I.S.S Garden Pests – The Lazy Gardener’s Garden Pests

Sep 26, 2022 | In the Garden

When I started this series of K.I.S.S. gardening advice, I hoped to inspire those who didn’t know where to begin gardening and those who may have lost joy in their gardening pursuits. After...

What Is It? Wednesday – Bee Fly

Sep 21, 2022 | In the Garden

This little critter looks a lot like a bee (it’s yellow, fuzzy, and foraging flowers), but if you look closely, you’ll see it has only one pair of wings (bees have two). This feature distinguishes...

September 19 Week 3 Garden Photos

Sep 19, 2022 | Photo Blog, Photo Worthy Plants

An Evening Stroll with Taco the Great at Crooked Trail Farm.          Taco the Great Barbara H. Smith, ©2022 HGIC, Clemson University Nodding Ladies'-tresses...

South Carolina Botanical Garden Plant Sale – Fall 2022

Sep 19, 2022 | In the Garden

As summer fades and fall’s cool temperatures and moist days arrive, this is a fantastic time for planting perennials, shrubs, and trees. Under these conditions, plants get time to establish roots...

South Carolina Master Food Preserver Program

Sep 16, 2022 | Tasty Bites

Are you looking for ways to contribute to your community in a way that strengthens food systems? Becoming a South Carolina Master Food Preserver enables opportunities to volunteer and contribute to...