Barbara H.Smith

The Beauty of Summer Lilies.

Life in the Meadow Part 1

“Gardens are not made by singing ‘Oh, How Beautiful’ and sitting in the shade.”

“As long as autumn lasts, I shall not have hands, canvas and colors enough to paint the beautiful things I see.” ~Vincent van Gogh~

“It is always the simple that produces the marvelous.”

“All at once, summer collapsed into fall.”

“Happily we bask in this warm September sun, which illuminates all creatures.” ~Henry David Thoreau~

Come for a fall stroll at the South Carolina Botanical Gardens.

Life in the Meadow Part 2

“Autumn carries more gold in its pockets than any other season.” ~Jim Bishop~

“Everyone must take time to sit still and watch the leaves turn.” ~Elizabeth Lawrence~

Come for a Stroll through the Camellia Collection at the South Carolina Botanical Garden! The camellias are in full bloom this week.

The Incredible World of Orchids~Part 1

The Incredible World of Orchids~Part 2

Brighten Up Your Home with Houseplants Part 1

Brighten Up Your Home  With Houseplants: Part 2

“Snow Scenes from Winter Storm Izzy”

Plan a Visit to the Fort Hill Plantation on the Clemson University Campus, Home of John C. and Floride Bonneau Colhoun Calhoun and later Thomas Green and Anna Maria Calhoun Clemson.

“In June as many as a dozen species may bust their buds in a single day.” ~Aldo Leopold~

Native Spring Ephemerals Are Blooming!

What Is That Weed? Common Weeds Found in South Carolina.

“It is spring again. The Earth is like a child that knows poems by heart.” ~Ranier Maria Rilke~

A Visit to Mepkin Abbey at Monck’s Corner, SC “Peace to All Who Enter Here”

A Recent Visit to Cypress Gardens in Moncks Corner, SC

“A garden is not a place. It’s a Journey.” ~Monty Don~

“I wonder what it would be like to live in a world where it was always June.” ~L. M. Montgomery~

An Evening Stroll with Taco the Great at Crooked Trail Farm.         

Crinum lilies are long-lived, heirloom, classic pass-along plants that shine in Southern gardens.

What Is Blooming at the South Carolina Botanical Gardens. Come for a Stroll!

“We might think we are nurturing our garden, but of course it’s our garden that is really nurturing us.” ~Jenny Uglow~

“If you want to be happy for a lifetime, be a GARDENER.”

“A garden must combine the poetic and mysterious with a feeling of serenity and joy.”

The French Style of Flower Arranging by Laura Dowling, Chief Floral Designer at the White House 2009-2015.

A Recent Visit to the Afton Villa Gardens in St. Francisville, Louisiana. The plantation house was destroyed by a kitchen fire in 1963.

A Recent Garden Tour of Historic St. Francisville, Louisiana.

“The end of summer is not the end of the world. Here’s to October…” ~A.A. Milne~