Barbara H.Smith

“September showed up right on schedule and lasted a whole month.”

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

“October is the opal month of the year. It is the month of glory, of ripeness. It is the picture-month.” ~Henry Ward Beecher~

Aren’t you glad you get to experience the spectacular natural beauty of South Carolina?

Perennials Native to South Carolina, Part 2

Revisit some of Barbara Smith’s favorite insect and spider photos, Part 1

The Rosedown Plantation gardens were the province of Martha Turnbull throughout her life. The Turnbulls’ 1828 honeymoon in Europe included great formal gardens of France, England, and Italy, an influence seen in Martha’s gardening activities at Rosedown. During Martha’s lifetime, the landscaped gardens covered about 28 acres. The present gardens now cover 18 acres.

Revisit some of Barbara Smith’s favorite insect and spider photos, Part 2

Rosedown Plantation in St. Francisville, Louisiana has 12 historic buildings. Here are a few of the outbuildings that surround the house. Rosedown was the home of Daniel and Martha Turnbull.

Perennials Native to South Carolina, Part 1

A tour of Rosedown Plantation in St. Francisville, Louisiana. The house was built in 1834 and was completed by May 1835. It was the home of Daniel and Martha Turnbull.

Recent Fall Foliage at Crooked Trail Farm in Upstate South Carolina.

Spring Is Fast Approaching at Crooked Trail Farm.

“Springtime is the land awakening. The March winds are the morning yawn” ~Lewis Grizzard~

See What’s Blooming at Crooked Trail Farm This Week!

The Japanese Garden, ‘”Tsukiyama” at Gibbs Gardens covers over 40 acres. it is the largest in the United States.

Gibbs Garden in Ball Ground, GA has an amazing selection of garden sculpture and containers.

The HGIC Staff Recently Visited Gibb’s Gardens to View the Thousands of Daffodils in Bloom.

“The arrival of spring can’t be done in one picture.”

“April is the kindest month. April gets you out of your head and out working in the garden” ~Marty Rubin~

Part 2~A Visit to Congaree National Park, located near Columbia, South Carolina. Plan a visit to this amazing place soon!

Congaree National Park is a 26,692.6 acre park near Columbia and is the only national park in South Carolina. It preserves the largest tract old growth bottom hardwood forest left in the United States. Part 1

“The word May is a perfumed word…It means youth, love, song; and all that is beautiful in life” ~Henry Wadsworth Longfellow~

Summer Perennials Are Great Additions to Your Garden.

“Everything that slows us down and forces patience, everything that sets us back into the slow circles of nature, is a help. Gardening is an instrument of grace.” ~May Sarton~

See What Is Blooming at Crooked Trail Farm This Month.

In the language of flowers, lilies represent purity, royalty, devotion, and innocence.

“Ah, lovely June, thy sunny days are here, The world seems gayer for thy coming; The glad birds sing their shrill and tender songs, And all day long the bees are humming. All fairest things are of thyself a part: Ah, lovely June, so sweet thou art!”