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Native spring wildflowers are blooming throughout South Carolina.

Clematis is known as one of the best perennial vines for your garden. They like cool roots and sunny tops.

“May Flowers Always Line Your Path and Sunshine Light Your Day.”

“I must have flowers, always, always.”

“Spring work is going on with joyful enthusiasm.”

“April hath put a spirit of youth in everything.”

Horticulture Agent Barbara H. Smith’s Favorite Summer Annuals.

“Spring is when life is alive in everything.”           ~Christina Rosetti~

A Stroll Through Historic Downtown Charleston Gardens

Beautiful Planters in Historic Charleston

A Recent Visit to the Funky Little Flower Farm in Beech Island, SC,  Specializing in Beautiful Crinums.

Perennial Suggestions for a Pollinator Garden: Part 1

The quiet beauty of foliage textures and shades of green: Part 2

“Though she be but little, she is fierce.” ~William Shakespeare~

Charleston, South Carolina is known for beautiful gates and wrought iron architecture.

The quiet beauty of foliage textures and shades of green: Part 1

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!