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“Spring in Nature’s way of saying Let’s Party” ~Robin Williams~

“Not all who wander are lost.” ~J.R.R. Tolkien~

Here’s what is blooming in the Crooked Trail Farm garden this week.

Here’s what’s blooming at Crooked Trail Farm this week.

I have a collection of heirloom German flag iris from my mother’s garden along with shared plants from aunts and good friends. The cultivar names are unknown, but the memories of the people who shared them with me abound every time I see the irises bloom.

What’s Blooming in the Crooked Trail Farm Garden This Week.

What’s blooming at the South Carolina Botanical Garden This Week.

~A Visit to Richardson’s Daylily Nursery~

A recent visit to Maplewood Gardens in East Flat Rock, NC where there is an incredible collection of Japanese maples. The Mr. Maple nursery specializes in these beautiful maples.

“To plant a garden is to believe in tomorrow.” ~Audrey Hepburn~

A Stroll Around Crooked Trail Farm This Week

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

The beauty and diversity of Japanese Maples.

Crape Myrtles Part 2: Crape myrtles have showy summer flowers, colorful fall leaves, and interesting bark. There are many cultivars available that range from dwarf to tree form.

Caladiums provide a bright spot of color in the shady summer garden.

“The love of gardening is a seed once sown that never dies.” ~Gertrude Jekyll~

Crape Myrtles Part 1: Crape myrtles have showy summer flowers, colorful fall leaves, and interesting bark. There are many cultivars available that range from dwarf to tree form.

Fall is headed to South Carolina: A walk around Crooked Trail Farm this week.

Meet some of the Clemson Horticulture Agents and their fur babies!

Mushrooms are beautiful to look at, but never eat a mushroom unless it is positively identified as edible. Mistakes can result in toxic reactions ranging from mild gastric upset to death.

“Look deep into nature, and you will understand everything better.”

“Even the greatest creations start from small seeds.” ~Anonymous~

Plant foliage provides color, texture, and interest to the landscape.

A Fall Walk Around Crooked Trail Farm

Fall-flowering Salvias Add Beauty to the Autumn Landscape

“Never Underestimate the Healing Power of a Quiet Moment in the Garden.” ~Anonymous~

“Autumn, the year’s last, loveliest smile.”  ~William Cullen Bryant~

Come for a fall stroll in the beautiful South Carolina Botanical Gardens and see what’s blooming this week.

Sasanqua and camellia hybrids are beautiful fall flowering, evergreen shrubs.

The “Jurassic Garden” at the South Carolina Botanical Garden represents plant groups that trace their lineage back to at least the late Jurassic/early Cretaceous — a place where you can see dinosaur tracks, fossil casts, and the plants.

The Ilex (Holly) genus has about 400+ species of evergreen and deciduous plants. Hollies are a great addition to a pollinator garden for bees and other pollinating insects. Birds love the berries.

Asking Clemson Extension Horticulture Agents what their favorite plants are is a difficult request!.. Here are a few favorites.

Part 1: Garden art adds a unique personality to a garden from traditional to quirky designs.

Part 2: Art in the Garden-Add some interest to your landscape.

Here are some more favorite plants of Clemson Extension Horticulture Agents.

Enjoy the Japanese Maple Fall Color at Crooked Trail Farm.