African violets have stunning velvety blooms in an explosion of colors and patterns. More popular in the 60s, they are making a comeback as chic and vintage houseplants that thrive indoors!
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Friday, October 4
2:00 PM-6:00 PM
Friends of the Garden members
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Saturday, October 5
9:00 AM-1:00 PM
Everyone welcome!
Fall is the absolute best time to plant, so now is the best time to buy! Over the winter, plants can establish good root systems, ready to flourish in the spring. So come and buy good quality plants from the South Carolina Botanical Garden (SCBG), located on Clemson University’s campus. The plant sale catalog will be available in the weeks before the event on the nursery website or our Facebook page.
The SCBG nursery hosts these semi-annual plant sales. These are major fundraising events for the Garden, with all profits supporting operations and enhancements. Friends of the Garden are granted early access the day before the public sale. Become a Friend of the Garden online or at the gate.
SCBG staff, volunteers, and Clemson University students are always on hand at the plant sales to assist with selecting plants for your home landscape. Several of our partner organizations set up booths at the sale to answer questions about gardening-related topics and activities. To find out who will be here this year, check the catalog. For additional information, please contact Misty Shealy, Nursery Manager, at [email protected].
The sales are held in the operations section of the SCBG located at 154 Lacecap Loop off Perimeter Road in Clemson, South Carolina.
African violets have stunning velvety blooms in an explosion of colors and patterns. More popular in the 60s, they are making a comeback as chic and vintage houseplants that thrive indoors!
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Happy Monday GPODers!
In an ideal world, we’d all have an interior designer on hand to help us shop for beautiful new home decor each season. Lucky for us, we have the second-best scenario.
Of course, your area’s climate plays a major role in how your garden will turn out. However, that does not mean the heat can prevent you from having a beautiful one. All you need are tough and durable plants to thrive in the full sun and extreme heat. So, here are the plants to grow if you get a lot of sunny days and extreme heat.
Happy Friday GPODers!
Chrysanthemums or mums are a must-have for autumn décor. They are perfect for pairing with pumpkins and gourds, and steal the spotlight with an explosion of blooms in fiery red, orange, and yellow hues that echo the autumn foliage. You’ll also find vibrant pink, lavender, and even white mums to dress up containers and gardens. Mums are easy to care for but require regular watering to keep them flowering for many weeks. How much water plants need and how often you should water mums varies depending on where the plant is growing. Follow these simple tips to determine when to water mums and keep them looking their best all season.
Long flowering plants mean that you can extend your summer colour right through to autumn. And even to the first frosts of winter.
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Green leaves are the energy engines that fuel our gardens. Without them there would be no flowers, no sugars for summer tomatoes, and no cooling or oxygenating the air while growing the mighty trees that give landscapes a sense of time and permanence. A gardener’s admiration of leaves can quickly fade, however, when faced with brown leaves blanketing everything from azaleas to annuals, and patios to pools. Leaves are suddenly a problem, something to manage—in other words, work.