Using Georgia Native Plants

It has been a delight to discover that our new property has a population of common walkingsticks, an herbivore insect that has been uncommon...

  Hophornbeam ( Ostrya virginiana ) I am enjoying our new place and take delight in discovering what is here. Hophornbeam ( Ostrya virginia...

Yellow crownbeard ( Verbesina occidentalis ) is having a moment! Since my last post in August we have moved to Jackson County, and I've ...

A break in the awful early summer heat allowed me to do a bit of work in the garden this week. I noticed that my Rome hawthorn was looking a...

  We’re moving! After 22 years – the very heart of my native plant journey – we are downsizing and moving to a smaller house (but not a smal...

A thriving plant, blooming its head(s) off, is this month's #momentinnature because it just makes me smile every time I see it! This is ...

  As you drive around, you probably see what many of us see: new construction sites showing Georgia red clay where trees once stood, new pla...