Using Georgia Native Plants

During this season of giving I can’t help but think of those that need the best gift we can give them – our support .  I’m talking about t...

I’d like to spotlight some trees that don’t get used enough in the Georgia Piedmont area.  I was helping someone recently put together a li...

Fall is winding down and winter is creeping closer by the day.  The last few leaves dangle from deciduous trees' branches and a few pere...

It is far easier to leave things alone than to change them and the garden is no exception.  In 2004 I planted out the front of the house af...

Plants that can live (and thrive) in adverse conditions like parking lots and roadway medians are special indeed.  Those that do so are pri...

Despite the wide-spread distribution of American witchhazel ( Hamamelis virginiana ) in Georgia, I have not had an opportunity to see it in...

Last year I wrote about how I am crazy about native tree nuts, acorns in particular.  Well, fall is the perfect time to go crazy.  In my pre...