Using Georgia Native Plants

I love native plants and their unique communities with a passion and fervently believe more people need to know about them and their value...

The flowers of the genus Rudbeckia are beginning to flower in my garden and along the roadsides.   Rudbeckia flowers are known generally...

People love to use common names when discussing plants. I know that scientific names are intimidating: they are hard to remember and hard ...

There is a time and place for everything when it comes to blooms on plants.  The early summer roadside is mostly green but there are a...

Those of us that grew up in the south are very familiar with the tree known as flowering dogwood ( Cornus florida ). The large white bloom ...

Ferns are one of the true non-flowering plants.  These ancient plants reproduce by spores - an amazing difference that is worth explaining t...

Enjoying native plants is not just about using them in the garden for me.  It’s good to go out and see them in the places where they grow...