Using Georgia Native Plants

As summer heats up, Helianthus comes into its own.  The genus that gives us the stately annual sunflower, Helianthus annuus , is well rep...

Blueberry season is finishing up at my house. We've really enjoyed having the fresh berries this year and the bushes were loaded with th...

My recent trip to the mountains was obviously too much to cover in one blog entry! For those of you keeping track, this is part 3 of my ef...

The flora in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park is an amazing collection of Southern Appalachian native plants and communities, and I ...

It was a treat to be in the mountains this past week during the peak bloom time for great laurel, Rhododendron maximum . Usually I visit the...

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...