Using Georgia Native Plants

Flowers are busting out all over this week. The mouse-eared coreopsis ( Coreopsis auriculata ) is at peak bloom this week and the hairy-ste...

The flush of spring foliage is so strong this week. Trees and shrubs are leafing out, lawns are greening up and leaves are bursting out of ...

Ruby-throated hummingbirds are migrating back into the area and I saw the first one last week. Thanks to the Internet (i.e., migration deta...

When it comes to spring ephemeral wildflowers , they are all pretty amazing. The fresh and vibrant appearance of their flowers after winter...

I’m always impressed when I’m with an experienced plantsman and he/she is able to confidently announce that a plant we’re examining is part...

As I walked through my neighborhood the other day, my view was filled with blooming ornamental pears ( Pyrus calleryana ‘Bradford’ and oth...

About the time that the common violets ( Viola sororia ) started blooming this week, Doug Tallamy had an op-ed in the New York Times about...