Using Georgia Native Plants

The blue, purple and pink asters get all the attention in the fall. Tucked among the riot of yellow that is goldenrod ( Solidago sp.), a g...

Learning requires curiosity. Discovery requires curiosity. Imagine the discoveries that would not have been made without someone being curi...

I had a confusing summer of twining, prostrate pea-family relatives that was partially of my own doing. I had planted some seeds, and I had...

Quality wild roadsides are shrinking. They fall victim to a variety of forces: development, overzealous utility crews, and man’s desire to ...

The blooming season is in the last quarter now and plants are busy making or ripening their seeds. Some seeds, like those encased in the fl...

I like to think of myself as a “habitat gardener.”  I cultivate a garden to be a habitat for as much wildlife as possible. While I don’t pr...

Dozens of plants across Georgia are asking that question of the humans that have proclaimed them to be weeds. Even plants can recognize when...