Using Georgia Native Plants

Coral honeysuckle ( Lonicera sempervirens ) Early signs of spring are showing. The Hepatica bloomed and the trout lily blooms ( Erythro...

When I’m talking to people about plant identification, leaf arrangement is the first place that I start. And while I’m usually talking abou...

Lots of blog posts out this week about watching birds in the winter, and this weekend is also the Great Backyard Bird Count. My feeders are...

Fothergilla 'Mount Airy' Yards are getting smaller. They were already small in many urban areas, but now even suburban homes ar...

The last general native shrub book written, that I know of, was published in 1989: Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast, Landscap...

Some people might be surprised to hear that I would ever cut a tree. In a woodland area such as where I live, however, the canopy gets thic...

The last week of the year usually finds me with a few extra days to explore a State Park.  FD Roosevelt State Park looked like a good des...