Using Georgia Native Plants

This is the time of year when big canopy oaks really shine: their wide crowns tower above the trees around them, their fall color glowing d...

Wow, was that the fastest fall ever? Actually no, it’s not over yet, but not everyone appreciates the deep fall tones of the native oaks. A...

We have to wait all year to see one of the most unusual and beautiful flowers around: the blue gentian. The one native to my area, and I ev...

I enjoy fall colors as much as the next person, but I like to have a little time to enjoy them. This year seems to be moving along at a rap...

One of the newest Georgia State Parks is nestled around a bend of the Chattahoochee River near Newnan in Coweta County. At 2910 acres, it...

Despite the warm weather, nature knows that fall is coming. Leaves are quietly dropping, and each stray leaf still tricks my mind into th...

Symphyotrichum cordifolium Move over mums, when it comes to providing late-season support for bees and pollinators, it’s asters that ...