Using Georgia Native Plants

Support for pollinators (bees, butterflies, moths, wasps, flies, beetles, hummingbirds!) is higher than it’s ever been. Those of us who writ...

  Luzula acuminata, single flowers When I first keyed out a streamside woodrush in my yard some years ago, I was surprised to realize how di...

I was outside last week (during that lovely but unusual warm spell) when I realized that a pair of woodpeckers were foraging just off the dr...

  You never forget your first favorites. Foamflower was one of the first native plants that I learned as well as being an early favorite for...

  Seventy percent, that is, and actually more would be better. If you know this blog, you already know that I’m talking about native plants....

  Serviceberry Georgia Arbor Day comes the third Friday in February because it’s a good time for Georgians to plant trees. If you didn’t pla...

Winter months are not just a time to bemoan the lack of green leaves. I like to use the time to appreciate some of the other aspects of plan...