Someone decided that January 21 should be be squirrel appreciation day. For the past week I received many cute squirrel related photos, advice on how to pamper them and assorted fodder touting how wonderful these little guys are. You must be kidding I say. Don’t be fooled people! Squirrels are out to rule the world. [...]

VMCHHPYAX8UG The Georgia Native Plant Society’s Symposium 2011 will be held February 19th 2011. The topic is Native Gardening in the Southeast wit speakers: “Nurturing Gardens Inspired by Nature” – Rick Lewandowski “Native Plants and Transportation Projects in Georgia: Constraints and Opportunities” – Jamie Collazo “Showy Native Woodies” – Dick Bir “Teaming with Microbes: The [...]

Woo hoo! Georgia Perimeter College Native Plant Botanical Gardens is starting up their spring plant sales. For anyone in Georgia this plant sale is well worth the visit. Last spring I filled an SUV with native shrubs for about $100 – and I mean stuffed an SUV. Wish that I had had a bigger truck. [...]

If you have hemlock trees on your property, please visit the HemlockFest site to learn about the Asian woolly adelgid infestation that is killing this beautiful tree. This may be a festival held in North GA but they provide a lot of information for homeowners to be aware of, what to look for and what [...]

GA Native Plants Society is having a couple of worthwhile events. One is a workshop about winter woody plant ID, which I would dearly love to attend! Sadly I live too far away. Check out their website at Georgia Native Plant Society to find out more on what they have going on. They also need [...]