Gwinnett Oasis

Nov 4, 2025

Rick and Denise Hartline have turned their suburban Gwinnett County yard into a native plant oasis with mature hardwoods in the back and smaller trees such as sourwood, dogwood  and bigleaf magnolia in the front.  In this gold-certified habitat, a variety of... read more

Northeast Cobb Showpiece

Oct 15, 2025

Out past Sandy Plains, in a wonderfully forested neighborhood, lies the Hess property, a lovingly maintained mix of open space, gardens, and forest. It is a tribute to how it is possible to have the expansive front lawn that keeps the neighborhood happy while dwarfing... read more

Restored Landscape

Sep 14, 2025

On a small lot in the Reynoldstown neighborhood of Atlanta, Nichole Dandrea-Russert and her husband, Ricky Russert, are restoring the landscape to a natural garden. Several interesting trees on the urban property include bald cypress (Taxodium distichum), bigleaf... read more

Monarch heaven in Mableton

Jul 15, 2025

There’s a lot more going on in Kimberly Dejanovich’s Silver-certified habitat than milkweed, but multiple species of the plant are the attraction for all the many monarch butterflies that visit. Situated in a community with HOA restrictions, the front yard fits in... read more

Sagamore Hills Certification

Jun 25, 2025

Kris Bisgard and Dan Vickers have converted their sunny front yard to a wildflower meadow. You will find a mix of purple coneflower (Echinacea purpurea), butterfly weed (Asclepias tuberosa), goldenrod (Solidago sp.), violets (Viola sororia), and blue mistflower... read more

Forest on a Hill

Jun 24, 2025

Above a natural creek in Sandy Springs, Karen Meinzen McEnerny has spent 35+years wresting almost every kind of invasives known in the metro area from this 1.2 acre native Piedmont forest with an extensive front yard of white oaks.  The restoration to majority natives... read more