Oakland City Yard

Dec 30, 2021

Alex Dileo has zero lawn on her small urban lot in the Oakland City neighborhood in Atlanta. Ironweed (Vernonia spp.), oakleaf hydrangea (Hydrangea quercifolia), dwarf fothergilla (Fothergilla gardenii), purple coneflower (Echinacea purpurea), and blueberries... read more

Cultivating Native Plants

Dec 30, 2021

Meg Mauro designed her front yard pollinator garden in Lawrenceville following the strict neighborhood policies about landscaping. It features wrinkle-leaf goldenrod (Solidago rugosa), mountain mint (Pycnanthemum incanum), and Georgia aster (Symphyotrichum georgianum)... read more

Front Yard Forest

Dec 29, 2021

Cindi Sokol’s landscaping is a good example of what a front yard in a tree city can look like. It is a wooded front yard with low understory plants that accent the mid-century modern home in Atlanta. Trees on the property include red oak (Quercus rubra), post... read more

Mozley Park Certification

Dec 28, 2021

Nicholas Isom purchased a home on the west side of Atlanta and immediately landscaped the property with native plants. Lots of sun loving forbs and grasses make a pocket meadow in the front yard. Just a few plants from a long list are yarrow (Achillea millefolium),... read more

Lakeside Habitat

Dec 27, 2021

In Kennesaw, the Bender family has a home that overlooks a lake. Gayle has added native plants to the wooded section of the property. A neighborhood path winds between the lake and the woods where the GNPS sign will educate hikers that they plants they see are native.... read more

A Collection of Native Plants

Dec 19, 2021

In Marietta, Robin Allen’s home provides a woodland paradise and a sunny botanical garden. There’s an abundance of native plants too numerous to list completely. Native woodland plants found in the back yard include trilliums (Trillium catesbaei, Trillium... read more