Hawk Hollow

Jul 8, 2024

Hawk Hollow is a greenspace owned by the Wylde Center which provides environmental education to the community. Tamara Jones led the restoration of this site from an overgrown lot of kudzu, privet, wisteria and more to a native plant habitat. The front section features... read more

Magic in Edgewood

Mar 22, 2024

In Edgewood, Rachel Maher and Chris Whyte designed a whimsical yard with garden rooms incorporating native plants. They removed an unproductive lawn and replaced it with native plants inspired to make the space more welcoming to wildlife. The front yard displays... read more

Dunwoody Silver Habitat

Mar 11, 2024

Michael Cowan was awarded a silver level certification for changing his suburban lot from an exotic landscape to natural looking areas with plants native to Georgia. The perennials include wrinkle-leaf goldenrod (Solidago rugosa), bee balm (Monarda fistulosa), and... read more

Five years makes a difference

Dec 30, 2023

Just five years ago, the property of Chris Calia was overrun with non-native honeysuckle, privet, and nandina. He removed the invasive plants and worked to improve the health of the habitat for birds, pollinators, and other wild creatures. This included letting native... read more

Pember Residential

Nov 7, 2023

Pat Pember was awarded a Gold Certification for her residential property in Cumberland Harbor in Saint Mary’s. She has planted over a hundred native plants of substantial size for the past two years. Large deep green mounds of Tripsacum dactyloides (eastern... read more

Keeler Residential

Nov 7, 2023

Sandy Keeler received a gold certification for her residential property outside Waycross. Nearly a decade ago, Sandy moved an older house to an open pastured site and immediately started to establish a native plant garden. She started with an impressive collection of... read more