April 2022: Foamflower

Apr 10, 2022

Ellen Honeycutt Foamflower (Tiarella spp.) gracing a woodland path at Southern Highlands Reserve in North Carolina. Foamflower (Tiarella spp.) is a common spring-blooming native perennial in north and southwest Georgia. It is also one of our most widely sold spring... read more

March 2022: Green and Gold

Mar 10, 2022

Ellen Honeycutt Green and gold (Chrysogonum virginianum var. virginianum). This month’s spotlight is on a small native, evergreen perennial and groundcover that could be used a lot more in our Georgia gardens. Chrysogonum is a genus uniquely found in the Southeastern... read more

February 2022: Red Maple

Feb 10, 2022

Ellen Honeycutt Red maple (Acer rubrum) with flowers in spring. I believe that red maple (Acer rubrum) is our earliest flowering tree. An oft-overlooked common tree, this native hardwood is found statewide in a variety of habitats. Much admired as a significant... read more

January 2022: Evergreen Hexastylis

Jan 1, 2022

The Leaf in the Litter Ellen Honeycutt Largeflower heartleaf (Hexastylis shuttleworthii) with flowers and new leaves in spring. Some plants go dormant in the winter, and some stay evergreen. Evergreen gingers in the genus Hexastylis appear to do just a little of both.... read more

December 2021: Witch hazel (Hamamelis virginiana)

Dec 1, 2021

Ellen Honeycutt Witch hazel (Hamamelis virginiana). I noticed this week that one of my purple coneflowers has a fresh flower – perhaps thanks to good rain and warm days. Those re-blooming surprises are nice, but there is one native plant that dependably blooms in... read more

November 2021: Gentians

Nov 3, 2021

Ellen Honeycutt Dwarf gentian (Gentianella quinquefolia). Photo by Bruce Roberts. Just when I think the woods are done and the leaves crunch beneath my feet, a flash of blue might catch my eye near the stream. In my area, that blue likely belongs to soapwort gentian... read more