Tanyard Community Garden Project

Cathy Rouse has a sunny front lawn with a perimeter of native forbs, grasses, and vines including giant ironweed (Vernonia gigantea), purple love grass (Eragrostis spectabilis), Stone Mountain daisy (Helianthus porteri), and vasevine (Clematis viorna). The backyard is...

Thanks to Tom Collins, nearly an acre of a forest in Smyrna is thriving. He practices forest management by being alert to non-native invasive plants that might creep into the area. Mature American beech (Fagus grandifolia), multiple oak trees (Quercus), hickory...