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2021 Plant of the Year: Fringetree
by Valerie Boss | Jan 2, 2021 | News & Announcements, Plant Of The Year
This year’s Plant of the Year (POY) is fringetree (Chionanthus virginicus). Also known as white fringe tree, old man’s beard, or grancy graybeard, this small flowering tree grows along the east coast from New York to Florida and across the south to Texas. It was...
Plant of the Year 2021: Fringetree (Chionanthus virginicus)
by GNPS | Dec 16, 2020 | News & Announcements, Plant Of The Year
The Georgia Native Plant Society is pleased to announce that our members have selected fringetree (Chionanthus virginicus) as Plant of the Year for 2021.
Plant of the Year voting is now open!
by Valerie Boss | Nov 1, 2020 | News & Announcements
POY 2021 voting will take place from November 1st - 30th at midnight. Go to https://gnps.org/education/plant-year/ for details. The nominees are: Fringetree (Chionanthus virginicus) Jewelweed (Impatiens capensis) Little bluestem (Schizachyrium scoparium) Purpletop...
The Kendeda Living Building and Landscape
by Rita Gowler | Sep 29, 2020 | Native Plant Certification, News & Announcements
Native plants create a living landscape. At Georgia Institute of Technology there is a living landscape that surrounds a living building. The Kendeda Building is run by solar panels, filtrates rain water harvested from the roof, and has a ceiling made from reclaimed...
Report of Mary Scott Nature Park Workday April 4, 2020
by MSNP Project | Jul 28, 2020 | News & Announcements
Report of Mary Scott Nature Park workday April 4, 2020 Because DeKalb County CEO Thurmond had decreed a shelter-in-place order to flatten the curve of SARS-CoV-2 infections, the regularly scheduled park workday was cancelled. Since county parks were open for exercise,...
