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Arabis georgiana Harper – Georgia Rockcress

Published October 1, 2021

Georgia rockcress is rare and endangered, with less than an estimated 5,000 plants in existence. The known plants are spread among 28 surveyed sites, nine…

Aquilegia canadensis – American Columbine

Published December 18, 2017

One of the all time greats for the shade garden (can tolerate sun with good moisture), Aquilegia canadensis (American columbine, a.k.a. wild columbine, Canadian columbine, Eastern red columbine) appears in spring

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Frank Lloyd Wright’s Fallingwater

A testament to Wright’s commitment to both architecture and the land.
Euphorbia cyparissias – Cypress Spurge, Armitage and mousetraps in the UGA Test Garden

I didn’t steal any of the Euphorbia, but the Mariana ferns over at the Institute of Ecology were in constant …
Baptisia australis – Blue False Indigo

Finally, I took a good photograph of blue false indigo by taking a picture of a bee for …
Ryan Gainey’s Garden

Looking like a character straight from the pages of Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, the man …
Calycanthus floridus ‘Athens’ – Sweetshrub

Named after the city of Athens, Georgia, this yellow-flowered sweetshrub is a rare beauty.
Camellia Frank Brownlee

Who was Frank Brownlee and why is a camellia named after him?
Acer rubrum – Red Maple. Life begins with the Samara

The red maple, Acer rubrum, is one of the great native trees of eastern North America. It can …
Magnolia grandiflora – Musings on the Southern Magnolia

Magnolia grandiflora is a big tree and somewhat out of fashion these days. If a gardener has a …
Papavar somniferum – Common Garden Poppy – Southern Gothic

Rare in my garden are annuals, their uniform sameness unrelenting through summer. The common poppy is an exception …
Yellow Flag Iris & What We (Don’t) Know About Climate Change

Most if not all of the people denying climate change exists really don’t know, yet they plant the …