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The Sultan of Salvia
Plantsperson Profile · Long-Bloom Salvias The Sultan of Salvia Rich Dufresne, the chemist who taught the Southeast to grow sage, and the network he worked through. By Fiona von Grey...
The Plants Bartram Saw
Field Guide · Native Flora · The Bartram Trail The Plants Bartram Saw A walk through the southeastern flora documented by William Bartram in Travels (1791) — and a quiet...
A Field Guide to Hardy Palms
Field Guide · Hardy Palms · Southeastern Natives The Northernmost Palm in the World, and the Seeds Coming Home to Aiken A field guide to the palms that actually grow...
The Hibiscus That Never Opens: Malvaviscus arboreus and the Slow Seduction of Turk's Cap
15 min · Ethnobotany, hummingbird ecology, and the Southern pass-along plant that blooms when everything else has given up.
Bayberry, Chinese bayberry, and yangmei: a field guide to the genus that keeps changing its name
Field Guide · Southeastern Natives · Rare Edibles Bayberry, Chinese bayberry, and yangmei: a field guide to the genus that keeps changing its name The word "bayberry" has been...
The Long Game: Why Woody Plants Are the True Foundation of a Climate-Resilient Garden
Horticulture & Design · Climate Resilience The Long Game: Why Woody Plants Are the True Foundation of a Climate-Resilient Garden What the next thirty years will demand from the home...
Working With Water: Managing a Wet Garden Area Using Southeastern Native Plants
From the Nursery · Garden Design Working With Water: Managing a Wet Garden Area Using Southeastern Native Plants A wet spot is not a defect. In much of the Southeast,...
The Woolly-Headed Willow: Salix eriocephala and the Intelligence of the Floodplain
The Woolly-Headed Willow: Salix eriocephala and the Intelligence of the Floodplain | Woodlanders Native Plants · Salix The Woolly-Headed Willow: Salix eriocephala and the Intelligence of the Floodplain A plant...