Gretchen wants to know what is this plant that she found on the floating bottom?
She plucked it from here. Continue reading
Tag Archives: Plants
Azaleas, Pond, Dogs, Herons, Red-Bellied Woodpecker 2020-04-12
The dogs like this.
![[Dogs in boats]](http://www.okraparadisefarms.com/pictures/2020-04-12--azaleas-pond-dogs-herons-woodpecker/20200412_111237.jpg)
Some pretty things bloomed on the way to the pond. Continue reading
Pomegranate 2019-10-07
Only one, but we grew it.
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The Shirt Formerly Known as White 2019-08-04
After a few hours of hacking and tractor-mowing Japanese Climbing Fern and Chinese Privet, this is what my shirt looked like:
Everybody wears a white shirt to work in the woods, right?
-jsq
Pitcher plants and sundew 2019-05-18
In the same place as a month ago, but now grown to a clump:
Probably Sarracenia minor, the Continue reading
The bog garden and the Brown Dog, August 2017
Start with floating bottom in a pond…
Gretchen picking some bog from the floating bottom
The bog she picked
Continue readingHolisticNutrition: Eat food, not too much, mostly plants –Ashley Dowdy @ SOGALO17 2017-01-21
Ashley Dowdy will talk about HolisticNutrition, “Eat food, not too much, mostly plants,”
at
South Georgia Growing Local 2017, January 21, 2017 in Valdosta, Georgia:
We will be discussing a variety of topics covering basic nutrition including macro vs micro nutrients, optimal diets for longevity, how to make lasting changes to your eating habits, how to plan meals and feed your family.
Who should attend:
Anyone interested in learning the nutrition basics to live a healthier life. Learn how to design and maintain a healthy diet and why you should strive for nutrient-dense natural foods.
Bio: Continue reading
Dr. Elsie Quarterman, Plant Ecologist, at Cheekwood
A bench inscribed simply “Dr. Elsie Quarterman, Plant Ecologist” sits
under cedar trees in the herb garden at Cheekwood Botanical Garden;
appropriately for a scientist whose specialty was cedar glades.
She was involved with Cheekwood for many years, and was its Acting Director from 1967 to 1968. She helped establish the herb garden in which the bench sits. Continue reading
UGA Vegetable Growers Workshop 2015-01-30
How to grow your own vegetables for food and/or profit,
according to UGA Griffin, at the end of this month.
You can register by printing and mailing the
PDF form, or through the event
website. -jsq
University of Georgia Horticulture Presents:
Vegetable Growers WorkshopThis program will cover many aspects of how to grow your own Continue reading
Elsie was more than a biology professor and ecologist –Jonathan Ertelt, Community
Saying what many students think: “Students of all ages are thankful
that her appreciation of the plant kingdom and the world around her
touched them and made their lives.”
Jonathan Ertelt, Vanderbilt Magazine, Summer 2014 issue, Quarterman Was More Than a Biology Professor and Ecologist, Continue reading