Eudora Alice Welty was an American short story writer and novelist who wrote about the American South. (Her novel, The Optimist’s Daughter, won the Pulitzer Prize in 1973). Did you know she was also an …

Waterlilies will be celebrated September 23 and 24, 2017, at Gibbs Gardens, 1987 Gibbs Drive, Ball Ground, Georgia
It’s an Arts Festival and Monet Waterlily Festival too. In addition to waterlilies “blooming with gusto” (both hardy …

A hands-on leaf casting workshop is scheduled at 10 a.m. September 30, 2017, at Hills & Dales Estate, 1916 Hills & Dales Drive, LaGrange, Georgia.
Under the direction of horticultural staff member Tina Eturralde, participants …

Shocking pink roses are in full bloom outside the Booth Museum of Western Art in Cartersville, Georgia.
These blooms were snapped in April 2017.
(Photo ©2017 by Susan McKee)

If you’ll be in the Southeast later this month, Road Trips Gardeners, consider attending this workshop at Hills & Dales, 1916 Hills & Dales Drive, LaGrange, Georgia.
Cornelia Cho and Sam Landes (pictured) of the …

“A Garden Faire” is set for 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. April 29, 2017, at Historic Bulloch Hall, 180 Bulloch Avenue, Roswell, Georgia.
Sponsored by the North Fulton Master Gardeners, proceeds will benefit the group’s local …

The annual Azalea Festival takes place April 1 through 30, 2017, in Roswell, Georgia.
It’s a full month of festivities. Of course azaleas will be in bloom throughout town, but there are also some special …

The gardening world of George Washington is the topic for the 11th annual lecture at Hills & Dales Estate, 1916 Hills & Dales Drive, LaGrange, Georgia, starting at 6:30 p.m. tomorrow evening (October 6, 2015).
The …

Interested in planning and planting a perennial garden, Road Trips Gardeners? Lanie Riner, perennial expert and co-founder of Thunderwood Farms Nursery, will share her knowledge on cultivating a successful perennial garden and highlight the best …

Horticulturist Jo Phillips will present a short illustrated talk on the “alluring iris, immortal favorite of gardeners through the ages” at 10 a.m. tomorrow (September 26, 2015) at Hills & Dales Estate, 1916 Hills …