by Southern Highlands Reserve | Aug 3, 2020 | News
“Green mosses, being so many, are as good as brawny. How important it is to walk along, not in haste but slowly, looking at everything and calling out Yes! No! …To pay attention, this is our endless and proper work.” –Mary Oliver Summer has arrived here in the...
by Southern Highlands Reserve | Apr 19, 2020 | News
Photographers are encouraged to enter their best shots of their own home gardens or yards or public green spaces into the first ever SHR National Public Garden Week Photo Contest. Join us in celebrating nature and landscapes this National Public Garden Week –...
by Southern Highlands Reserve | Apr 7, 2020 | News
Written by Eric Kimbrel, Director of Horticulture Winter is gone now but winter weeds persist! I see chickweed species and bittercress creeping up in the landscape and quickly trying to flower. These weeds should be pulled as soon as possible, because once they begin...
by Southern Highlands Reserve | Apr 7, 2020 | News
This article was guest written by Todd Forrest, Arthur Ross Vice President for Horticulture and Living Collections, The New York Botanical Garden. Todd is one of our key speakers for the 2020 Annual Native Plant Symposium. Americans love to garden. Every weekend,...
by Southern Highlands Reserve | Apr 7, 2020 | News
Written by Lauren Garcia Chance, Director of Research and Conservation There are many things that are unique to the Southern Appalachians; the use of the word holler as a place– not an action, the way ‘bless your heart’ may not mean what you think it does, and...