by Kelly Holdbrooks | Oct 31, 2024 | News
Every year since 2021, Garden & Gun Magazine honors 10 Champions of Conservation. These are “scientists, advocates, and groundbreakers” doing their part to save the natural world. This year, Executive Director Kelly Holdbrooks received this incredible honor. Read...
by Kelly Holdbrooks | Oct 31, 2024 | News
Storm water mitigation in action last winter Gardener Kody Stanley stayed on site at Southern Highlands Reserve with his young family while Hurricane Helene roared through our region. I’d like to start by expressing my gratitude for SHR and our team. I’m...
by Kelly Holdbrooks | Oct 31, 2024 | News
A Report from Southern Highlands Reserve Hurricane Helene brought unprecedented devastation to the Southern Blue Ridge Mountains, and the aftermath of this natural disaster is still unfolding. It destroyed lives, homes, and businesses and changed the shape of rivers...
by Kelly Holdbrooks | Oct 31, 2024 | News
With Kelly Holdbrooks Fall carries similar energy felt in spring, creating a sense of urgency. As conditions change in the environment, we humans shift just like the plants and animals in wild spaces. Cold nights, first freeze, and fall color signal winter is coming....
by Kelly Holdbrooks | Jul 17, 2024 | News
With Director of Horticulture Eric Kimbrel Just as gardening is an action, gardens are dynamic. Planting designs evolve over time. This spring and early summer, we created new plantings for the Maple Entrance, Woodland Glade, and Azalea Walk. We added native...
by Kelly Holdbrooks | Jul 17, 2024 | News
The air is misty and quiet, with only birdsong and sunlight filtering through the canopy. The ground is spongy with a thick mat of spruce needles falling year after year. Lean in to smell the sap of one of the towering trees, and a flood of winter memories will engulf...
