by Kelly Holdbrooks | Aug 17, 2022 | News
Big plans are sprouting at Southern Highlands Reserve. We are proud to announce that SHR has been tapped by the federal government to take the lead in red spruce restoration for the Southern Appalachian Mountain region. In order to reach goals set with partners...
by Kelly Holdbrooks | Aug 16, 2022 | News
With Director of Horticulture Eric Kimbrel At the transition to warm summer, we begin looking for fruit and seed production on plants so that we can be ready to collect them if needed for propagation. I was walking by some bear corn, also known as cancer-root and...
by Kelly Holdbrooks | Aug 1, 2022 | News
It’s time again for our annual Native Plant Sale! Please join us on August 26th, and bring home some of the native plants featured in the garden of Southern Highlands Reserve. Native trees, shrubs and grasses will be available for sale in either 1-gallon...
by Kelly Holdbrooks | May 19, 2022 | News
Though butterflies would win the beauty pageants and bees would dominate prizes for work ethic, all manner of insects are important — and all depend on flowering plants — to ensure the circle of life remains unbroken. An easy way to promote the resiliency of our local...
by Kelly Holdbrooks | May 19, 2022 | News
Spring in the garden means a bustle of emergence and departure, a flurry of wardrobe changes, peeking and peaking, buzzing and alighting, bursting and retreating. Here at Southern Highlands Reserve, we’ve been recording the timing of these occurrences since 2008....
by Kelly Holdbrooks | May 19, 2022 | News
A gardener in spring is like a kid on Christmas morning, with newly decorated trees leafing out over plants and flowers opening like gifts. Most gardeners bide their wintertime planning for warmer days and how their garden can be better than last year. We troubleshoot...
