My crew and I were planting under the sign at the end of the driveway. We had removed the old soil and replaced it with a new mix. I had …
The “Go-To” Fern
Mountain Laurel
This year is a great year to observe the mountain laurel in our landscape. I love the wide range of colors that this shrub comes in. “What range of colors? …
Norcross Wildlife Foundation NewsGypsy Moths
For those of you who know me, you are aware that there is very little found in nature that grosses me out. Scat, roadkill, snakes, spiders…I love it all! I …
Wildflowers
I usually consider our peak bloom time to be between mid-May and mid-June, but the truth is the flowering doesn’t really stop. Our gardens are filled with plants that bloom …
The Short Trail
I arrived at Norcross in 1982. The trails had been expanded when the new visitor center was constructed around 1977. All of the gardens were still located down by the …
May Birding
If you are only going to dust off your binoculars for one birding hike this year, this is the time to do it. The first few weeks of May, migrants …
The Gardens of Tupper Hill
Sometimes I like to think about how this all started. Looking at our website under “Background and Beginnings” you can read that Mr. Norcross turned his lifelong interest in wildlife …
Tips for a Healthy Habitat
I’m sure you’ve heard the bad news about bees, bats and butterflies. Why not lend a hand by turning your yard into a native niche? The key elements to making …
The Story of Oconee Bells
I love this story, it is one I tell again and again. I first read it in the North Carolina Native Plant Propagation Handbook which was printed by the North …
What’s purple and hangs in a tree?
A detection device for EAB- the emerald ash borer. EAB is a non-native, invasive beetle that is threatening our ash trees. While we have not yet detected this pest at …