Native Plants
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When people think about wildlife, most people think of deer, bears, or other large animals. The term, “wildlife” refers to all animals that are not tamed or domesticated. Wildlife includes invertebrates (animals without backbones, such as earthworms, insects and spiders and vertebrates, animals with backbones: fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals. Why would someone like…
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Perennials grace our gardens year after year with their variety of brilliant colors and unique foliage forms. Perennials come in a variety of sizes, shapes and colors and can bloom from early April until late October. Some excellent perennial flowers for the area include the following: Blanket Flower (Gaillardia X ‘grandiflora’); Foxglove (Digitalis ‘purpurea’); Rose…
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By Rachel Dutton, Paulding County Master Gardener Extension Volunteer Every Spring and Fall, when wildflowers, ferns, native shrubs, and native trees awake from their dormancy, I have noticed the variety of ferns and wildflowers in my yard. Being a curious gardener, I wondered how many varieties of ferns could be found in Paulding County. One…