Native plants
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Biodiversity is the extraordinary variety of life on Earth — from genes and species to ecosystems and the valuable functions they perform. E.O. Wilson, the noted biologist and author who coined the term “biodiversity,” explains it as “the very stuff of life.” For at least 3.8 billion years, a complex web of life has been…
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When it comes to our landscapes, do we ask ourselves why we plant what we plant? How much are we influenced by our neighbors’ landscapes? How much is determined by ill-advised and uninformed HOAs? We are now at the point where these questions must be considered in depth, because our landscapes are no longer just…
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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…