Creation Sings Native Plants

08/16/2023

I'm originally from Clay County and here is a great conservationist and champion for nature also from Clay County.

Blanche Evans Dean (1892-1974) was a teacher, author, and conservationist. She was an early advocate of the value and protection of Alabama’s natural resources, and she spent most of her adult life persuading other Alabamians of that need. She published widely on the flora of Alabama, and many of ...

08/02/2023

Join us at the Clay County Yellow Meated Watermelon Festival this Friday and Saturday.

08/01/2023

We will be at the Clay County Alabama Yellow Meated Watermelon Festival this weekend in Ashland, AL. If you are near come and see us.

07/27/2023

Look what's blooming now. Rudbeckia auriculata (Eared Coneflower). This is a tall perennial that is rare in nature and only occurs in a few states in the southeast. In Alabama it primarily occurs in two locations both near Birmingham. Sometimes this plant is referred to as Swamp Black-eyed Susan. The large leaves clasp the stalk giving it its common name Eared Coneflower. It requires a consistently moist to wet location in full sun. This is a tall perennial and can grow greater than 6 ft tall.

07/10/2023

In Defense of Plants' Matt Candeias talks with Botanist Dr. Brian Keener about Alabama's floristic diversity.

07/06/2023

We will be at the Mt Laurel Farmers' Market this Saturday 7/8. Look forward to seeing you there.

06/26/2023

Thanks Rewild Alabama for the shout-out!

Nursery selling plants native to the Southeastern United States (primarily Alabama).

06/20/2023

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06/02/2023