Nearly Native Nursery/Native Oasis Botanical Garden

Collecting seed from Cirsium carolinianum, carolina thistle. #nativeplantsthatattractwildlife #nativeplantsthatattractpollinators #nativethistle #seedcollecting #propagationbyseed #nativeoasisbotanicalgarden

Spiraea tomentosa, one of our beautiful, native spiraea species. #nativeplantsthatattractpollinators #plantthisnotthat #nativeplantsrock #nativespiraea #nativeoasisbotanicalgarden

Hymenocallis coronaria, shoals spider lily seed in their germinating water bath. @chattahoocheeriverconservancy @whitewaterexpress #SSL #shoalsspiderlilyprojectcolumbusgeorgia #shoalsspiderlily #seedgermination

Hymenocallis coronaria, shoals spider lily

What a totally awesome day to collect Hymenocallis coronaria, #shoalsspiderlily seed! This is the first stage of the project and a joint effort with @chattahoocheeriverconservancy @whitewaterexpress and #awesomevolunteers who make it happen! #SSL #shoalsspiderlilyprojectcolumbusgeorgia #volunteersrock #nativeplantsthatattractpollinators #nativeplantsthatattractwildlife

I spy a Red Spotted Purple butterfly chrysalis! #nativeplantsthatattractpollinators #nativeplantsrock #redspottedpurplebutterfly #nativeoasisbotanicalgarden

Jim took a cutting of this #decumariabarbara #climbinghydrangea from the savannah river area a zillion years ago before we even thought about starting a native plant nursery. This is a super nice, robust form with large tropical looking leaves that look great as a #groundcover or climbing up a tree, or a trellis... or even a brick wall. #nativeplantsthatattractpollinators #nativeevergreen #plantthisnotthat #nativeplantsrock #nativeoasisbotanicalgarden

Bumblebee heaven on the milkweed! #nativeplantsthatattractpollinators #nativemilkweed #nativeplantsrock #nativeoasisbotanicalgarden

The beginning of our seed collecting, cleaning, and sowing season has already begun. If you love seed like we love seed or just want to know more about this topic, @weloveourvolunteers Email or call us for more info. #collectingseeds #propagatingnatives #nativeplantsrock #volunteersrock #nativeoasisbotanicalgarden

This silverspottedskipper enjoying nectar from these Clematis viorna flowers! #piggingout #nectarbar #nativeplantsthatattractpollinators #nativeplantsthatattractwildlife #nativeplantsrock #plantthisnotthat #nativeclematis #nativeoasisbotanicalgarden

Marshallia trinerva, broadleaf Barbara's buttons looking so cool this morning! #nativeplantsthatattractpollinators #nativeplantsrock #plantthisnotthat #deerresistant #nativeoasisbotanicalgarden

My little #Sceloporus buddy for a bit yesterday. #workbuddy #godzilla #nativereptile #nativeoasisbotanicalgarden

It's that time of the year.... I do not go outside without my Skeeter Skat! No chemicals, smells good as it repels mosquitoes and no see-ems. You can buy online at @shaysoaps They will also be at the Newnan market tomorrow and the market in Cave Spring, near Rome the following Sat. #nomosquitoes #allnatural #buylocal

#Shelffungi on our southern red oak. This has popped up in the last few weeks... #fungi #treeshrooms #nativeoasisbotanicalgarden

Solidago curtisii and Aster shortii, providing nectar for our #lateseasonpollinators #fallbloomers #nativeplantsthatattractwildlife #nativeplantsthatattractpollinators #nativeplantsrock #nativeoasisbotanicalgarden

2 of our #chipmunks have decided they love dining out at the wild bird picnic table feeder! We were wondering why the bird food was disappearing so fast! #chipanddale #picnictabledining #nutsfordinner

We have finally seen Zebra Longwing butterflies here at the nursery! 2 days of sightings but no photo.... poo! I pulled this image from the web for a visual, she is laying eggs on a #passionvine #passifloraincarnata #zebralongwing #nativeplantsthatattractpollinators #nativeplantsrock #nativeoasisbotanicalgarden

We aren't the only creature that is enjoying these warm, crisp fall days. Here is one of our rat snakes crinkled up to absorb the suns warmth. #ratsnake #keepoursnakessafe #rodentcontrol #catchingrays #nativeoasisbotanicalgarden

A Yellow-throated Warbler in one of our water oaks foraging for insects. These cuties are here during breeding season but migrate to the coast of AL, GA, FL, SC and farther south. #nativeplantsthatattractwildlife #insecteater #goingsouth #fuelingupforthetrip #yellow-throatedwarbler #migratorybird #nativeoasisbotanicalgarden

We voted! #doit #vote #govote #youcandoit

Male Scarlet Tanager eating dogwood berries. Another migratory bird pigging out for the long flight to South America. #nativeplantsthatattractwildlife #goingsouth #migratorybird #fuelingupforthetrip #scarlettanager

Tennessee Warbler stopping by to pig out on seed for his migration journey south. #nativeplantsthatattractwildlife #birdmigration #tenneesseewarbler #nativeoasisbotanicalgarden

An absolutely gorgeous October day and several butterfly species still hanging around like these Gulf Fritillaries. #nativeplantsthatattractwildlife #nativeplantsthatattractpollinators #saveourpollinators #nativeplantsrock #nativeoasisbotanicalgarden

Although this Yellow-billed Cuckoo is here during breeding season and we have heard their calls, this is our first sighting of one. According to our Merlin bird app, this species favors tent caterpillars. #yellow-billedcuckoo #nativebird #firstsight #nativeoasisbotanicalgarden

Look at this cute female Rose-breasted Grosbeak eating seed pods of our native jewel weed, Impatiens capensis. They are migrating south, she has been pigging out on the seed for a week or so. #rose-breastedgrosbeak #migratingbirds #goingsouth #nativeplantsthatattractwildlife #nativeplantsrock #nativeoasisbotanicalgarden

One of my absolutely favorite plants! Callaway ginger, although a slow grower it is virtually maintenance free if planted in the correct site. I love to use it in containers for the shady, cool, evergreen effect... even in the winter! #nativeevergreen #nativeginger #hexastylisharperii #plantthisnotthat #greatforcontainergardening #nativeplantsrock #nativeoasisbotanicalgarden