Hi there! You’ve arrived at the Atlanta Gardening Forum.

This site, originally called the Atlanta Garden Connection, first came online in the early days of the Internet – in 1995. It was very popular and we were proud to host the Atlanta Botanical Garden before they had a site of their own. The webzine stayed active until 2002, and was then closed until 2010, when more time was available to devote to it.

In our early days, before Walter Reeves had his own site, he helped answer gardening questions here, as did Erika Glasener. Several of our original contributors have come back to share their knowledge – Lynn Coulter, Georgann Schmalz and Sandra Baggette.  Each brings their own special love of nature to the mix.

Atlantans love to garden and they love to share – what better way to make this easy than a community dedicated just to you – Atlanta gardeners!

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Please bookmark this site and come back often with your gardening questions and to share your gardening lore! Spread the love by sharing plants from your garden with others. We know you’ll make good friends here.

 

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My own garden is a very small in town one, but it has provided me with tons of pleasure over the years.I have a small guest house behind my home, which serves an an office.	My commute
I am amazed by how it transforms itself each year as some plants thrive and others dwindle away. It never fails to become lush and vibrant in the Spring and is a happy home to many of nature’s denizens, including raccoons, possums, chipmunks, squirrels, hawks, herons and various small birds.  Sadly, the pollution in the air has caused many of my favorite birds to disappear.Three years ago, a windstorm brought down the huge cherry tree you can see forking off in the upper right area of the photo.  It smashed the area of the garden in the photo. I was devastated – all those years of work.  It was a blessing for the garden, because I re-dug my perennial border to the left and renewed the garden. As a result, I had this lovely display last spring.	Siberian Iris and Yellow Snaps
I’ve always wanted what I refer to as a ‘token’ lawn – and here it is. This is the only grass I have to mow anywhere at my home. It’s beautiful, isn’t it? My area of Atlanta is graced by many old oak trees, many of whose branches extend for a radius of 100′ or more, which means it is shady. Sadly, they are starting to come down, which resulted in resodding last year from fescue to zoysia.	My token lawn