Lauram's Blog archive

Fall hike #3: Cloudland Canyon

This park is always crowded by the main overlooks, but the views make up for it....

Fall hike #2: Black Rock Mountain, Georgia

Black Rock has the highest elevation of all of Georgia's state parks-3,640'-although...

Fall hike #1: Blood Mountain, Georgia

Blood Mountain is one of my favorite hiking spots-the views are stunning!

Craggy Pinnacle overlook and endangered plant habitat

I went up to Craggy Pinnacle yesterday, off the Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina....

Asheville Botanical Gardens, part 2

Here are more photos. I don't know the names of all the plants. Many were labeled,...

Asheville Botanical Gardens, part 1

This is a beautiful place. I took way too many photos for one blog, so I'll split...

visit to Amicalola Falls

These are the highest waterfalls east of the Mississippi River at a height of 729...

Visit to the North Carolina Arboretum

I spent an afternoon at the North Carolina Arboretum this week. It was beautiful!...

The beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains and Craggy Gardens trail, North Carolina

I had a horrible day Tuesday-I had to have one of my cats euthanized (kidney failure)...

Before and After

I love a makeover story-garden, human or home-so here's mine. I have a small patch...

I WON! I WON!

I know this has nothing at all to do with gardening, but I am happier today than...

Penny McHenry Hydrangea Festival

Douglasville, GA holds a hydrangea festival every year, and this year I attended...