Mountain Way Common

08/29/2026

New research on Joro spider diets

06/21/2026

Have you seen a mimosa tree? https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1GyshrKvye/?mibextid=wwXIfr

Have you spotted a mimosa tree?

While its fluffy pink flowers may look beautiful, mimosa (Albizia julibrissin) is an invasive tree that can spread quickly to roadsides, stream banks, and old fields.

🔎 How to identify it:
• Delicate-looking, fern-like leaves
• Showy, fragrant pink flowers in early summer
• Flat seed pods up to 6 inches long in late summer
• Often grows with multiple trunks and reaches 10–50 feet tall

Originally introduced from Asia as an ornamental tree, mimosa can be difficult to remove once established due to its long-lived seeds and ability to vigorously re-sprout.

📱 Help track its spread by reporting sightings on the EDDMapS app or at EDDMapS.org. Your reports provide valuable data that support invasive species management and early detection efforts.

06/11/2026

Want to help a UGA researcher who's studying how the way we manage our yards, what we plant, what we spray, what we mow, lines up with what we believe about pollinators. The study is open to anyone in the state. No expertise needed.

HOW IT WORKS

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Online now, about a minute. The first step shares your name and Georgia mailing address so the team knows where to send your survey. https://uga.questionpro.com/a/TakeSurvey?tt=jbAzBKmBkooECHrPeIW9eQ%3D%3D
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By mail soon. The full questionnaire arrives at your address, along with a $2 cash thank-you for taking part.
A mailing address is required. It is the only way the team can get the survey to you, so without one there is no way to send it and no way to take part. Your address is kept separate from your answers and is deleted once the surveys go out.

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04/23/2026

Have you noticed the native plants at Mountain Way Common and along the new stretch of Path400? Look for the spice bush and dogwoods on your next walk.

04/19/2026

A happy North Buckhead came out to celebrate SPRING in Garden 684 & Mountain Way Common park yesterday. Thanks to Livable Buckhead & the North Buckhead Civic Association, sponsors and partners, the day was indeed festive. Here’s a glimpse.

03/06/2026

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It's that time again! Below is a list of spring plant sales and native plant nurseries within an hour of Downtown Atlanta. Most of these are dedicated to native plants, but a few have a mix; research your choices carefully to know what you’re getting. Check websites to confirm details.

Trees Atlanta Native Plant Sale
Online Sale: March 6th – 23th
In-Person Sale: April 4th, 8 am – 1 pm, The Carter Center, Atlanta

Blue Heron Nature Preserve Blooms & Bargains
March 7th, 9 am – 2 pm
Blue Heron Nature Preserve, Atlanta, GA

Chattahoochee Nature Center Native Plant Sale
March 27th – 28th and April 3rd – 4th, 9 am – 5 pm
Chattahoochee Nature Center, Roswell

Wylde Center Spring Plant Festival
April 3rd and 4th, 10 am – 4 pm
Oakhurst Community Garden, Decatur

Beech Hollow Wildflower Farm Spring Fling
April 12th, 9 am – 2 pm
Beech Hollow Farms, Scottdale

Friends of Herbert Taylor Park & Daniel Johnson Park Spring Native Plant Sale
April 25th, 8 – 11:30 am
Morningside Farmers Market, Atlanta

Fernbank Science Center Native Plant Sale
April 25th, 8 am – 2 pm
Fernbank Science Center, Atlanta

Atlanta Area Native Plant Nurseries:
Beech Hollow Wildflower Farm
Scottdale, GA

Botany Yards
Georgia and US native seeds. Online.

Cottage Garden Natives
Lithonia, GA

The Gilmore Guys - Native Plant Nursery
Marietta, GA

Nearly Native Nursery/Native Oasis Botanical Garden
Fayetteville, GA

North Georgia Native Plant Nursery, LLC
Canton, GA

Swallowtail Center
Decatur, GA

Wild Roots Native Nursery
Online orders with pickup by appointment. Check website for pop-up sales.

Nearby GNPS Chapter Plant Sales:
Georgia Native Plant Society - North Metro Atlanta Chapter
April 11th, 9 am – 4 pm
The Grove at Wills Park, Alpharetta, GA

Georgia Native Plant Society - West Georgia Chapter
April 18th, 9:00 am – 12:00 pm
Carroll County Agricultural Education Center, Carrollton, GA

Athens-East Piedmont Chapter of the Georgia Native Plant Society
May 2nd
Sunrise Nursery, Winterville, GA

03/06/2026

Does this warm weather have you thinking about spring?

Our friends at Blue Heron Nature Preserve are hosting Blooms & Bargains, a native plant and yard sale including native plants, like goldenrods and coneflowers, that will attract local pollinators to your yard. If gardening isn’t your thing, grab a bag of craft supplies from to leap into a new hobby as spring rolls in.

ANNUAL NATIVE PLANT SALE

SATURDAY MARCH 7 10:00 to 2:00

Pictured below is a three year old native Coral Honeysuckle from a sale several years ago. Hummingbirds love them.