Well what d'ya know! I'm here in Nahunta - Brunswick 30 miles to my east, Waycross 30 miles to my west, Jesup 30 miles to my north, and Folkston 30 miles to my south. I'm new to the south GA soil. Looking for any and all perennial alternatives to azalias, crepe myrtle, & lavendar (they're fine, but a little goes a long way). I love perennial gardening and my goal is to have something always blooming. I'm spoiled - I'm up here from gardener's paradise - Ft. Myers, FL. So - please tell me what you're doing in south GA soil?

Your page is so right.This is rural but I have always lived here.Sending you a e-mail.Debbie

Hello!! I'm here in Atkinson. Been Lurking cause for years I had no neighbors. Welcome all of us huh! I have a nice clump of agapanthus, Gardina small and large, Hawthorn,gingers,of course canna and daylily grow well here. And lots of others. I'm so excited!

I'm here from Jacksonville, Florida which everyone refers to as "South Georgia" anyway.

I live on the western side of the state, near the FL/AL line and near Lake Seminole. Gardening here is vastly different than in Atlanta and Rome, where I learned to garden.

Krystin, for a start, there are gardenias, vitex, abelia, baccharis, beautyberry; Hydrangeas: Oakleaf, lacecap, and mophead; sumac, tree huckleberry, and magnolias large and small. Almost forgot the Camellias, both C. japonica and C. Sasanqua.

That's just the trees and shrubs. Crinums, crocosmia, gladioli, lycoris, elephant ears, calla lilies, true lilies and gingers are among the summer bulbs and corms and tubers that grow in sandy soil.

Perennials and spring bulbs need a whole thread of their own, or maybe you could just look at my web site.

Here is a link that might be useful: Nell's Garden

I am so glad to hear agapanthus do well in S. GA. I have some that have done squat here, and I'm definitely putting them on the list to bring with me now.

How do you all like living is south Georgia? We looked at a house I reald like in Waycross. Are people friendly to newcomers if they aren't from the south. My husband just retired and we need to find a cheaper place to live with no snow. Any help would be great. How do you all deal with the humidity? Thanks,
Mickey

Humidity?

What humidity?

Waycross is ten minutes from where I live(Blackshear)I've lived here all my life and the people are friendly.Like anything else you get use to the heat,humidity and bugs.Debbie

Hi All, My wife and I will be moving from west-central GA (about 40 miles SW of Atlanta) to McIntosh County in the not too distant future. We will be about 40 miles south of Savannah so we'll be very interested in hearing what you have to say on this forum!!! We're moving from zone 7b to 8b!
Will anyone be going to the Bamboo Farm and Coastal Garden Festival on the weekend of October 15th. They have an amazing assorment of bamboo that they've been collecting since the 1920's and a large assortment of banana as well as many other plants & tress suited for south Georgia. See: http://pubs.caes.uga.edu/caespubs/horticulture/coastalgarden/coastalgarden.htm
Cheers!

Oooops!!! Correction on my last posting. The Fall Festival at the Bamboo Farm and Coastal Garden is on the 22nd, NOT the 15th..... Sorry

Hey ya'll. I live in Thomasville, about 15 miles from the FL line and about 30 miles from Tallahassee. Born and raised here and except for college never stayed away. Over here we are surrounded by plantations that have fabulous gardens and pines. The house I live in now backs up to Millpond Plantation and used to be a part of it. I started growing orchids a few years ago and have so many my greenhouse is full! I think FoxesEarth gave some pretty great ideas for growing in this area. There's also lots of things that grow further down that will grow here except they die back in the winter. I even grow supposed annuals such as begonias and impatiens that come back every year with mulch. I also like Lemon Verbena and Greek Myrtle. I just got Dirrs new book Trees and Shrubs for Warm Climates and it gave me a few ideas but the one I can't live without is Southern Living's Garden Book. Pine straw is the best mulch anywhere around and there's plenty of it in these parts. I am always willing to try things that aren't supposed to grow here and have been successful with several things. My landscaper almost died when she saw my hellebores and lilac! I also like to grow herbs and there is a great herb farm in Madison, Florida which is not too far from Valdosta. It's called O'Tooles. The only things I really wish I could grow is English lavender and a hemlock. Sigh. So I settled for a raised bed of different lavender and a Deodar Cedar. Guess you can't have it all! Hope we can play off each other quite a bit. I love new ideas since mine don't always work!