Spring is in full swing, and it is so gorgeous here. Streets are filled with flowering trees and shrubs in much larger quantities than I’ve seen before. I wanted to go visit a public garden, but not pay a lot or travel far. I finally found the Georgia Perimeter College Botanical Gardens, and headed over for a visit last Saturday. They feature a native plant and fern garden. The gardens are small and I enjoyed the naturalized layout and feel to everything. They also had a plant sale that was also going on and I was sad that I didn’t have a garden to buy carts full of plants for. It looked like a great place to get Georgia natives though, and also to get ideas on using them.

The azaleas and dogwoods were in full bloom making it a great time to visit. I loved the look of the fern gardens, backlit by filtered shade from trees just starting to gain their leaves. It was a great time to take a load of pictures, and I hope you enjoy them.

*Visit the site linked above for visiting information, along with plant sale dates, and free native plant talks and garden walks.