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Reports on Gerry Williamson's Wildflower Hobby
Wildflower Journal
Wildflower: A flowering plant that grows without cultivation.This is a journal of my discovery of wildflowers, which not only will provide my memory (since the biological memory is failing more and more,) but also can be a valuable record as to when certain wildflowers will be in bloom.
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#NPOD: Rue Anemone #Nativeplants
Posted on April 7th, 2013 No commentsNative Plant of the Day 04/07/2013
Photo from March 18, 2009. Location: The Pocket, Walker County, GA.
Rue Anemone - for more photos / info go to the Thalictrum thalictroides detail page.
Rue Anemone – Thalictrum thalictroides
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Yellow and Blue – Update on #Wildflowers at The Pocket at Pigeon Mountain, 03/24/2013
Posted on March 24th, 2013 3 commentsIt was a cloudy and dreary day today, following a lot of rain yesterday and last night, but Cindy and I made a quick run down to The Pocket at Pigeon Mountain again today to keep from being cooped up in the house another day. We were glad we did – the yellow and blue are out – Bluebells and Wood Poppies are blooming!
Virginia Bluebells – Mertensia virginica
Read on for the rest of the list, and a few more photos. Click on the photos for larger images, and then “back” to return to this page.
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An Early Spring at The Pocket at Pigeon Mountain
Posted on February 29th, 2012 3 commentsThis is Leap Day. For this once-every-four-years day, I thought that rather than the normal Native Plant of the Day (#NPOD on Twitter) I’d post a few native plants from and a report on the early spring status of the wildflowers at one of Georgia’s premier wildflower locations, The Pocket at Pigeon Mountain. As things worked out, Feb 27 was the day available to make the short trek down to that part of Walker County.
It was a beautiful day. When my wife and I headed down to The Pocket on Monday, Feb 27, 2012, we considered both the beautiful day and the time we were able to spend together a blessing from God. We also expected to find wildflowers, since we’ve had very little real winter and quite a warm February. However, we had no idea!
Bloodroot – Sanguinaria canadensis at The Pocket at Pigeon Mountain
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04/06/2010 Wildflower Status Update at The Pocket on Pigeon Mountain
Posted on April 7th, 2010 No commentsWe made a quick trip down to The Pocket on Tuesday evening. We made a short 100-yard walk up the horse trail and took a spin around the boardwalk, so I’m unable to update the status of flowers found along the trail to the falls, but here’s what I’ve got.
Wild Blue Phlox from 04/06/2010
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04/01/2010 The Pocket Status Update
Posted on April 1st, 2010 No commentsIn summary: This will be a good weekend at The Pocket at Pigeon Mountain, especially since tomorrow is forecast to be sunny and warm, as was today.
Aquilegia canadensis - Columbine from 04/01/2010
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03/27/2010 The Pocket at Pigeon Mountain with GA Botanical Society
Posted on March 28th, 2010 2 commentsOn Saturday I participated in the Georgia Botanical Society outing to The Pocket at Pigeon Mountain, led by Mike Christison. I’m a new member of the BotSoc, as they call it, and this membership in this organization is already paying dividends in many ways. In addition to showing me two more wildflowers sites on Pigeon Mountain, I picked up two new species at The Pocket. One of those was the Roundleaf Yellow Violet.
Roundleaf Yellow Violet
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04/11/2009 The Pocket – Status Update
Posted on April 13th, 2009 No comments
To avoid crowds like those that were on the Shirley Miller Trail at The Pocket on Pigeon Mountain last week, I headed down there early Saturday morning, arriving at the parking area shortly after 8 AM. The sky was overcast, but the wind was low – a good situation for wildflower photography. My first stop was the dogwood tree beside the parking area.The Pocket Bellwort, Blue Cohosh, Chickweed, Columbine, Dogwood, Foamflower, Iris, Jack in the Pulpit, Mandarin, Phlox, Purple Phacelia, Rue Anemone, Spurge, Squawroot, Stonecrop, Toothwort, Trailing Trillium, Violets, Virginia Bluebell, White Trillium, Wild Geranium, Wild Hyacinth, Wood Betony, Wood Poppy -
03/22/2009 The Glen on Lookout Mountain
Posted on March 23rd, 2009 No comments
Joseph in the Passage
The Glen on Lookout Mountain, with the trailhead along Och’s Highway which goes from Chattanooga to Lookout Mountain, Georgia – home of Rock City – is a great place to take the grandkids. A nice trail with no really challenging sections, relatively short walk to the creek down which the water cascades (at least until the dry summer,) and that great area with high rock bluffs makes for a fun adventure without taking the entire day. Read the rest of this entry »
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03/15/2009 The Pocket
Posted on March 15th, 2009 No comments
Spring Beauty
Six days since I had been up to The Pocket. The rain broke during church, so after the church lunch I headed down to check out the wildflowers. The Spring Beauty is currently the dominant flower in terms of number in bloom; they are everywhere. Read the rest of this entry »
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03/09/2009 The Pocket – Trout Lilies and an Early Wood Poppy
Posted on March 9th, 2009 No comments
1st Wood Poppy of the Season
Cindy wasn’t able to get down to The Pocket on Saturday, and suggested that we might go down there today. With the change to daylight savings time, we had an extra hour of daylight, so shortly after 5 pm we headed down. It was another great day for the wildflowers of The Pocket.
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