Cherokee Elder Tony Harris began a Cherokee Garden in Cobb County 12 years ago, now home to over 120 native trees, shrubs and flowers. Each species outfitted with signs with QR codes sharing how the ...

The former state flower, the Cherokee Rose, is an invasive species native to Southeast Asia, not Georgia. The new state flower, the Sweetbay Magnolia, is native to Georgia and supports local wildlife.

The Red & Black is a 501c3 nonprofit. Please consider a one-time gift or become a monthly supporter. Cancel anytime. The Georgia Native Plant Society (GNPS) has expressed support for HB 955, a bill ...

Dan Raby, the senior digital producer for CBS News Atlanta, has been covering everything happening around Georgia for more than a decade. A new bill in the Georgia House of Representatives could ...

Georgia's state flower is changing from the 'invasive' Cherokee Rose to the native Sweetbay Magnolia after a Senate vote.