Get Outdoors in Alabama

Tannehill State Park ... Tannehill Trade Days, Iron Furnace Firings, Candlelight Tours, Rock and Jewelry Show ... McCalla, Alabama
herbs, heirloom tomatoes and roses, flower baskets and wreaths, hummingbird and bird habitat .... the Canebrake Gardens in downtown Northport
Druid City Bike Club is one of Alabama's most active cycling clubs. Ride with DCBC across scenic west Alabama.
Alabama Public Radio ... NPR News, Classics, Jazz and More ... 91.5 Tuscaloosa/Birmingham, 88.3-Selma/Montgomery, 88.9-the Shoals
The Bama Theatre ... featuring the Silver Screen Movie Series, downtown Greensboro Ave
find great commercial and residential property for sale in Tuscaloosa, Alabama and western North Carolina
Alabama Cooperative Extension Service ... learn everything you need to know about gardening and agriculture in Alabama
Kentuck Arts Association ... Kentuck Festival of the Arts

 

 

Take a Picture Tour ...
A Walk in the Woods
Fall Colors in West Alabama - pictures of Autumn 2004 in Tuscaloosa County

Take a virtual hike through the woods of west Alabama.
See pictures of the 2004 Fall colors. See pictures from 2003.

 



Take Picture Tours
of Alabama Wildflowers

see pictures of Golden Club, Snow Wreath, Alabama Croton, Trillium, Spring 2003 see pictures of Shooting Stars, Fire Pinks and Reds, Buckeye, Foamflower. Giant Chickweed, Blue Phlox and Mouse Ears Coreopsis Spring 2004
see pictures of Bee Balm, Passion Flower, Lemon Mint,  Queen Anne's Lace, Black Eyed Susan and more Summer 2003 Summer 2004

 

 

A Guide to a Better Backyard ... (posted 6/25/03)
Plant an Alabama Butterfly Garden
picture of a zebra swallowtail enjoying a beautiful cluster of "Show Star" melampodium ... our Guide to a Better Backyard has great gardening, birding and landscaping tips for Alabama and the Appalachian mountains
If you want to attract butterflies to your garden, you'll need flowers with lots of nectar. Any fragrant, nectar rich plant will lure butterflies. But if you are serious about encouraging butterflies to spend most of their time in your yard, you’ll also need the host plant ... click here for more.