We will make exceptions in the case of accessibility wherein our sales area cannot be used by a customer We do not take pre-orders for retail shopping. We can process most debit, credit and cash but sometimes we lose the connection to process cards as a rural site.
#Trout lily update
We may lose power and internet access during severe weather and not be able to update our website, so please use your judgement during storms. Our site is rural and we may move sales into a greenhouse OR close in the case of extreme weather at our discretion. In the case of severely inclement weather, we may need to close on short notice. please check/refresh browser for the website before you head out.If you have an accessibility concern, please email us ( and we will help! Also see our accessibility section on website (under terms and conditions).There is no reliable bathroom facility for customers on site. Masks are requested, not required, to shop on site. our farm sales area is sometimes a set of tables outside on a grassy field, so please dress accordingly - including footwear - and check the weather.ON FARM SHOPPING - see homepage for hours of operations - more information below If shopping with us at The Guelph Farmers Market - please be prepared to follow their own on-site policies, not determined by Trout Lily What to consider before you head out to shop with us Whatever the reasons, they prospered at the site, and Grady County is blessed with a beautiful marvel for all lovers of nature.GENERAL GUIDELINES as of April, 2022 for SHOPPING AT TROUT LILY Apparently the Wolf Creek spot is just right for them - a north facing slope of just the right angle, a hardwood forest with dappled sunlight in the winter, soils of just the right type and depth before an underlying clay. When the last ice age receded they were left in some spots in southwest Georgia and north Florida, east of the Chattahoochee, Flint, and Apalachicola Rivers. The theory is they migrated from the mountains probably tens of thousands of years ago. How did these plants come to be there? They usually are found in the Appalachian mountains. You can actually take photos through these lenses, if you don't have a close-up camera lens.
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You may want to bring a hand lens or magnifying glass to look at the tiny twayblade orchids or small parts of other flowers. Please take nothing but photos, leave nothing but footprints. The trails may be slippery when wet, so please proceed with caution.Ĭameras are highly recommended. Some sparkleberrry walking sticks are provided for visitor use during your time at the Preserve and you may purchase one with a donation of $10.00. Visitor requests may be made by email- Margaret Tyson at trout lilies grow on a slope, so visitors need to wear boots or shoes WITH TREADS that may get damp or muddy.Invasive plant removal work days (usually posted on Facebook).Once the season ends access to the property is permitted in the following circumstances Once the bloom has finished for the year the gate will be locked. Depending on the winter weather the overall bloom may be anywhere from three or four weeks long, usually encompassing mid-February, rarely into March. If it is raining heavily or very dark and cloudy in the morning, the flowers may stay closed into the afternoon, but if the sun comes out later in the afternoon, they may open then.Įach individual flower re-opens for several days, with overall numbers of flowers in bloom beginning gradually, increasing, peaking, then declining over the course of a few weeks. Each trout lily flower opens in late morning or early afternoon, follows the sun, and closes at dusk, so to see the open flowers go in the afternoon. This is the largest extent of these trout lilies known anywhere in the world, and certainly a jewel of Grady County. Established in 2009 through the efforts of volunteers from the Magnolia Chapter (Tallahassee) of the Florida Native Plant Society (including some Georgians), it is destined to remain forever undisturbed from human development, protecting the many acres and literally tens of millions of beautiful yellow and maroon dimpled trout lilies and thousands of maroon spotted trillium. Wolf Creek Trout Lily Preserve is a 140 acre conservation area owned by Grady County thru many generous private donations, including the previous owners, Flint River Timber Company, and a grant from the Georgia Land Conservation Program.