For more than a decade, the Williams’ had the idea to propagate high quality, locally sourced, native plant species. This idea wove its way through the Williams’ Atlanta backyard, multiple school gardens, land management agencies, and an environmental education non-profit organization. Finally, it found a home at Beech Hollow in 2009.

Beech Hollow's 120 acres contains dry uplands, moist bottomlands, granitic boulders, and numerous populations of native plants, including the majestic Beech grove. The varied ecotones and soil types make it a wonderful place to grow a wide variety of Georgia native plants. Many of the seeds and cuttings that had been living in nursery pots and refrigerators for several years found a permanent home. The  Beech Hollow valley has become a place where these plants can put down roots and send their progeny back into Georgia's landscape. more here