The American Beautyberry is an open-habitat, native shrub of the southern United States. It is often grown as an ornamental in our gardens and yards. They produce large clusters of purple berries, which birds and deer eat, thus distributing the seeds.

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“He who labors diligently need never despair; for all things are accomplished by diligence and labor.” – Menander, Greek comic dramatist (342 BC – 292 BC)

Morning walk along Boathouse Lane and Harris Creek Drive with a stop at Tranquility Park…

One of the advantages of having an owners association is the maintenance of our community’s common areas.

The railings on the bridge over Harris Creek are being repaired and strengthened to ensure users’ safety at our community’s Tranquility Park.

We appreciate those who serve on our volunteer Board of Directors for the time and effort each of you give to keep our community such a beautiful place to live.

Bears feast on ripening berries and many travel great distances to locate dependable food sources. Our Tranquility bears don’t need to travel far to find a tasty treat.

Be “Bear Aware” as they begin to forage in our neighborhood.

Bears are big and trying to get bigger, so they need to find and eat as many berries as possible.  Once a bear finds a good patch it will spend many hours patiently stripping off the berries with its tongue and lips.

Berries, called soft mast, are a very important food source for bears. Seasonal berries ripen in July and August and persist into September in Tranquility.

Sumac is one of the best trees for bees and other pollinators because it is native, colonizing, and tolerant of many soils as well as drought.

These native plants can be seen on our roadsides with clusters of pink to dark red fruits and compound leaves with brightly colored leaflets.