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The Scotts have a 40 acre property divided into two 20-acre parcels on either side of the road. On one side is a creek that is carpeted with Virginia Bluebells, phlox, larkspur, and other native spring ephemerals under a canopy of buckeye and red mulberry. It is easy to walk among the bluebells and other wildflowers. Across the road, the Scott's house is nestled into the side of Backbone Mountain, which includes an easy half-mile trail with a different assemblage of Spring ephemerals, including wild ginger, bloodroot, Dutchman's breeches, shooting star, Jacob's Ladder, Pawpaw and many others.  There is also a plant building with a covered porch where visitors can rest and view birds and the mountains. This is a wild, shaded woodland garden & landscape tour that showcases some of Alabama's most beautiful and iconic Spring ephemeral wildflowers.