Several of us Georgia Botanical Society members went a little far afield last week in our never-ending quest for botanical treasures and natural wonders.

Q: I want to plant Tuscan kale. I found some seed in Oregon but don’t know if it would do well here. -- Donna Stenger Bohanan, DeKalb County A: The narrow, bumpy leaves of Tuscan kale make it a distinctive garden edible.

The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra will present three world premieres and 13 Atlanta premieres in its 2012-13 season, with music director Robert Spano leading the orchestra and ASO Chorus at New York's Carnegie Hall.

Under normal circumstances, the 1937-38 academic year that Evelyn Jenkins Carroll spent at Atlanta University, could have just been a blip on her extensive resume.

When Carol Maurer has a lot on her plate, she finds it useful to visit the labyrinth made of river rocks at the Delaware Art Museum, in Wilmington.

Former weight: 157 Current weight: 117 Pounds lost: 40 Height: 5 feet 4 inches Age: 43 years How long she’s kept it off: “I didn't have a goal weight when I started June 1, 2010...I just wanted to lose weight until I felt better," Stabler says.