Craven County Center: Lawn & Garden

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Lawn & Garden

Gardening is considered our nation's most popular pastime, yielding fresh fruits and vegetables for the dinner table, a cleaner environment and aesthetically pleasing landscapes. North Carolina Cooperative Extension helps gardeners learn more about new plants, native plants and environmental stewardship. Extension-trained Master Gardener volunteers are instrumental in these efforts, sharing their knowledge of plant selection, cultural practices and pest management with fellow gardeners, school students and others.

Master Gardener volunteers are part of the volunteer staff of NC State University's Cooperative Extension Service. They are members of the local community who take an active interest in their lawns, trees, shrubs, and gardens. They provide unbiased, research based educational assistance and programs in horticulture and environmental issues to the gardening public. Visit the Extension Master Gardener web site to learn more.
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Events

	Pitt County Arboretum Plant Sale May 15th, 2010 @ 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM Greenville, NC
	The Pitt County Extension Master Gardener Volunteer annual plant sale to support the Pitt County Arboretum. 9 to 10 am preview plant sale for Friends of the Arboretum. 10 am to noon plant sale open to the public. There will be a plant swap open to anyone at 11 am. ... MORE

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Soil Test Reports
Posted October 26th, 2009 in Lawn & Garden

From a 10/14/2009 NCDA&CS News Release: Beginning Nov. 1, the N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services will no longer routinely mail out paper copies of agronomic reports. This policy will apply to reports for soil tests and nematode assays, as well as plant tissue, waste, solution and soilless media analyses. All these reports are readily available through the NCDA&CS Agronomic Division’s website, www.ncagr.gov/agronomi . “By making the switch to electronic-only reports, the NCDA&CS will ... MORE

Master Gardeners
Posted October 26th, 2009 in Lawn & Garden

Audrey Von Dolln is the October Yard of the Month winner for Fairfield Harbour. Audrey, who is a veteran Master Gardener Volunteer and an active member of the Fairfield Harbour Garden Club, has concentrated on deer-resistant plants and ponds in her home landscape. In August, Bea Alexander was presented the Golden Bear Silver Award for excellence in residential landscape design and city beautification. Bea has been a Master Gardener Volunteer since 1994. Congratulations to ... MORE