
Early Spring 2022 Snapshots From Extension’s Pollinator Paradise Garden
In late 2008, I planted a demonstration pollinator garden at Chatham Mills to provide forage from early spring to …
Since 1979, North Carolina Extension Master Gardener℠ Volunteers (EMGVs) have been leaders in this internationally acclaimed program, guiding homeowners in making environmentally sound decisions in their landscapes. Trained by North Carolina State University faculty and staff, EMGVs provide research-based information about gardening and environmental stewardship to individuals and communities across the state. EMGVs engage the community through education and outreach on a wide variety of subjects and through a broad spectrum of projects, all designed to maximize their impact.
In late 2008, I planted a demonstration pollinator garden at Chatham Mills to provide forage from early spring to …
Spring tours of North Carolina Cooperative Extension’s Pollinator Paradise Demonstration Garden in Pittsboro start in mid-May! The garden features over 225 …
Check out the latest episode of The Down & Dirty Plant Podcast. The Plodcast Team examines a 1931 wholesale nursery …
The first image is my centipedegrass lawn on April 11. The second image shows typical performance in mid summer. In …
During the first week of April the Craven County office received a sample of Ilex cornuta or Chinese holly (possibly the …
Thanks to contributions from many Master Gardener℠ volunteers, two great resources are now available to gardeners and horticultural educators: …
Nandina (Nandina domestica) has been known for some time to be an invasive non-native plant capable of displacing native …
Folks of all ages delight in finding praying mantids in the garden. These charismatic predators are large and easy …
Japanese falsecypress (Chamaecyparis pisifera), Arizona cypress (Hesperocyparis arizonica), eastern arborvitae (Thuja occidentalis), and Leyland cypress (X Hesperotropsis leylandii) are examples of …
NC Extension Gardener is pleased to be partnering with Longwood Gardens, one of the premier botanical gardens in the …