Promoting Pollinators and Native Plants
Pollinators are critical for fruitful gardens, productive farms, and healthy ecosystems, but pollinator populations are in decline in many …
Preventing and Managing Ice and Snow Damage to Landscape Plants
Preparing Landscapes for Snow and Ice Snow in the Carolinas is often heavy, piling up on plants and sometimes breaking …
Plants Do That! Exercise
Gardening is a great way to meet your New Year’s exercise goals. Take a look at the research behind this …
How to Use a Plant Name to Search the EG Toolbox for the Plant Profile, Images, and Videos
plants.ces.ncsu.edu Type a plant name into the search box to bring up the plant profile. You may use botanical …
Getting Dirty in Your Garden - Extension Master Gardener Radio Show and Podcast - Interview of Byron Schermerhorn
Charles Murphy, Extension Master Gardener℠ volunteer from Durham County interviews Byron Schermerhorn, a wildlife habitat certified consultant. Listen to …
Keep It Clean: Practices for Healthy Vegetable Gardens
Good Gardening Practices 1. Choose disease-resistant varieties of vegetables if possible. Do not purchase vegetable transplants with yellow or distorted …
Holiday Cacti - What's the Difference?
In terms of plants, the holidays often bring to mind images of Fraser fir and poinsettias. Many of us …
The Worst Thing You Could Do to Grapes in Unseasonable Warm Winter Weather . . .
According to former NC State Extension Specialist, Dr. Sara Spayd, Don’t be tempted to prune after a few beautiful, unseasonably-warm …
Look Who Came to Breakfast!
I woke up to find this guy in the front yard gorging on persimmons. It is an opossum (Didelphis …
New Course in Therapeutic Hort Program Development Starts January 10!
NEW Course in Therapeutic Horticulture Program Development Starts January 10, 2022 Registration & More Info NC State University Department of Horticultural Science …
Creating a Defensible Space to Protect Your Home From Wildfire
There are a number of steps that you can take to protect your home from Wildfire. Create a defensible …
A Real North Carolina Christmas Tree Makes Scents
By Paige Patterson, Extension Agent – N.C. Cooperative Extension, Watauga County Center For as long as I remember, the smell of …