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Time to Count Insects in North Carolina on Friday August 22 and August 23 2025

Anyone Can Count Pollinators in North Carolina for the Great Southeast Pollinator Census

We Need YOUR Help!Get ready, North Carolina! It's time to join a critical scientific effort from August 22-23 and contribute to the Great Southeast Pollinator Census (GSEPC).Our goal across the state…

Collage: kale, lettuce seedlings, strawberries on vine, baskets of cherry tomatoes

Growing Edible Plants Is Open for Enrollment

The next online class in the Gardens, Lawns and Landscapes series is Growing Edible Plants (GLL2). Whether you're a novice or an old hand at gardening, this is your chance to level up your skills at…

Close-up on a bouquet of variously colored roses.

The Plant Toolbox Is Coming Up Roses

Roses are some of the most popular ornamental shrubs and climbers in North Carolina and throughout the world. Who doesn’t love their elegance, their perfume and their overall garden-worthiness? No…

Zingiber officinale rhizomes

Edible Baby Ginger: A Spicy, Super Addition to Home Gardens

Common Ginger (Zingiber officinale) is native to tropical parts of Asia and is grown for its edible rhizome. Known for its anti-inflammatory properties, ginger has a warming flavor and is popular in…

Suburban neighborhood seen from above with houses, curved streets, yards, and pools

Nature Near Homes Lowers Healthcare Costs

"Collectively, costs were $374 lower per person per year for those living near the greenest space compared to those living near the least green space.""Greening might offer an inexpensive, widely…

Cover of book

Pollinator Gardening for the South: Creating Sustainable Habitats

This brand new gorgeous book by Danesha Seth Carley, pollinator expert, and Anne Spafford, Landscape Architect, was created for gardeners in planting zones 6-9. Full of beautiful functional designs…