Community Gardening 101 - a 30 Min Video
Click Here to learn how to create and sustain a community garden! forming a leadership team, organizing the garden, selecting a good …
There Are Better Options Than Using Tires in the Garden
Disposing of old tires is an environmental and economic challenge that has led to a variety of creative strategies …
Edibles, Bulbs, and Houseplants - a 6-Week, Online, Self-Paced, Plant ID Class Starting March 4, 2019
Through photo-stories, video presentations, online plant profiles, an e-book, flash-cards, vocabulary games, mystery plants, and hundreds of beautiful images …
$30,000,000 Available to Support Therapeutic Horticulture in Nursing Homes
$30 million has accumulated in the Regional Civil Money Penalty Fund. This money is targeted to enhance the lives …
Second Annual Southeastern Social Care Farming Summit
Companion Planting February 23, 2019 Shared Vision Retreat Center 3717 Murphy School Road, Durham, NC 27705 The Southeastern Social Care Farming Collective is …
Rave Reviews for the NC Extension Gardener Handbook
The NC Extension Gardener Handbook, published on April Fools day 2018, has sold 2,366 hard copies, 27 e-books, and …
Carolinas Horticulture Therapy Network Workshop: Jan 26, 2019
The Ability Garden in Wilmington, NC is excited to kick off their 20th year by hosting a Carolinas Horticulture Therapy …
NC Extension Gardener Handbook: A Great Gift in Hardback or eBook
This new national award-winning book has everything you want to know about gardening in the South East. 728 pages, …
Why Are Plants Blooming Now, After the Storm?
According to NC State Extension Landscape Specialist Barbara Fair, Callery pear, cherry, and other typically spring flowering trees and …
Alternatives to Glyphosate for Weed Control
In a recent post on the NC State Extension Weed Management Portal, Dr. Joe Neal, NC State Extension Specialist and Weed …
Webinar: Impact of Flood Water on Vegetable Garden Produce and Soil
Time: Oct 16, 2018, 10:00 a.m. EST Recording Examine the danger of bacterial and chemical contamination of vegetable gardens that have …
Garden Flooded? What to Toss? What to Cook? DO NOT EAT ANYTHING RAW!
What to Consider if Your Vegetable, Herb, Fruit or Nut Garden has been Exposed to Floodwater Discard (do not compost) …
Online Plant ID Course: Trees, Shrubs, and Conifers Starts Sep 10, 2018 Register Now!!
Please help spread the word about the upcoming online course: Learn to Identify Trees, Shrubs, and Conifers General Public: $195.00 Members: Longwood …
American Community Gardening Association Annual Conference Sept 13-16 2018 Atlanta
Excellent Workshops Outstanding Tours Wonderful Networking Join us! Registration is $200 Register online A Pre-Conference Workshop with The Cornell University Lab of Ornithology “Building Meaningful …
Cicada Killer Wasps Begin Emerging
I received a call asking how to get rid of hundreds of cicada killer wasps. My first thought was, …
Insects in the Garden
I went out to the garden this morning to pick a few small tomatoes for a snack during work …
Cucurbit Downy Mildew
A client brought in a sample of cucumber leaves today with blocky yellow spots on the leaves. She was …
Annuals, Perennials & Vines - 6 Week, Online, Non-Credit, Plant ID Class Begins July 9, 2018
Learn to identify annuals, perennials and vines. General Public: $195.00 Members: Longwood Gardens/JC Raulston Arboretum $175.00 Volunteers: Longwood Gardens/JC Raulston Arboretum $98.00 Extension …
Garden Benefit to Support Juvenile Justice Gardens
Anne Spafford Landscape Architect Associate Professor Department of Horticultural Science NC State University A plan to create gardens at two juvenile detention centers to help at-risk …
NC Extension Gardener Handbook
Now available from UNC Press: North Carolina Extension Gardner Handbook HARDCOVER: $60 DIGITAL VERSION: $50 Published: April 2018 728 pp., 8.5 x 11 1067 color plates, …