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, …
Plants Do That Inside Where We Heal
Want to shorten the stay in the hospital and heal faster? Research shows plants can help people do that. According …
10 Steps to Starting a Community Garden
Two great articles on NC Community Gardens by Tina Vasquez in Carolina Country Garden Guides. 10-Steps-to-Starting-a-Community-Garden Rethinking Community …
2018 Spring Extension Gardener Newsletter
Check out the latest edition of the Extension Gardener Newsletter STATE NEWS Water quality and lawn care Carolina Sweetheart™ Florence fennel Beneficial insects Ask an …
Organic Gardening Class Monday April 9, 2018
Come learn the basics of organic gardening, from building healthy soil, to proper watering, to managing weeds, insects, and …
Garden Calendars
Checkout the NC State Vegetable Planting Calendars and Garden Maintenance Calendars linked from the the Gardening …
2018 Certificate in Therapeutic Horticulture
Certificate in Therapeutic Horticulture Offered by the North Carolina Botanical Garden. Comprehensive instruction in a series of 24 classes offered on …