Gardening in the Mountains Presents: Key Principles of Landscaping - Design Do's and Don'ts
September 17, 2020 | 11:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m. Virtual attendance via Zoom Designing a landscape is like creating a sculpture that we …
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To Date NO Asian Giant Hornets Have Been Found in North Carolina
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Accessible Gardening: Raised Beds, Containers, and Garden Tables
By Kim Outing Master Gardener℠ intern in Chatham County Raised beds, containers and garden tables are accessible, flexible, and productive ways to …
Webinar: Impact of Flood Water on Vegetable Garden Produce and Soil
Webinar Recording Examine the danger of bacterial and chemical contamination of vegetable gardens that have been flooded. Identify potential problems, …
Managing Storm and Disaster Damage in Landscapes and Nurseries
Check out this great new publication by Dr. Anthony LeBude and others. Managing Storm and Disaster Damage in Landscapes …
Gardening in the Mountains Presents: Plant Propagation by Cuttings
August 20, 2020 | 11:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m. Virtual attendance via Zoom Do you want to expand the quantity of annuals, perennials, …
Taking Care of Storm Damaged Trees
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Garden Flooded? What to Toss? What to Cook? DO NOT EAT ANYTHING RAW!
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Saturday Seminar: Keep Your Vegetable Garden Growing Into the Fall
Saturday, August 15, 2020 | 10:00–11:00 a.m. Virtual attendance via Zoom Vegetable gardening does not have to end in September. You …
The Learning Garden Presents: Introduction to Botanical Dyeing
Thursday August 13, 2020 | 10:00-11:00 a.m. Virtual attendance via Zoom Learn how you can use plants you probably have in …
Spanish Language Resources
Publications in Spanish on gardening, community gardening, school gardening, and …
What to Do With All That Summer Squash!
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DO NOT Plant Unsolicited Seeds Received in the Mail From China
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Digital Teachers Guide for the Extension Gardener Handbook
NC State Extension Gardener is partnering with Top Hat to provide a virtual solution to teaching the Extension Gardener …
Hooray for Beneficial Bugs in the Veggie Garden!
Contrary to popular belief there are more good bugs than bad in the landscape. About 1% of all insect …
Gardening as a Mindfulness Practice
Lately, I have seen many articles and advertisements telling me to increase my mindfulness and try meditation, yoga, and …
Average First & Last Frost Dates
Hot! Hot! Hot! Outside so it is a great time to be inside planning your fall garden. Printable version Use this …
Intro to Therapeutic Horticulture- Online Course Begins 8/17/2020
Learn more and register today at go.ncsu.edu/therapeutic-hort-online This Introduction to Therapeutic Horticulture course is the first in a series of …
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