NCDA Offers FREE Soil Testing & Services for WNC Through June 2025
The North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (NCDA & CS) is offering free services for counties affected …
Extension Master Gardener℠ Volunteers
Since 1979, North Carolina Extension Master Gardener℠ Volunteers (EMGVs) have been leaders in this internationally acclaimed program, guiding homeowners in making environmentally sound decisions in their landscapes. Trained by North Carolina State University faculty and staff, EMGVs provide research-based information about gardening and environmental stewardship to individuals and communities across the state. EMGVs engage the community through education and outreach on a wide variety of subjects and through a broad spectrum of projects, all designed to maximize their impact.
April Ornamental Highlight: Epimedium (Bishop's Hat)
A wonderful addition to your shade garden, Bishop’s Hat adorns delicate, airy raceme flower heads that can be yellow, …
Free Agronomic Services for Western NC Growers
NCDA&CS Offers Free Agronomic Services for Western N.C. Growers RALEIGH — It has been months since Hurricane Helene devastated western North …
Got Questions about Your Garden? Call Us!
NC State Extension Master GardenerSM volunteers are available to help diagnose and answer questions about your garden and landscape …
Spring Chores in the Pollinator Garden
Around late February things start kicking into high gear in Cooperative Extension’s Pollinator Paradise Demonstration Garden. Usually I have taken …
Challenging the Conventional Wisdom About Praying Mantids
Folks of all ages delight in finding praying mantids in the garden. These charismatic predators are large and easy …
Provide Nesting Habitat for Native Bees Through Plant Stems in Your Garden
By the time springtime rolls around many folks are itching to get back into their gardens and start cleaning …
Growers: Start Scouting in February for the Allium Leafminer
Last spring some growers in the North Carolina piedmont noticed unusual problems with their allium crops, primarily bulb onions, …
Flooding and Wind Damage: What’s Next for Your Landscape
Tropical Storm Helene brought WNC heavy rains and high winds, damaging many homes and landscapes. Fallen or damaged trees …
Water From Asheville City System OK for Gardens?
Established landscape plants are beginning to show signs of not having water since late September when an unpresented 15” …
Garden Flooding: Danger to Edible Plants
October 17, 2024 Many Western North Carolina gardens produce fruits, herbs, and vegetables well into the fall. We look forward …
Buncombe Cooperative Extension Making an Impact – Garden Education Programs Provide Opportunities for Volunteers and Public
Extension Master Gardener Volunteers (EMGVs) provide extensive outreach that far exceeds an individual Agent’s ability to achieve alone. Knowledge, …
Lifelong Gardening Train the Trainer Program
With age and certain physical limitations, gardening becomes more physically challenging and gardeners become concerned with keeping safe in …
Docent Led Tours of the Learning Garden. Visit and Learn
Docent Led Tours of The Learning Garden. Visit and Learn! Visit and Learn at The Learning Garden JOIN US FOR THE LAST …
Buncombe Master Gardener Takes Program on the Road
John Bowen, an Extension Master Gardener ℠ volunteer since 2019, has been working on a program, along with several …
Owl Box at Buncombe County Extension Center
Bat boxes, bluebird houses, and pollinator gardens are all things we can do to bring live and beneficial animals and insects …
OctoberFest: Family Fun in the Garden, October 15
The Learning Garden presents: OctoberFest: Family Fun in the Garden! Saturday, October 15, 2022 10 a.m. – …