New and Improved Competitions for 2025 Mountain State Fair!
Exhibits at the 2024 NC Mountain State Fair. The 2025 Mountain State Fair will be here before we know it! …
Luke Owen
Extension Agent, Agriculture - Commercial Horticulture Buncombe County Centerlcowen@ncsu.eduStreet Address: 49 Mount Carmel Rd
Suite 102
Asheville, NC 28806
Suite 102
Asheville, NC 28806
Mailing Address: 49 Mount Carmel Rd
Asheville, NC 28806
Asheville, NC 28806
Job Description Commercial Horticulture including areas such as ornamentals, vegetables, fruit/tree production, turf/landscape management systems, and other green industry as well as Regional Pesticide programming coordinator for the West District.
Recent Posts by Luke Owen
Keep Your Eye Out for the Spotted Lanternfly
Adult spotted lanternfly.Photo credit: Emelie Swackhamer, Penn State University, Bugwood.org Spotted lanternfly is an important pest to be on the …
Invasive Plant BOLO: Tree-of-Heaven
Ailanthus altissima (Tree-of-Heaven) Tree-of-Heaven can reach heights of up to 80′ tall but is often short and shrubby in the landscape.Photo …
Time is Running Out to Register for the 2025 NC Mountain State Fair!
Summer growing season is in full swing! The deadlines for entering some of your garden bounty in the agricultural …
Invasive Plant BOLO: Japanese Stiltgrass
Microstegium vimineum (Japanese stiltgrass) This invasive sprawling annual grass is a huge issue across WNC. Known as a voracious seeder …
July 11th: NC Landscape Contractor Pro Day
We hope to see you at this year’s NC Landscape Contractor Pro Day! Join us as we offer a …
Invasive Plant BOLO: Oriental Bittersweet
Celastrus orbiculatus (Oriental bittersweet) This invasive deciduous woody vine was introduced to the United States from Southeast Asia in the 1860’s …
North Carolina Landscape Contractor: Online Webinar June 5th!
Join us for an online workshop to help fulfill your NC Landscape Contractor Business credit requirement! See information below …