Explore NC State Extension Master Gardener Volunteer Impacts in Our Annual...
TheNC StateExtension Master GardenerAnnualReportcelebrates the efforts of Extension Master Gardener volunteers and Extension educators to help North Carolinians learn and grow … Continue Reading
View ArticleNC State Extension Master Gardener Volunteers Grow Knowledge to Protect...
NC State Extension Master Gardener volunteers work with Extension specialists and N.C. Cooperative Extension agents to grow our knowledge of sustainable gardening practices by … Continue Reading
View ArticleNC State Extension Master Gardener Volunteers Create Connections Through...
Through social media outreach, NC State Extension Master Gardener volunteers in Durham County share research-based, sustainable gardening information, increase their engagemen … Continue Reading
View ArticleContainer Garden Partnership Grows Outreach Opportunities
Transforming neglected planters outside of a local coffee shop provided Extension Master Gardener volunteers in Durham County an opportunity to teach city residents about gard … Continue Reading
View ArticleExtension Master Gardener Volunteers Learn to Create Climate-Ready Landscapes
Continuing education keeps volunteers and staff with the NC StateExtension Master Gardenerprogramin touch with the latest sustainable gardening practices, issues, and research … Continue Reading
View ArticleRegistration Open for Spring Pollinator Garden Tours at Pollinator Paradise...
Spring tours of North Carolina Cooperative ExtensionsPollinator Paradise Demonstration Gardenin Pittsboro start in mid-May!The garden features over 225 species of perennials, … Continue Reading
View ArticleExtension Master Gardener Volunteer Service Helps North Carolinians Learn and...
From community gardens to plant clinics, volunteers with the NC State Extension Master Gardener program engage thousands of North Carolinians each year through their service w … Continue Reading
View ArticleNC State Extension Plant Toolbox Continues To Grow With Help From Master...
The Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox is a free, online plant database where you can find a wealth of information about more than 4,600 plants that grow in and around North Car … Continue Reading
View ArticlePlanting Basil? NC State Extension Master Gardener Volunteers Recommend These...
Are you eager to serve caprese salad made with basil harvested from your own garden? Good news! Now that spring is here and the threat of frost is over, its time to plant swee … Continue Reading
View ArticleBrush Up on Your Botany Vocabulary With These Fun Exercises . . .
Dr. Alexander Krings, at the NC State Herbarium, created a series of drag-and-drop exercises to help gardeners learn basic botanical vocabulary. There are sections on Defense, … Continue Reading
View ArticleJoin Us on a Travel Study Adventure to British Columbia, 9/12 – 9/17/2023
Sponsored by the Extension Gardener Travel Study Adventure program, this trip includes special tours of several magnificent gardens in Vancouver and Victoria British Columbia … Continue Reading
View ArticleCounting Pollinators for a Cause
North Carolinians can play an important role in protecting their food supply by participating in the first statewide pollinator count August 18 and 19.You find a plant, you wa … Continue Reading
View ArticleExtension Volunteer Provides Well-Seasoned Gardening Advice
Avron Upchurch is a couple of hours into his shift at the N.C. Cooperative Extension booth at the Sanford Farmers Market in Lee County. Its another energy-sapping day in a hot … Continue Reading
View ArticleExtension Volunteers Trial NC State Disease-Resistant Tomato Varieties
Tomatoes are one of our most popular vegetables and the pride of many gardeners’ summer vegetable patch. As many of us have discovered, pests and diseases can make growi … Continue Reading
View ArticleNC State Extension Master Gardener Volunteers Assist Pollinator Research
As the perils facing pollinators continue to rise, many people want to know what they can do in their home landscapes to protect them. In addition to planting pollinator-frien … Continue Reading
View ArticleGrowing Self-Sufficiency: Extension Volunteers Support Seed Libraries in...
Did you know that 13.5 million American households were food insecure in 2021? This means that at some time during the year, the household was unable to acquire enough food to … Continue Reading
View Article2nd Chance to Join a Botanical Adventure in Costa Rica Jan 2024
This is someone’s lucky day!! TheJanuary trip to Costa Ricawas sold out, but we just had a cancellation so a double room has opened up! If you wanted to sign up, but mis … Continue Reading
View ArticleGive the Gift of Gardening Successfully
Do you have a friend or family member who moved to North Carolina from another climate? Are they finding that most of what they know about gardening where they came from is no … Continue Reading
View ArticleAre Gardeners Coming to Visit for the Holidays?
Review our interactivemap of NC Public Gardens and make plans to take them to explore one or more beautiful gardens near you.Click on a marker for detailed information on a sp … Continue Reading
View ArticleOne of the Many Reasons I Love American Beautyberry . . .
I love American Beautyberry,Callicarpa americana,because birds like it, but they do not love it.This means they don’t bother the berries in the fall when they are ripe a … Continue Reading
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