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July Blooms in Pollinator Paradise
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DO NOT Plant Unsolicited Seeds Received in the Mail From China
Many people have received unsolicited packages from China labeled as containing earrings, but actually containing seeds. DO NOT plant …
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 …
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
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Virtual Turfgrass Field Day #2--July 29
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Take a Virtual Tour of the Pollinator Paradise Garden!
Pollinator Paradise is a Demonstration Garden created by the North Carolina Cooperative Extension, Chatham County Center. Agriculture Agent Debbie Roos …
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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Beyond Veggies: Growing Food for Preschoolers
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It’s Time for Summer Pruning
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New Landscaping Design Guide Features Native Coastal NC Plants
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Katie Mosher, communications director, kmosher@ncsu.edu Gloria Putnam, coastal resources and communities specialist, gfputnam@ncsu.edu A new set of landscaping …
June Blooms in Pollinator Paradise
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Backyard Ag 101, Phase 2
The COVID-19 pandemic required us to look for alternative methods to present the research-based information you have come to …
Exobasidium Disease in Blueberries
I recently visited a small Chatham County blueberry farm and found some of the bushes were infected with Exobasidium, …
Virtual Pollinator Field Day June 22
Virtual Pollinator Field Day Monday, June 22, 2020 3–5 p.m. The North Carolina Pollinator Conservation Alliance invites you to kick off National …
New Publication: Fire-Resistant Landscaping in North Carolina
Is your home or community tucked into the woods or surrounded by natural shrubs, woodlands, or marsh? If the …
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