Early Fall 2023 Snapshots From Extension’s Pollinator Paradise Garden
In late 2008, I planted a demonstration pollinator garden at Chatham Mills to provide forage from early spring to …
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.
Extension 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 …
Chatham County 4-H Youth Participate in the Great Southeast Pollinator Census
This was the first year that North Carolina participated in the Great Southeast Pollinator Census, a citizen science initiative …
Critter Spotlight: Passionflower Bee
For 15 years I have enjoyed observing the many pollinators that forage on the native passionflowers in my Pollinator …
Pollinator Plant Spotlight: Late Figwort
Even though I have been managing my Pollinator Paradise Garden for 15 years, it continues to teach me every year. …