Make Your Home Less Susceptible to Wildfire
The Poplar Drive Fire in Henderson County has burned 431 acres and is currently 5% contained as of Tuesday …
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7th Avenue Brooklyn Community Garden
Situation Located adjacent to Sullivan Park in the historic 7th Avenue District of Hendersonville, NC this community garden was started …
Mills River Park Pollinator Garden
Pollinators Native insect pollinators are important pollinators of our natural ecosystems while managed honeybees are important for food production. A …
Pumpkins - a Mountain Tradition
When I was a kid my grandmother always had a garden but we never really grew pumpkins. We grew …
Pest Alert - Elongate Hemlock Scale
Hemlocks have been nearly wiped out by Hemlock Wooly Adelgid (HWA) insect. Hundreds of millions of the trees were killed …
Tree Health Alert - Mowers and Tree Roots
Lawns are great. They provide people a nice, soft, verdant area to recreate outdoors. Trees are equally great. They …
Pest Alert - Cherry Laurel Scale
Cherry laurels are having many health problems lately. As of September 26 I have had four reports in two …
Wildlife Alert - Moles in Lawns
If you look across your lawn and you see raised tunnels on the soil surface, then you have moles …
Non-Invasive Groundcovers for Mountain Landscapes
People often ask, “What is a good groundcover?” I always answer’ “A good groundcover is a groundcover that isn’t …
Eco-Friendly Herbicides - a New Era in Home Weed Control
Weeds are plants that grow where we do not want them. There are many plants that were brought to …
Fall Planting Fescue Seed
Time To Seed Fescue Lawns Fall is the best time for reseeding existing lawns or seeding new cool-season lawns. In …
Pest Alert - Weeds in Ponds
Weeds and algae in ponds are occurring more frequently in western North Carolina. There are several reasons for this …