Native Vine for Craven County Landscapes
Climbing hydrangea (Hydrangea barbara, formerly Decumaria barbara) is a fairly common native vine found in swamps, bottomlands and moist …
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For Those Who Love to Litter...
Congratulations. You just flooded your own neighborhood. The first three images below show examples of “drainage ditches“. These ditches help …
Spider Damage to Chinese Holly
Well, not exactly damage, but the leaf-rolling might catch your attention, and you might suspect herbicide damage. You might even suspect …
Lawn Burweed in January
Lawn burweed (Soliva sessilis) is a winter annual, as distinct from the summer annual grassy weed known as sandspur …
Root-Knot Nematodes: Trouble Underground
Root-knot nematodes have a tremendous host range and may be involved in more landscape and garden problems than you …
Sunflower Troubles
Periodic heavy rains and possibly damage from birds or other animals likely contributed to the disease symptoms found on a recent …
Fairy Rings in Turf
According to NC State Extension, over 60 species of fungi have been associated with fairy ring symptoms in turfgrass. …
A Couple of Familiar Problems on Tomato and Eggplant
Tomato and eggplant samples dropped off to our office the first week of July were first checked out for the usual …
Centipedegrass Looking Rough? April 11 Is a Little Too Soon to Worry ...
The first image is my centipedegrass lawn on April 11. The second image shows typical performance in mid summer. In …
Freeze Damage to Ilex cornuta Flowers
During the first week of April the Craven County office received a sample of Ilex cornuta or Chinese holly (possibly the …
The Nandina Problem
Nandina (Nandina domestica) has been known for some time to be an invasive non-native plant capable of displacing native …
Conifers With Scale-Like Leaves: What Makes a Leaf?
Japanese falsecypress (Chamaecyparis pisifera), Arizona cypress (Hesperocyparis arizonica), eastern arborvitae (Thuja occidentalis), and Leyland cypress (X Hesperotropsis leylandii) are examples of …