Covering Bare Soil Post Hurricane Helene
Here we find ourselves nearly 8 months out from Hurricane Helene and many areas of bare soil remain. This …
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Pest Alert - Six Lookalike Plants to Avoid
The US Fish and Wildlife Service has created a webpage warning, “Don’t touch these plants! Six lookalikes you want …
Wildlife Alert - Feeding Birds
According to the Managing Backyards and Other Urban Habitats for Birds publication from NC State University, “Along with spring’s wildflowers …
Flat Rock Park Pollinator Garden
The Flat Rock Park Pollinator Garden has seen some changes since 2017! After nearly eight years the garden has …
Organic and Biorational Pest Control Options
Home owners and home gardeners often express interest in environmentally friendly gardening and landscaping. As an alternative to pesticides …
Plant Profile - Chaste Tree
During a walk at the Flat Rock Park I spotted one of my favorite small flowering trees. The tree …
Backyard Tomato Basics
The tomato plant, first cultivated by the Aztecs in pre-historic Mexico and spread across the globe by European exploration, …
Plant Health Alert - Avoid Topping Trees
‘Topping’ refers to the wholesale removal of most of the branches of a tree. Often this is done to …
Home Fruit Options for Henderson County
Winter is the time to plant backyard orchards. Fruit trees such as apples and pears as well as small …
Plant Health Alert - Herbicide Damage
Accidental herbicide damage to landscape plants and vegetables can happen when an herbicide moves from the target site of application …
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 …
Native Plant Profile - Mountain Hydrangea
Hydrangea arborescens or the Mountain Hydrangea grows wild in much of the southeast and mid-atlantic. The native hydrangea graces …