All About Caring for Trees in Your Backyard
Join your County Agent and tree enthusiast Steve Pettis for a class about trees on February 26th at the …
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Pruning Calendar
Plants Remarks JANUARY Shade Trees: oak, hickory, beech, black gum, poplar, sycamore, ginkgo, etc. * (Bleeder trees include: birch, dogwood, elm, maple, & styrax) Prune …
Plant Health Alert - Pruning Crapemyrtles Properly
Many gardeners have crapemyrtle trees established in their landscapes. Unfortunately, the tree has the dubious distinction among gardeners and horticulturists …
Garden Update - January
Plants in Flower Witch Hazel, Daphne odora, January Jasmine, and Hellebores. Indoors: Amaryllis, Cyclamen, Poinsettia Plants with Colorful Winter Berries …
Creating a Bonsai Plant
What is bonsai? Bonsai is the ‘Ancient Art of Miniaturizing Trees’. The height potential of a tree such as a …
2024 Green Industry Pesticide Licensing Recertification Classes
Pesticide Licensing Recertification Classes For the Green Industry 2024 Sponsored by: Site One Landscape Supply, Arden and Hendersonville *Learn the latest information about insect, …
Plant Health Alert - Excavate Root Collars to Save Trees
Most tree health issues can be traced to a LSREP…Lower Stem Root or Environmental Problem. LSREPs can be physical …
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 …
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 …