Doug Tallamy to Speak in Burlington 9/29/2022
A community event presented by Extension Master Gardener volunteers of Alamance County Recent headlines about insect declines and three billion …
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Seed Your Future - Inspiring People to Pursue a Career Working With Plants
Seed Your Future Working to help everyone understand and value: the importance of plants, and the people who work in the …
Climate in the NC Coastal Plain
Rebecca Ward, Assistant State Climatologist, Corey Davis, Assistant State Climatologist, and Sheila Saia, Associate Director of the State Climate …
Online, Interactive Extension Gardener Handbook & Teacher's Guide
In partnership with Top Hat Monocle, we have just released an online interactive version of the NC Extension Gardener …
New Online & Hybrid Therapeutic Horticulture Courses Now Available
The Therapeutic Horticulture field is on the rise in the U.S! Therapeutic Horticulture uses plants and nature-based activities to achieve individual and …
Nature Near Homes Lowers Healthcare Costs
“Collectively, costs were $374 lower per person per year for those living near the greenest space compared to those …
The CIA World FactBook on Costa Rica
The CIA World FactBook on Costa Rica Information on Geography, People, Society, Government, Economy, Energy, Communications, Transportation, Military, and Transnational …
Backyard Chickens
Keeping Garden Chickens in North Carolina Backyard Flocks and Eggs Chicken Breeds Chicken Behavior: Indicators of Illness Protect Your Backyard …
Choosing & Caring for Cut Flowers
Learn how to select flowers, care for bouquets, answer frequently asked questions, as well as find resources. More …
Introduction to Therapeutic Horticulture-Online Class April 3 - May 21, 2023
This class is offered in partnership with the North Carolina Botanical Garden and is a great introductory course for …
Can Plants Be Used Effectively in Highway Noise Abatement?
This is a debated topic, but the ‘Noise abatement in plant monocultures and plant communities‘ article is a good summary. …
Using the Plant Toolbox on Your Phone Just Got Easier!
When you are looking at the Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox on a cell phone in a vertical position the menus …