Brag About Your Garden: Lee Regional Fair Exhibit Intake Approaching!
Find out what categories each age group can enter! Join the Sanford Lions Club and N.C. Cooperative Extension for the …
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A Hydrangea by Any Other Name
Hydrangeas are staple companions in the Southern garden. Books, articles, and poems have been written in ode to these …
Great Southeastern Pollinator Census
“Pollinators are under threat.” We hear it more and more from scientists and the news. If you haven’t heard, …
Update From the Field/Office- July 28, 2023
We stay busy in Lee County, both in the office and in the field. Rhonda Gaster single-handedly held down …
Free Webinar: Knowledge Is Pollinator Power
The Great Southeast Pollinator Census is August 18th and 19th and North Carolina is participating! The Census is a community science project created …
Update From the Field/Office- Early July, 2023
July has been a very busy, very impactful month! It started off with a bang with the July 4th …
Native Tropical Fruit: Do You Have a Pawpaw Patch?
The old-timers still tell stories about going down to the “pawpaw patch” to get the sweet, unusual fruit in …
Japanese Beetles: Facing the Onslaught
Summertime in North Carolina is an incredible time because we have so much plant and animal diversity in our …
Ammunition for the War on Moles and Voles
It’s one of those lovely, sunny days that invites you out to the garden. You make your way around …
Update From the Field/Office- June 30, 2023
It was a hot one in Sanford this week, but we had a great time with double 4-H Camps …
Update From the Field/Office: June 25, 2023
Happy International Pollinator Week! It was a busy week and we are SO grateful for the rain! The Pollinator …
Spots on My Leaves: Phyllosticta Species in the Landscape
Gardeners and farmers are some of the most astute folks. They pay close attention to the health of their …