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Cherokee County Center
blueberryplant

4-H Plant Sale Time Is Here!!

Cherokee County 4-H is holding its annual plant and fruit tree sale. All proceeds will benefit Cherokee County 4-H. As usual, the plants and trees will be high-quality and reasonably priced. The sale…

Forsyth County Center
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Arboretum Adult Education - Spring 2026

Join us to learn more about gardening! These programs are presented by N.C. Cooperative Extension, Forsyth County Center, and the NC State Extension Master Gardener volunteers of Forsyth…

Henderson County Center
Honeybee perched on yellow flower collecting nectar

Pollinators Are Essential to Our Existence

June is National Pollinator Month. Have you hugged a honeybee today? Well, probably not and you probably shouldn’t, but honeybees are the primary of many animal species that do an essential job for…

Lincoln County Center
2026 Plant Sale Now Open through March 4th image

2026 Plant Sale is Open

Please join NC State Extension, Lincoln County Center in supporting a Program Fundraiser to help our 4-H members pursue their life goals.This year we are adding Angel Trumpets, a hibiscus, and more…

McDowell County Center
Beehive

2026 McDowell Honey Bee School Registration Now Open

Free Four Day Beginning Beekeeping Course 9:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.Saturday, February 7, 14 and 21, 2026Field Day TBD. Registration is now open for the 2026 McDowell Honey Bee School, a hands-on…

Lee County Center
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2025 Was a Record Year for the Great Southeast Pollinator Census in Lee County

On the cusp of 2026, we are reflecting on the great success we had in Lee County through the Great Southeast Pollinator Census (GSEPC) in 2025. North Carolina has much to celebrate! The 2025 GSEPC…

Extension Gardener
Person in yellow-black bee costume posing under tent while woman photographs them at an outdoor fair

From the Mountains to the Sea: the Great Southeast Pollinator Census is a success in 2025

Across the hills of Transylvania County, the urban gardens of Wake and Durham, and the coastal fields of Currituck, North Carolinians spent a weekend in August doing something remarkable: they…

Lincoln County Center
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2026 New Year's Newsletter for January!

Check out our January 2026 Newsletter to see what Lincoln County Extension has in store for you this month! If you would like to join our email list to get a monthly (screen reader friendly) email…

Henderson County Center
Flat Rock Park Pollinator Garden

Developing a Cottage Garden

What is a 'cottage garden'?A cottage garden is a perennial garden of informal design that grows in the space between the lawn and home. The cottage garden provides different flower colors and…

Cherokee County Center
Red apple on a leafy branch with other apples in the orchard background

4-H Annual Plant Sale to Begin in February

Cherokee County 4-H is once again getting geared up to conduct its annual plant and fruit tree sale. All proceeds will go to Cherokee County 4-H. As usual, the plants and trees will be of high…