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Pender County Center
Red watering can

Coming soon!! Extension Master Gardener volunteer Pender Gardens for Nature Program

This program is coming Fall of 2026!!Join a Growing Movement for NatureEvery yard, garden, balcony, patio, and neighborhood has the potential to make a difference. Pender Gardens for Nature is a…

Durham County Center
Bumblebee feeding on a purple bee balm (Monarda) flower

Join the 2026 Great Southeast Pollinator Census (8/22)

Join us as the Extension Office (721 Foster St, Durham, NC) to participate in the Great Southeast Pollinator Census! The Extension Master Gardener℠ volunteers of Durham County and community partners…

Cherokee County Center
Junior & Senior Cherokee County Horse Bowl Team at State Competition.

Cherokee County 4-H Clubs Meeting Times

Cherokee County has some great 4-H Clubs. All of our clubs are open to youth ages 5-18, except for our Cherokee On The Fly 4-H Club and 4-H Cooking, Crafting, & Community Club. Cherokee On The…

Nash County Center
honeybee picture

2026 Pollinator Symposium

2026 Pollinator SymposiumHosted by the Extension Master Gardener℠ volunteers of Nash CountyCome join us as we celebrate National Pollinator Week on Saturday, June 27that the Nash County…

Chatham County Center
A Multiflora rose plant with clusters of small white flowers featuring yellow centers. A green inchworm is arched along a leaf, and a spider is resting on one of the white petals. Multiflora rose is an invasive species in North Carolina.

May You Inch Your Way into Growing Chatham

May has a way of nudging us back outside. The days grow longer, the weather warms, and it finally feels right to swap long pants for shorts and head into the garden. It’s the season of planting,…

Buncombe County Center
Two bright green, small bee insects on a burgundy sunflower blossom.

Pollinator Season in Full Swing

Over 85% of the world’s plants depend upon pollinators to move their pollen around. Plants that don’t require pollinators still benefit from the exchange of pollen, resulting in better seed…

Growing Small Farms
Spring shot of pollinator garden

Register Now for Spring Tours of the Pollinator Paradise Garden!

Spring tours of North Carolina Cooperative Extension’s Pollinator Paradise Demonstration Garden in Pittsboro start on May 9!The garden features over 240 species of perennials, trees, shrubs, vines,…

Lee County Center
plants in a parking lot

ONLINE Pollinator Plant Sale is LIVE!

Come Shop Our Native Pollinator Plants (cash or check ONLY) and Support the Pollinator Haven Garden!Find the perfect additions to your home landscape!We’ve been busy dividing, potting, and nurturing…

Lee County Center
orange flowers in a field

2026 "Pollinator Seed Mix" Meadow Project

What's Going OnWe are transforming what was once a 'dead patch' adjacent to the Garden into a vibrant, annual wildflower display. We didn't start out intending to prepare the site, but we are turning…

Lee County Center
volunteer sitting in a chair next to a large white flowers plant counting insects on a clipboard

Research and Community Science in the Pollinator Haven Garden

The Garden as a Living LaboratoryThe Pollinator Haven Garden is an Extension Demonstration Garden located at the McSwain Center in Lee County, NC. With its Extension mission in mind, the Garden…