
Cultivating Connection: Earth Day and Therapeutic Horticulture
Earth Day, the April 22 global celebration of environmental awareness, presents a timely opportunity for professionals in therapeutic horticulture …
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Since 1979, North Carolina Extension Master Gardener℠ Volunteers (EMGVs) have been leaders in this internationally acclaimed program, guiding homeowners in making environmentally sound decisions in their landscapes. Trained by North Carolina State University faculty and staff, EMGVs provide research-based information about gardening and environmental stewardship to individuals and communities across the state. EMGVs engage the community through education and outreach on a wide variety of subjects and through a broad spectrum of projects, all designed to maximize their impact.
Earth Day, the April 22 global celebration of environmental awareness, presents a timely opportunity for professionals in therapeutic horticulture …
See what Shawn Banks, N.C. Cooperative Extension, Carteret County Center, Extension Director and Horticulture Agent, has to say on …
Regional therapeutic horticulture and horticultural therapy networks are collaborating to bring best practice knowledge out to an even bigger …
Join CHTN’s next free virtual event! Therapeutic Horticulture: Using Nature-based Programming to Build Community Jennifer Smith-Simms, Missouri Botanical Garden April 10, 6:30 …
What are Ground Pearls? They are a tiny insect, very much like a scale insect in that they have …
March is a month bursting with new life, a vibrant reminder of nature’s resilience and the promise of growth. …
I’m still getting questions about to prune specific plants. A rule of thumb is that if it blooms on …
Now is the time to plant many of our cool season vegetables. There are transplants in the garden centers …
I’m starting to see some of the winter weeds blooming in lawns already this year. Not all of them …
Learn what it means to plant for pollinators. Why we need them and what we can do to help …
Spring is fast approaching and the weather outside is slowly warming up. This is the time of the year …
March is an up-and-down weather month for us in North Carolina, so on those “indoor days,” why not curl …
On warm winter days, when the temperatures are above 55 degrees, the weeds in the lawn will be growing …
Now is a good time to start planting a vegetable garden. I know there are some people who don’t …
After the snow storm I went out and took a look at the trees and shrubs in my yard. …
Join Horticulture Agent, Shawn Banks, for a free Topdressing Your Soil Workshop at the Western Carteret Branch of the …
Join us Wednesday, 2/5, at 10:00 a.m. as Matt Collogan talks about how we can bring nature home with …
A Tempest Weather Station has been installed at the N.C. Cooperative Extension, Craven County Center. The unit will automatically …
If you are curious to know more about soil, the Soil Science Society of America (SSSA) has a variety …