Attend a Pruning Workshop With N.C. Cooperative Extension, Forsyth County Center
Pruning is essential for maintaining the health and beauty of plants in your yard. Extension Agent Leslie Peck will …
Lawn & Garden
Join N.C.Cooperative Extension for Forks on Fridays This Spring!
This spring, Forks on Friday is back! Bring your lunch and learn about gardening during these lectures. The lectures …
Spring 2019 Adult Education at the Arboretum at Tanglewood Park
N.C. Cooperative Extension, Forsyth County Center, and Extension Master Gardener℠ volunteers invite you to attend the 2019 Spring Adult Education …
POSTPONED - Pesticide Class: Weed Identification and Management
This class has been rescheduled due to inclement weather. The new information is below: N.C. Cooperative Extension, Forsyth County Center, …
Join N.C. Cooperative Extension for Forks on Friday This Fall
This fall, Forks on Friday is back! Bring your lunch and learn about gardening during these lectures. Lectures will …
Local Farm City Celebration Bringing the University to the People
National Farm City Week is always designated the week before Thanksgiving. It is the perfect time of year to …
Fall 2018 - Adult Education at the Arboretum at Tanglewood Park
N.C. Cooperative Extension, Forsyth County Center, and Extension Master Gardener℠ volunteers invite you to attend the 2018 Fall Adult …
Grasses for Your Lawn and Beyond
Fall is an excellent time for gardening in the Piedmont region of North Carolina. Many homeowners renovate tall fescue …
Canceled on Saturday - 2018 Extension Master Gardener Volunteers’ Plant Sale
The Plant Sale is cancelled for Saturday, September 15, 2018. Thank you to everyone who supported us on Friday! The Extension …
4-H Volunteer Training Series, Fall 2018
Join our action-packed training series to learn the “Key Ingredients: Essential Elements of Positive Youth Development.” 4-H Club leaders, Extension …
Pawpaw Orchard Tours Being Held in August
The month of August presents three opportunities to learn about pawpaw cultivation in Forsyth County! There will be tours of …
Fall 2018 Pesticide Safety School in Winston-Salem
There will be a pesticide safety school in Winston-Salem on August 21 and 22, 2018, at the N.C. Cooperative …
Learn More Using the Resources Below
- Flowers & Ornamentals Resource Page
- House Plants Resource Page
- Landscaping Basics Resource Page
- Lawn Resource Page
- Pesticide Information
- Ponds & Water Gardens Resource Page
- Trees & Shrubs Resource Page
Articles Newly Compiled
- Flowers and Flowering Plants
- Growing Herbs
- Managing Yard Pests
- Month to Month Landscape Gardening Guide
- Small Fruits
- Tree Fruits
- Trees and Shrubbery Tips
Carolina Yards and Neighborhoods
- What is a Carolina Yard?
- Carolina Yards and Neighborhoods
- Cicada-killer wasps are beneficial predators
- Compost Yard Waste in Winter
- Composting: A Simple Process
- How to ID and misidentify a brown recluse
- Invasion of Lady Beetles
- NC Rain Garden Manual
- Piedmont Yardstick Workbook
- Rain Barrel Info
- Recycling Water and Organics in the Landscape
- Stinging Caterpillars
County Extension Programs
- Backyard Stream Repair
- Clean Streams Program for Green Industry Professionals
- Kernersville Stormwater BMP Tour
Information Portals
- Blackberries and Raspberries
- Blueberries
- Composting
- Extension Entomology - Insect Biology and Management
- Extension Gardener
- Gardening in North Carolina (Urban Horticulture)
- Horticulture
- Muscadine Grapes
- NC Community Gardens
- Therapeutic Horticulture
More Extension Programs at NC State University
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- Fruit Crops
- NC State Plant Disease and Insect Clinic
- Urban Wildlife
- Wildlife Extension
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