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Galvanized watering can on narrow footbridge over a stream leading to orchard

Gardening for Everyone

Join us each month as Bob Le Pere, local NC State Extension Master Gardener volunteer with N.C. Cooperative Extension, Forsyth County Center, teaches best practices for managing a successful garden…

Person using a hoe to loosen soil in a garden bed with young green plants

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…

Tulips

Add Flowering Bulbs in Your Garden This Fall

Fall is a great time to add flowering bulbs to your garden. Flowers that bloom early in the spring, such as daffodils, tulips, crocus, and hyacinth, are planted in the fall. Horticulture Agent Leslie…

Sedum with bald crown

How Do I Divide Perennial Plants in My Garden?

In reference to gardening with perennials, you may have heard the adage "first they sleep, then they creep, then they leap." In other words, perennials take a few seasons to establish in your garden.…

Bumblebee moth on zinnia

Celebrate Pollinator Week!

Pollinator Week is June 21 to 27, 2021. Pollinator Week was started to promote the value of pollinators, such as bees, birds, butterflies, bats, and beetles, as well as address the issue of declining…

Butterfly on garlic flowers

Join Us for a Virtual Class on Pollinator Gardening

Join us on Zoom on Tuesday, June 22 at 6 PM to learn more about pollinator gardening. Extension Agent Leslie Rose will present on Zoom about attracting birds and butterflies to your summer…

Grass in a lawn

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 lawns, as this is an excellent time for renovating cool-season turfgrass.Other…