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Potted carnivorous pitcher plants and moss floating in a pond near building windows

Carnivorous Plants of North Carolina: Building a Bog Garden

Native Carnivorous Plants Workshop: Build Your Own Bog GardenHave you ever seen a plant catch its own meal? Join us to explore North Carolina’s remarkable carnivorous plants — and go home with your…

Horticulture & Forestry Needs Assessment Montgomery County; QR code; forms.gle/MmZGF7vNJpoiSr2Y6

2025 Horticulture and Forestry Needs Assessment

Hello!I need for your help with my N.C. Cooperative Extension, Montgomery County Center needs assessment. The survey takes only 3-5 minutes to complete and your input will directly guide the programs…

Handblown glass pumpkin with curled stem and tag reading "Starworks"

2024 Glass Pumpkin Raffle

Check out this beautiful gold pumpkin! Talented artists specially crafted this 5” wide x 7” tall hand-blown gold, yellow, and white glass pumpkin that will be raffled off at 4 PM on October 28, 2024.…

Planning, Planting and Maintaining Beautiful Pollinator-Friendly Gardens in the South

Pollinator Gardening in the South

Join us for an engaging presentation on Pollinator Gardening in the South on September 16th at 5:30 PM. Please RSVP to owen_washam@ncsu.edu or call our office at (910) 576- 6011.Dr. Seth Carley's…

Peach Field Day

The Peach Field Day will be held at the Sandhills Research Station (2148 Windblow Road, Jackson Springs, NC 27281.)Topic Highlights: peach thinning study;rootstocks and orchard establishment;peach…

White Kousa dogwood bracts covering leafy shrub branches

Flora Fridays - June 14, 2024

June Roadside Flora Kousa dogwood - Cornus kousaWhile a boy scout, one of my favorite sights on campouts were dogwood blooms poking through the understory and forest borders. This native flowering…

Pink coral-like mushroom cluster growing on forest leaf litter

Flora Fridays - May 24, 2024

MushroomsIf you find mushrooms disturbing, here is your warning to not read on! If you find them intriguing like myself, let's dive in. The study of fungi is called Mycology, and this branch of…

Cluster of pale pink blossoms on a branch with green forest background

Flora Fridays - May 10, 2024

Woodland BotanicalsWelcome to spring in the Uwharrie's! Most trees have put on their leaves for the season by this point. I am sure many of our readers have been aware of the spring “pollening”…

Cluster of yellow flowers with raindrops on branches against bare winter trees

Flora Fridays - April 19, 2024

April Gardenside ChatHappy Friday, folks! In this edition of Flora Fridays we discuss local markets, and the concepts of native and invasive plants. Did you know that even though a plant may look…

White cherry blossom cluster on branch with green leaves, blurred flowering tree background

Flora Fridays - April 5, 2024

Fruit TreesPeachesIf you have visited eastern Montgomery County in late March, you have likely noticed the beautiful peach trees (Prunus persica) in bloom. The Sandhills soil system, present in the…