July Garden Calendar
For more information regarding your lawn or garden issues, please contact Lenny Rogers at 828-632-4451 or …
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July Garden Calendar
Plants in Flower Trumpet Creeper, Phlox, Butterfly Weed, Daylily, Red Hot Poker, Rose-of-Sharon, Sourwood, Crapemyrtle, Stewartia, St. John’s Wort, Abelia, …
June Garden Calendar
Plants in Flower Southern Magnolia, Golden Rain Tree, Mimosa, Smoketree, Rosebay Rhododendron, Oakleaf Hydrangea, Sweet Azalea, Gardenia, Rose, Summer Spirea, …
Big Dreams Small Farms-Market Garden Workshop
N.C. Cooperative Extension Service’s Big Dreams Small Farms Series gathers in Watauga County for a day-long Market Gardening workshop …
Big Dreams, Small Farms - Small Fruits Workshop
Date: Tuesday, May 14, 2019 Time: 9 a.m.–3 p.m. Morning Session: 9 a.m.–noon, N.C. Cooperative Extension, Alexander County Center, 151 West …
Honey Bee Swarms
Honey bees often swarm in the spring and early summer when their population increases rapidly and conditions inside the …
April Garden Calendar
Plants in Flower: Crabapple, Carolina Silverbell, Dogwood, Redbud, Flowering Cherry, viburnum, Pearlbush, Lilac, Carolina Rhododendron, Sweet Shrub, Piedmont Azalea, Banks …
Household Hazardous Waste Day
The biennial Alexander County Household Hazardous Waste Day will take place Saturday, May 4, 2019, in the County Administration …
2019 NC Agritunity Conference
Saturday, February 9, 2019 N.C. Cooperative Extension, Iredell County Center 444 Bristol Drive Statesville, NC 28687 Registration Opens: 8:30 a.m. …
2019 Small Plant Sale
Each year we sell plants to support the different local programs that we provide to the county. Below is …
January Garden Calendar
Below are some gardening tips for the month of January: Fertilizing Use wood ashes on your vegetable garden, bulb beds and …
Top Performing Tall Fescue and Blue Grass Cultivars
Are you looking to resow your lawn this fall? If so, you may want to take a look at …
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