Learn More Using the Resources Below

• Garden Center and Nursery Directory
• Herbicide Carry in Hay, Manure, Compost, and Grass Clippings
• Vegetable Gardening Resources
• Zone 8 Garden by the Month

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

Lawn Maintenance Calendars

• Bermuda
• Carpetgrass
• Centipede
• St. Augustine
• Zoysia

More Extension Programs at NC State University

• Apiculture and Beekeeping
• Fruit Crops
• NC State Plant Disease and Insect Clinic
• Urban Landscaping for Wildlife with Native Plants
• Urban Wildlife
• Wildlife Extension

National eXtension Resources

• Bee Health
• Gardens and Landscapes
• Imported Fire Ants
• Water Conservation for Lawn and Landscape

Newsletters

• The Pender Gardener - Fall 2006
• The Pender Gardener - Fall 2008
• The Pender Gardener - Spring 2007
• The Pender Gardener - Spring 2008

Online Newsletters

• Email Newsletter Signup
• Extension Gardener

Partnerships and Organizations

• JC Raulston Arboretum
• NC Soil Testing Lab

Pender County Master Gardener Program

• 2010 Master Gardener Course Information
• Master Gardener Handbook
• NC Master Gardener Website

Plants Recommended for Pender County

• Annuals
• Deer Resistant Plants
• Deer Resistant Plants Presentation
• Groundcovers
• Hardy Palms
• Large Shrubs
• Large Trees
• Medium Shrubs
• Native Plants
• Native Plants for Wetlands and Retention Ponds
• Ornamental Grasses
• Perennials
• Salt Tolerant Plants
• Salt Tolerant Plants Presentation
• Small Shrubs
• Small Trees
• Turf Grasses
• Vines

Publications, Information, and News

• Lawn and Garden Publications

Recommended Fruits for Pender County

• Apples
• Asian Persimmon
• Blackberries
• Blueberries
• Grapes and Berries
• Growing Figs (Video)
• Home Fruit Gardening Resources
• http://peaches.ces.ncsu.edu/
• Pears
• Plums
• Training and Pruning Tree Fruit

Resources

• Plant Identification Tools - NC State Department of Plant Biology

Social Media

• Extension Gardener on Facebook

Specialized Search Tools

• Plants Database

Vegetable Garden Resources

• Fall Vegetable Garden Presentation
• Expected Vegetable Garden Yields
• Growing Vegetables Organically
• Resource Guide for Organic Insect and Disease Mgmt
• Vegetable Fact Sheets from Clemson
• Vegetable Fact Sheets from NCSU

Volunteers in Extension

• Extension Master Gardener
• NC Master Beekeeper Program

Water Wise Landscaping

• Efficient Irrigation
• How to Plan and Design a Wise Water Use Landscape
• Wise Water Use in Landscaping