Take a break from holiday shopping and chores to catch up with the latest gardening news! 

Extension Gardener is written by horticultural experts with the North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service. Each issue includes statewide features plus a special regional section written specifically for your area of the state.

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In the Winter 2013 Coastal Plain and Sandhills issue, you will learn about:

• Pruning crape myrtle
• Growing vegetables in raised beds
• Organic fire ant control
• Winter weed management for lawns
• Vermicomposting
• And much more!