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Eastern North Carolina’s Second Spring: When the Garden Wakes Up in September

Published - September 28, 2026 Read

2026 Christmas Wreath Sale

Published - September 23, 2026 Read

Walkin' Washington

Published - August 21, 2026 Read

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A picture of a flowerbed in front of a house. In the center of the picture is a brown plant that is apparently a dried up, brittle, dead plant. It is also surrounded by a few other dead plants and also a few green plants

Should I Replace Plants That Died in the 2026 Drought?

Published - September 24, 2026

A beautyberry bush with green leaves zoomed in to clumps of berry that are purple in color

September Plant Spotlight: American Beautyberry A Native Shrub That Earns Its Name

Published - September 15, 2026

Three flower pots made of hypertufa sitting on a stone wall surrounded by greenery and other flowers. Two pots are circular, one is smaller than the other, and one is oval. Each one contains a variety of succulents

Hypertufa: The Garden Container You Can Make Yourself

Published - September 15, 2026

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Stop Fertilizing Your Lawn!

Published - September 4, 2026

Muscadine Grape Jelly

Published - August 31, 2026

Crape myrtle in bloom with pink flowers. The tree is on the side a street. There are four cirlces within the picture that have another picture within the circle labeled bark scale, aphids, crape murder, and sooty mold

August Plant Spotlight: The Trouble with Crape Myrtle

Published - August 20, 2026

The shoreline of the Pungo River with very dry, cracked dirt. There is very little vegetation, a few clumps of swamp grass. Line of trees in the background

It Rained—So Why Are We Still in a Drought?

Published - August 20, 2026

Wooden table with various different seeds, in brown paper envelopes, and mason jars. There are dried flowers in a basket on the table along with green & red fresh tomatoes with one cut in half. Table appears to be sitting in the middle of flower garden

Saving the Future: Why Seed Saving Belongs in Every Garden

Published - August 19, 2026

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EMGV Meeting - Monthly Business Meeting Wednesday | Oct 21 | 2:00 PM — 4:00 PM Beaufort County Extension Office Auditorium; 155 Airport Road, Washington, NC 27889

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