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Cluster of hairy caterpillars resting in silk webbing on tree branches and leaves

Pest Alert - Common Insect Pests of Landscapes and Gardens

Common Insects Pests of Plants In western North Carolina, there are many species of insects. Most are beneficial to us and the environment and we should protect them. Other insects however, are pests…

volcano mulch

Plant Health Alert - Excessive Mulch

I can remember a time when people didn't use mulch. When I first started my career in the nineties, County Agents like me had started encouraging people to use mulch. Mulch protects the roots of…

weeping cherry trees

Plant Health Alert - Caring for Aging Trees

In our work here as plant health specialists, we get images like the one below sent to us daily. People ask why their plants do not look as healthy as they should? In this case, these are…

powdery mildew on clematis vine

Pest Alert - Powdery Mildew

This clematis is covered in a very advanced case of powdery mildew fungus! This is about as bad of a case I have ever seen. This article is about powdery mildew on dogwoods and crapemyrtles but the…

Rabbit sitting in grass with text "Rabbits in the Landscape" and NC Cooperative Extension logo

Rabbits in the Landscape

Though Easter is a time often adorned with bunnies delivering colorful eggs to your garden, more often those little guys are a gardener’s enemy. Rabbits can cause a wide range of damage to plants in…

white oak perfect specimen

Plant Health Alert - Construction Damage Kills Trees

Moving into a brand new home can be one of the most fulfilling moments in a person’s life. Knowing that you’re the first person to inhabit a house and that it was your vision that brought the home…

coneflowers and honeybee

Garden Update - August

Plants in Flower Crapemyrtle, Rose-of-Sharon, Peegee Hydrangea, Abelia, Echinacea, Canna, Dahlia, Trumpet Creeper, Cardinal Flower, Daylily, Butterfly Weed, native Phlox, Cleome, Hosta, Liriope and…