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Garden Beds, How to Make a Garden Bed, Raised Garden Beds,

Summer Vegetables and Heat

The temperature has cooled somewhat, but we a have experienced the extreme heat of summer in the past few …

Privacy Screening, How to Make a Privacy Screen, Privacy Screen and Nature, What to Build to Hide Neighbors Yard, Hide Neighbors House

Vegetative Screening

Urban trees provide a lot of benefits to us where we live, work, and play. They clean the air …

Berms, Sound Barriers, Plant Barries, Barriers,

Using Berms as Barriers

If you want to create privacy, redirect wind, reduce noise, or stop erosion around your urban home, you can …

Wheel Bug, Bugs in the Garden, Manage Bugs at Home, Manage Bugs Near Me, Bugs in the Garden, Bugs in my Home, Manage Bugs Around Me

Integrated Pest Management

Integrated Pest Management, or IPM, is a well-rounded management approach to pest control. Damage to plants by pests is …

Slime Flux, What is this Foul Smell in my tree, Tree smells bad, Tree is Leaking, Tree Smells, Why Does My Tree Stink, Why Does my Tree Smell Like Alcohol

Slime Flux

With the hot weather comes a foul-smelling and unsightly seepage of sap from the trunk of shade trees, called …

Japanese Beetle on Leaf

Japanese Beetles

Japanese Beetles are an invasive species, and are starting to make their appearance. You may be able to …

Bugs in the Garden, Union County,

Insects in the Garden

Have you paid any attention to the insects in your yard and garden this season? It seems I am …

Mulch in Truck Bed, What is in Mulch, What is the Purpose of Mulch, Mulch Near Me, Facts About Mulch

What's Growing in Your Mulch?

There are several decay organisms that will live and thrive in the hardwood mulch in your garden. Mushrooms are …

Cover photo for The Dangers of Plastic Netting

The Dangers of Plastic Netting

Did you know that plastic netting is commonly embedded in turf sod and erosion control blankets? This plastic netting …

We Grow Union County

Extension in Full Bloom

As a month filled with holidays and everyday occasions, April at UC Extension was blooming with events and opportunities. …

Union County Great Trees Program

Union County Great Trees

Union County has Great Trees! Union County Cooperative Extension is rolling out a new program – Union County Great …

Growing in a Container, How to Garden in a Container, We Grow Union County, North Carolina

How to Garden in a Container

Townhomes, condominiums, apartments, and small in-town lots don’t give you much room to grow plants. You may only have …

Recent Publications related to Lawn & Garden

A corner of a patio with an assortment of multicolored pots made of ceramic, plastic, and metal materials. Planted in purple pansies and other flowers.

How to Create a Container Garden for Edibles in the North Carolina Piedmont

In this publication you will find ideas to get you started growing your own edibles. …

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Symptoms of black root rot on rose

Black Root Rot on Ornamental Plants

Black root rot impacts a range of woody and herbaceous ornamental plant species primarily in …

Figure 1. Euonymus bush infested with euonymus scale.

Armored Scale Identification and Management on Ornamental Plants

This Entomology Insect Note discusses how to identify and manage common armored scale insects that …

Maskell scales

Maskell Scale

This factsheet describes the biology of the maskell scale, Lepidosaphes maskelli, and provides residential management …

10/23/25PDIC Factsheets

2015 Turfgrass Pest Management Manual

This guide is designed to help turf managers identify the major turfgrass pests found in …

10/21/25
chinese privet with green leaves and white flowers

12. Native Plants

This native plants chapter of the Extension Gardener Handbook defines the term native, why gardeners …

10/16/25
Top and side views of annual bluegrass weevil.

Arthropod Pests of North Carolina Turf: A Guide

This field guide and linked resources provide information on basic insect identification, sampling methods, monitoring, …

10/14/25
Photo of raised beds in a neighborhood.

Minimizing Risks of Soil Contaminants in Urban Gardens

This publication alerts prospective gardeners to some of the most common contaminants in urban soils, …

10/10/25SoilFacts