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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 adapt some of the ecologically sound methods used in botanical gardens found in large…

Tree Blooming in the Spring, Trees, Charlotte, North Carolina, Union County, NC

Spring Is Here!

With the Spring Equinox on Sunday, Spring has officially arrived! In the Northern Hemisphere, thespring equinox, or vernal equinox,occurs when the sun crosses the equator line, heading north. This…

Does Your Tree Have Lichens?

Here at Union County Extension, the questions we get change with the seasons. This time of year, we often get questions abouts lichen. Lichen is the white, or green, or blueish green splotches on…

Congaree National Park

Did you know there is a National Park, just two hours away from Union County? Union County Extension celebrates an American invention, the National Parks system. Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming…

Magnolias, Trees, Spring, Union County, North Carolina, Trees to Plant in the South

What Are Deciduous Magnolias?

When most people think of magnolias, the common evergreen, Southern Magnolia comes to mind. But there are several deciduous magnolias that are smaller and more versatile in the landscape, and they…

How to Choose a Pecan Tree

As a young girl, one of the annual chores of my siblings and I was to pick up the pecans that fell from the six trees on my grandmother’s farm. So, picking up pecans each fall brings back memories of…

Pruning Young Trees

Did you know that winter is the best time to prune trees? Pruning creates fresh wounds on the tree that can invite insects and other pests that cause disease, but these pests are much less active in…

Tree Planting Season

With the cool wet weather comes tree planting season. N.C. Cooperative Extension of Union County is partnering with the North Carolina Forest Service and others to celebrate by planting trees at 7…

Highly Invasive Insect Pest on the Move

An infestation of the Spotted Lanternfly (SLF) has been reported in Carroll County, VA, which is just north of Surry County and the Yadkin Valley of North Carolina.

Growing Your Own Greens for Holiday Decorations

Several years ago while attending a winter meeting I was inspired by a small, simple, beautiful arrangement of greenery in of all places the ladies’ restroom! It prompted me to add several evergreens…