Garden Helpline
One on one gardening troubleshooting with Extension Master Gardener volunteers, from pest and disease ID to soil and planting guidance. Get answers by phone, email, or a drop in visit at the county extension office.
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Master Gardener volunteers provide drop-in horticulture help—troubleshoot plant problems, soil issues, pests, and seasonal planting questions. Get personalized guidance by phone, email, or in person at the Extension Office.
Master Gardener volunteers provide drop-in horticulture help—troubleshoot plant problems, soil issues, pests, and seasonal planting questions. Get personalized guidance by phone, email, or in person at the Extension Office.
Master Gardener volunteers provide drop-in horticulture help—troubleshoot plant problems, soil issues, pests, and seasonal planting questions. Get personalized guidance by phone, email, or in person at the Extension Office.
Guided walk through a teaching garden with practical growing advice, seasonal plant highlights, and sustainable landscaping ideas. Expect hands on Q and A with extension educators and plenty of time for notes and photos.
Guided walk through a teaching garden with practical growing advice, seasonal plant highlights, and sustainable landscaping ideas. Expect hands on Q and A with extension educators and plenty of time for notes and photos.
Guided walk through a teaching garden with practical growing advice, seasonal plant highlights, and sustainable landscaping ideas. Expect hands on Q and A with extension educators and plenty of time for notes and photos.
Docent-guided walk through a multi-zone teaching garden with WNC native plantings, roses, cottage beds, dye plants, vegetables, and sun and shade plots. Learn practical horticulture tips on pollinator habitat and composting while exploring seasonal highlights.
Docent-guided walk through a multi-zone teaching garden with WNC native plantings, roses, cottage beds, dye plants, vegetables, and sun and shade plots. Learn practical horticulture tips on pollinator habitat and composting while exploring seasonal highlights.
Docent-guided walk through a multi-zone teaching garden with WNC native plantings, roses, cottage beds, dye plants, vegetables, and sun and shade plots. Learn practical horticulture tips on pollinator habitat and composting while exploring seasonal highlights.
Docent-led walk through themed plots like the WNC Native Garden, Rose and Cottage gardens, dye and vegetable beds, plus pollinator and compost areas. Expect practical horticulture insights on seasonal planting, sun vs shade, and garden maintenance.
Docent-led walk through themed plots like the WNC Native Garden, Rose and Cottage gardens, dye and vegetable beds, plus pollinator and compost areas. Expect practical horticulture insights on seasonal planting, sun vs shade, and garden maintenance.
Docent-led walk through themed plots like the WNC Native Garden, Rose and Cottage gardens, dye and vegetable beds, plus pollinator and compost areas. Expect practical horticulture insights on seasonal planting, sun vs shade, and garden maintenance.
Hands-on gardening workshop focused on keeping home gardens thriving year-round with practical seasonal planting and maintenance tips. Expect dirt-under-your-nails learning and community conversation in a Cooperative Extension classroom setting.
Hands-on gardening workshop focused on keeping home gardens thriving year-round with practical seasonal planting and maintenance tips. Expect dirt-under-your-nails learning and community conversation in a Cooperative Extension classroom setting.
Hands-on gardening workshop focused on keeping home gardens thriving year-round with practical seasonal planting and maintenance tips. Expect dirt-under-your-nails learning and community conversation in a Cooperative Extension classroom setting.
Practical winter gardening guidance for keeping beds and containers attractive through cold months, with strategies for year round color and structure. Hands on horticulture tips and seasonal planting ideas in a Cooperative Extension classroom setting.
Practical winter gardening guidance for keeping beds and containers attractive through cold months, with strategies for year round color and structure. Hands on horticulture tips and seasonal planting ideas in a Cooperative Extension classroom setting.
Practical winter gardening guidance for keeping beds and containers attractive through cold months, with strategies for year round color and structure. Hands on horticulture tips and seasonal planting ideas in a Cooperative Extension classroom setting.
Hands-on gardening workshop focused on soil health, with practical soil sampling techniques and how to read results to choose the right fertilizers. Expect get-dirty demos geared toward improving garden beds and yields.
Hands-on gardening workshop focused on soil health, with practical soil sampling techniques and how to read results to choose the right fertilizers. Expect get-dirty demos geared toward improving garden beds and yields.
Hands-on gardening workshop focused on soil health, with practical soil sampling techniques and how to read results to choose the right fertilizers. Expect get-dirty demos geared toward improving garden beds and yields.
Hands-on container gardening class where you’ll get your hands dirty learning soil, watering, and plant selection techniques for thriving pots and planters. Ideal for beginners growing on patios or small spaces with guidance from the Cooperative Extension.
Hands-on container gardening class where you’ll get your hands dirty learning soil, watering, and plant selection techniques for thriving pots and planters. Ideal for beginners growing on patios or small spaces with guidance from the Cooperative Extension.
Hands-on container gardening class where you’ll get your hands dirty learning soil, watering, and plant selection techniques for thriving pots and planters. Ideal for beginners growing on patios or small spaces with guidance from the Cooperative Extension.
Month-by-month garden planning guidance covering seed starting schedules, planting and transplant timing, varietal rotation, and harvest windows. Practical tips geared toward Western North Carolina growing seasons, with actionable takeaways for home gardeners.
Month-by-month garden planning guidance covering seed starting schedules, planting and transplant timing, varietal rotation, and harvest windows. Practical tips geared toward Western North Carolina growing seasons, with actionable takeaways for home gardeners.
Month-by-month garden planning guidance covering seed starting schedules, planting and transplant timing, varietal rotation, and harvest windows. Practical tips geared toward Western North Carolina growing seasons, with actionable takeaways for home gardeners.
Hands-on gardening workshop focused on cultivating ginger from rhizomes through planting, care, and harvest basics. Practical tips for home growers with an extension-style, learn by doing format.
Hands-on gardening workshop focused on cultivating ginger from rhizomes through planting, care, and harvest basics. Practical tips for home growers with an extension-style, learn by doing format.
Hands-on gardening workshop focused on cultivating ginger from rhizomes through planting, care, and harvest basics. Practical tips for home growers with an extension-style, learn by doing format.
Hands-on learning for caneberry stakeholders focused on biocontrol approaches and practical production strategies for raspberries and blackberries. Designed for growers, farm managers, scouts, and Extension agents at a research and extension center.
Hands-on learning for caneberry stakeholders focused on biocontrol approaches and practical production strategies for raspberries and blackberries. Designed for growers, farm managers, scouts, and Extension agents at a research and extension center.
Hands-on learning for caneberry stakeholders focused on biocontrol approaches and practical production strategies for raspberries and blackberries. Designed for growers, farm managers, scouts, and Extension agents at a research and extension center.
Eight-session garden-to-table series covering planting, growing, and harvesting in small to medium gardens, then turning the monthly harvest into a shared meal. Includes free handouts and seeds with practical seasonal instruction.
Eight-session garden-to-table series covering planting, growing, and harvesting in small to medium gardens, then turning the monthly harvest into a shared meal. Includes free handouts and seeds with practical seasonal instruction.
Eight-session garden-to-table series covering planting, growing, and harvesting in small to medium gardens, then turning the monthly harvest into a shared meal. Includes free handouts and seeds with practical seasonal instruction.
Professional development day for landscape contractors with continuing-education pesticide credit plus NCLCLB business and technical credits (pending). Classroom-style training at the Mills River Research Center geared toward compliance, best practices, and industry networking.
Professional development day for landscape contractors with continuing-education pesticide credit plus NCLCLB business and technical credits (pending). Classroom-style training at the Mills River Research Center geared toward compliance, best practices, and industry networking.
Professional development day for landscape contractors with continuing-education pesticide credit plus NCLCLB business and technical credits (pending). Classroom-style training at the Mills River Research Center geared toward compliance, best practices, and industry networking.
Hands-on repair clinic focused on mending clothing and tackling common household fixes with shared tools and community know-how. Bring broken items for practical guidance, troubleshooting, and waste-reducing reuse.
Hands-on repair clinic focused on mending clothing and tackling common household fixes with shared tools and community know-how. Bring broken items for practical guidance, troubleshooting, and waste-reducing reuse.
Hands-on repair clinic focused on mending clothing and tackling common household fixes with shared tools and community know-how. Bring broken items for practical guidance, troubleshooting, and waste-reducing reuse.
Hands-on herbal agriculture training focused on harvesting aerial medicinal herbs and post harvest handling to preserve potency and quality. Practical best practices for producing high grade ingredients for value added herbal products at a research and extension farm.
Hands-on herbal agriculture training focused on harvesting aerial medicinal herbs and post harvest handling to preserve potency and quality. Practical best practices for producing high grade ingredients for value added herbal products at a research and extension farm.
Hands-on herbal agriculture training focused on harvesting aerial medicinal herbs and post harvest handling to preserve potency and quality. Practical best practices for producing high grade ingredients for value added herbal products at a research and extension farm.
Practical crash course on drip irrigation plumbing, covering parts, layout, and flow basics. Leave ready to design, build, and troubleshoot a home garden watering system with Tool Library know-how.
Practical crash course on drip irrigation plumbing, covering parts, layout, and flow basics. Leave ready to design, build, and troubleshoot a home garden watering system with Tool Library know-how.
Practical crash course on drip irrigation plumbing, covering parts, layout, and flow basics. Leave ready to design, build, and troubleshoot a home garden watering system with Tool Library know-how.
Hands on backyard herbalism workshop exploring seasonal medicinal herbs, foraging basics, and simple preparations like teas and tinctures. Participants learn plant identification, ethical harvesting, and DIY remedies in a casual community garden setting.
Hands on backyard herbalism workshop exploring seasonal medicinal herbs, foraging basics, and simple preparations like teas and tinctures. Participants learn plant identification, ethical harvesting, and DIY remedies in a casual community garden setting.
Hands on backyard herbalism workshop exploring seasonal medicinal herbs, foraging basics, and simple preparations like teas and tinctures. Participants learn plant identification, ethical harvesting, and DIY remedies in a casual community garden setting.
Hands-on gardening workshop focused on designing a colorful pollinator habitat that attracts bees and butterflies all season. Learn plant choices and layout tips in a working nursery setting for a yard or garden bed that thrives.
Hands-on gardening workshop focused on designing a colorful pollinator habitat that attracts bees and butterflies all season. Learn plant choices and layout tips in a working nursery setting for a yard or garden bed that thrives.
Hands-on gardening workshop focused on designing a colorful pollinator habitat that attracts bees and butterflies all season. Learn plant choices and layout tips in a working nursery setting for a yard or garden bed that thrives.
Hands-on pressure canning instruction focused on safe home food preservation, with step-by-step practice packing jars and processing green beans. Practical Cooperative Extension class geared toward building confidence with equipment, timing, and storage basics.
Hands-on pressure canning instruction focused on safe home food preservation, with step-by-step practice packing jars and processing green beans. Practical Cooperative Extension class geared toward building confidence with equipment, timing, and storage basics.
Hands-on pressure canning instruction focused on safe home food preservation, with step-by-step practice packing jars and processing green beans. Practical Cooperative Extension class geared toward building confidence with equipment, timing, and storage basics.
Deep-dive mushroom ID class covering 25+ safe edible and useful species, with hands-on tips for spotting key features like gills, pores, and spore prints. Emphasis on differentiating dangerous lookalikes for safer foraging in Western North Carolina.
Deep-dive mushroom ID class covering 25+ safe edible and useful species, with hands-on tips for spotting key features like gills, pores, and spore prints. Emphasis on differentiating dangerous lookalikes for safer foraging in Western North Carolina.
Deep-dive mushroom ID class covering 25+ safe edible and useful species, with hands-on tips for spotting key features like gills, pores, and spore prints. Emphasis on differentiating dangerous lookalikes for safer foraging in Western North Carolina.