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This little tool makes cutting the tops and bottom off a breeze.

Summer Food Traditions

I love summer and the seasonal produce it brings along with it. Fresh tomatoes, muscadines, peaches, fresh berries, and melons are some of the bites I look forward to the most in the summer. But as a…

Learn to Spot the Spotted Lanternfly Before It Arrives

A few weeks ago, a longtime volunteer with N.C. Cooperative Extension, New Hanover County Center and Arboretum sent me a photo taken from her patio table. The insect resting there had mottled wings…

Driven by drought, leaf scorch occurs when roots can't absorb enough water to match transpirational loss, killing the leaf margins. Photo courtesy of Amy Mead

Water-wise Landscaping Helps Combat Drought Conditions

This spring at our Extension Master Gardener Plant Sale, I bought the most beautiful Japanese Maple. A couple of longtime volunteers working the maple section know all about my obsession with these…

Venus Flytrap Dormancy

If you've ever grown a Venus flytrap and watched in horror as it turned black and shriveled up come November, you're not alone. Here's the good news: it probably hasn't. It's entering a dormancy…

Pesticide Safety School Coming to New Hanover County

NEW HANOVER COUNTY – N.C. Cooperative Extension, New Hanover County Center, will host a Pesticide Safety School on May 12–13, 2026. The school will be held at 6206 Oleander Drive, Wilmington, NC…