Need help growing stuff? Cumberland’s Master Gardeners has you covered.
Inside Cumberland County’s Cooperative Extension Office on East Mountain Drive is a small, well-decorated office reminiscent of an elementary school classroom. Replete with an abundance of plant- and garden-themed posters lining the walls, there’s also a decorated cork board and plenty of tri-fold displays.
Seed Library can help your garden grow
If you’ve ever thought about starting your own home garden, now is the perfect time to give it a try. Cumberland County Public Library is excited to announce the launch of our very own Seed Library.
Daylily champion Roger Mercer, longtime garden columnist, dies at age 76
Roger Mercer was a man of many passions: Gardening; writing; newspapers; music; friends; community; and his wife, Maureen. And then there were daylilies. Mercer, a longtime garden columnist for The Fayetteville Observer and its predecessor newspapers and the owner of Mercers’ Garden near Hope Mills, died June 15 at Cape Fear Valley Medical Center, according…
WoodmenLife to open Community Orchard, break ground for memorial stone
WoodmenLife will unveil its Community Orchard in a ribbon-cutting Saturday at its lodge, the culmination of a project that was begun in the aftermath of the COVID pandemic lockdown. The ceremony will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at the lodge, 414 E. Mountain Drive.
Grow your best tomatoes with help from the library
Spring is here, and with the threat of frost receding as the days grow longer, tomato lovers start to dream of summer. Slicing a big juicy heirloom tomato for a sandwich or snacking on sweet cherry tomatoes in between pulling weeds are the dreams of gardeners across Cumberland County as they tend their seedlings.
75th annual Fayetteville Camellia Show returns with nearly 600 entries
After a two-year hiatus because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Fayetteville Camellia Club’s annual Camellia Show & Plant Sale returned to Cape Fear Botanical Garden on March 4-5 with a display of nearly 600 camellia blooms entered in competition.
Master Gardeners Plant Fair scheduled April 15
Cumberland County Extension Master Gardeners will hold its annual Plant Fair on April 15, at the extension center, 301 E. Mountain Drive.
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Get in the spring of things with advice for gardeners at the library
Spring is such an exciting season. We can spend more time outdoors without having to bundle up, and we can see our gardens and lawns coming back to life
‘Asian Tranquility’ series features workshops on cooking, Zen gardening, bonsai
Asian cooking, Zen garden design and bonsai are the topics in the Better Living Series Asian Tranquility workshops sponsored by Cumberland County Cooperative Extension.