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Feb 3, 2025

From Sea to Soil: Navy Veteran Pursues Horticulture

With the support of the Sycamore Stipend Fund for Veterans in the Agricultural Institute, Wes Fox is exploring a career in horticulture after retiring from military service. 

Jan 30, 2025

Tips for Tidying Your Garden in Winter

It's been a cold winter thus far and we're not out of the woods yet. But for those avid gardeners who can't wait for the official growing season to arrive, here are a few steps you can take now to ensure your plants survive the cold and are ready to thrive this spring. 

Jan 30, 2025

NC State Extension Helps Ornamental Growers Recover After Helene

NC State Extension is helping growers in western North Carolina steady their roots after Hurricane Helene damaged or killed hundreds of thousands of trees and ornamental plants grown for the nursery industry. 

Jan 29, 2025

Macro Photo Lens Amplifies Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox

Frederick S. Baggett provides a thoughtful gift of a macro lens in support of the NC State Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox, enabling the program to take close-up photos of plants. 

Jan 23, 2025

Jodi Driedger: Horticultural Science’s Director of Undergraduate Programs

Jodi Driedger’s decades in public education make her a great fit for leading undergraduates into the multifaceted world of horticulture. 

Jan 16, 2025

Therapeutic Horticulture Program Spotlight: Cone Health Healing Gardens

Online Therapeutic Horticulture Certificate alumna Ali Brown shares her program on two hospital campuses. 

Jan 6, 2025

Indoor Species

Ph.D. student Vanessa Woods studies the desire people have — or don’t have — to be outdoors. 

Dec 16, 2024

5 Fun Facts About Poinsettias

Discover how poinsettias went from being a native shrub of Mexico and Guatemala to America’s favorite Christmas plant with these facts from CALS professor and national poinsettia expert John Dole. 

Dec 9, 2024

Destination: Graduation

Four soon-to-be graduates from the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences reflect on their time at NC State and what comes next. 

Dec 6, 2024

Hope After Helene: Extension Promotes Resilience, Renewal for N.C. Apple Growers

When Terry Kelley was able to get out and about in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, the analytical part of his brain was busy examining and cataloging the devastation wreaked by the terrible storm.