Photos from the 11th Annual Pollinator Day
The Chatham County Center of North Carolina Cooperative Extension and the Chatham County Beekeepers’ Association teamed up to hold their 11th Annual …
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Hot Weather Brings Brown Patch
Damp, steamy days seem to be the norm in Burke County these days and with these weather conditions, homeowners …
Register Now for July Pollinator Workshop & Garden Tour
The Chatham County Center of North Carolina Cooperative Extension will offer a summer pollinator conservation workshop and garden tour …
Three Pollinator Garden Tours in June!
The month of June presents three opportunities to learn about creating pollinator habitat! Chatham County Agriculture Agent Debbie Roos will …
Birth of an Assassin Bug!
The wheel bug, Arilus cristatus, is North Carolina’s largest assassin bug. It gets its name from the prominent spiny …
Chatham Extension Office Welcomes Three New Team Members
The Chatham County Center of North Carolina Cooperative Extension is excited to announce we are back to a full …
Tiny Mite Causes Big Problems on Roses
One of the most popular landscape plants of southern gardens is the Knockout Rose. This rose, comes in several …
Container Gardening Workshop 2018
Winter seems to be hanging on this year, doesn’t it? But, I’m sure that spring is on its way …
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