Fall is the best time for rejuvenating lawns - and also to learn how knowing and using good growing practices all year saves you time and money and reduces environmental impact. Establishing a healthy stand of grass with good planning and sensible management can minimize issues with weeds, diseases and insects. You can have a healthy lawn and still reduce the impact and expense of lawn chemicals.

Of course spring and summer gardens are beautiful, and the fall’s foliage colors are unsurpassed. But which plants have special characteristics that add interest to your landscape in the winter? Join us to discuss choosing and growing some of the many wonderful plants that thrive in our Piedmont yards, and can also make your winter garden more captivating and unique.

Gardeners need pollinators, and pollinators need gardeners too. Even small home gardens can provide important habitat for them, especially in urban and suburban neighborhoods: year-round food sources, and places for the next generation to reach maturity. Let’s talk about creating a pollinator garden that is also a beautiful and fascinating setting for the gardener to enjoy.

What to do with all those leaves?! Composting is a great way to recycle, and it also produces a fantastic organic amendment that improves the texture and fertility of your soil and helps everything grow better. We will discuss easy ways to start composting in your own backyard, and what should and shouldn’t be composted. We’ll also go over the to-do list for having a successful “worm bin” at home.

Thank you! If you have any questions, feel free to contact us at 336-641-2400 or lauren_taubert@ncsu.edu