Recent Posts
Flowers Aren’t Enough: How Urban Heat Affects Bee Populations
In cities, even gardens rich with flowers do not have the same bee abundance or diversity as natural areas. Why not?
Venus Flytraps Don’t Eat The Insects That Pollinate Them
Researchers discover which insects pollinate Venus flytraps – and learn that flytraps don’t dine on them.
Planting Her Future
Student Olivia Loyack creates gardens to protect pollinators.
Climate’s Effects on Flowers Critical for Bumble Bees
New NC State research shows that earlier and longer flowering seasons have detrimental effects on bumble bees.
Business Officer Magazine Article: Protecting Pollinators
NC State graduate Melissa Tinling guest writes about her NC State project to improve pollinator health on campus.
Arboretum Director: Helping Your Garden Grow
You want a green thumb, but your plants are all brown. Learn how heat and soil affect your garden, and why you should think about getting rid of your lawn.
NC State Holds First N.C. Extension Master Gardener College
More than 100 Extension volunteers from across the state worked to improve their gardening GPA – “Good Planting Advice” – when they gathered at NC State University last week for the first-ever North Carolina Extension Master Gardener College.
Butterflies Get Royal Treatment on Golf Course
A team of volunteers supported by NC State and BASF plant milkweed and wildflowers at the Lonnie Poole Golf Course to create a habitat for rare monarch butterflies.