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ONLINE Pollinator Plant Sale is LIVE!

Come Shop Our Native Pollinator Plants (cash or check ONLY) and Support the Pollinator Haven Garden!Find the perfect additions to your home landscape!We’ve been busy dividing, potting, and nurturing…

orange flowers in a field

2026 "Pollinator Seed Mix" Meadow Project

What's Going OnWe are transforming what was once a 'dead patch' adjacent to the Garden into a vibrant, annual wildflower display. We didn't start out intending to prepare the site, but we are turning…

volunteer sitting in a chair next to a large white flowers plant counting insects on a clipboard

Research and Community Science in the Pollinator Haven Garden

The Garden as a Living LaboratoryThe Pollinator Haven Garden is an Extension Demonstration Garden located at the McSwain Center in Lee County, NC. With its Extension mission in mind, the Garden…

wooden planter container with mixed plants

Container Gardening Class Series Inspired by Lee County Ag Week 2026 “Together We Grow” Theme

Celebrate Lee County Ag Week 2026! This year’s theme, "Together We Grow," is a call to action for every resident—whether you have a hundred-acre farm or a small apartment balcony.In Lee County, we…

boxes of invasive wisteria for sale at local store

Wisteria: A Beautiful Beast in Our Forests

If you drive through Lee County right now, you’ll see a purple haze clinging to the treelines. While it is undeniably beautiful and smells incredible, this is the spring bloom of Japanese Wisteria…

rosemary plant is dried and brown from winter wind

Winter Damage in the Summer?

March is famous for coming in like a lion and going out like a lamb, but in Lee County, it often feels like it can’t decide whether it wants to be arctic or tropical. This "weather whiplash" is…

red flowered deciduous azalea in full flower in a yard in lee county

Honeysuckle Azaleas: A sweet-smelling native shrub for every yard

I attended a gardening lecture several years ago by a nurseryman friend of mine. He titled his presentation “Pretty, pretty pictures” and proceeded to wow us with the beauty of deciduous azaleas.…

Rain barrels and aquaria hold outdoor rain garden plants

Don't want mosquitos this summer? Don't spray your yard!

Mosquitos cause a lot of anxiety and discomfort as the temperature warms up in the springtime. It is understandable to want to be able to enjoy our outdoor spaces without being mobbed or eaten alive…

weed in lawn with seed heads

The New Neighbor You Didn’t Invite: Chevreulia acuminata

Extension agents across North Carolina sometimes share questions they have with other agents across the state. These questions usually end up being incredibly insightful, so when a plant…

mining bee with pollen sticking to her back legs

Friend or Foe? Protecting Pollinators in the Ground

As the days begin to lengthen and the "Persephone Days" come to an end, Lee County residents often notice a flurry of activity in their lawns: small mounds of soil and hundreds of tiny hovering…