athy Kloetzli (left), a Johnston County horticulture agent, conducts a workshop at the Southern Ideal Home Show in Raleigh. Garden and home shows, held across the state this spring, featured Extension’s Successful Gardener Learning Centers and showcased the expertise of horticulture agents and Master Gardeners. At the learning centers, show visitors could pick up the latest Successful Gardener newsletter and other information; get their gardening questions answered by Extension agents and Master Gardeners; visit a plant discovery garden or a fruit, vegetable and herb garden; and attend a Successful Gardener seminar or a seven-minute Garden Byte session. These shows, which attract more than 275,000 people, were held this year in Charlotte, Raleigh, Greensboro, Shallotte and Hickory. Extension’s Successful Gardener Regional Seminars were held in several additional locations.

Look for Successful Gardener Learning Centers at the Southern Ideal Home Shows this fall in Greensboro and in Raleigh next spring.

Visit www.ces.ncsu.edu/successfulfamily for a $1 off admission coupon.