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Gardening
is considered our nation's most popular pastime, yielding fresh fruits
and vegetables for the dinner table, a cleaner environment and aesthetically
pleasing landscapes.
For today's home gardener and the industries that serve them, N.C. State University's College of Agriculture and Life Sciences provides innovative teaching, research and extension programs. The JC Raulston Arboretum, one of the nation's best research and teaching gardens, is a resource for students, gardening enthusiasts and professionals from North Carolina's $1 billion-a-year green industry. And a new research and education center aims to find environmentally sound ways of managing the state's 2.2 million acres of turfgrass.
Meanwhile, Cooperative Extension helps gardeners in all 100 counties learn more about new plants, native plants and environmental stewardship. Extension-trained Master Gardener volunteers are instrumental in these efforts, sharing their knowledge of proper plant selection, cultural practices and pest management with fellow gardeners, school students and others.
GARDENING
AND LANDSCAPING EXPERTS
Gardens
(Flower and Vegetable)
Mr. Ervin Evans, extension consumer
horticulturist, (919) 515-5378
JC Raulston Arboretum
Dr. Dennis Werner, arboretum director, (919) 513-7006
Landscaping and
Shrubbery
Mr. Merle (Kim) Powell, horticulture
specialist, (919) 515-1197
Lawn Care
Dr. Arthur Bruneau, crop science
specialist, (919) 515-5854
