Danny Lauderdale, our Pitt County Extension Agent, and several Master Gardener Volunteers will be leading classes on the following topics. The classes are open to the general public and are free. Mark your calendars now and check back here as the date nears or call 252-902-1709 for more information or to register.
In the winter, you might want to consider adding a little bit of whimsy to your landscape. When shrubs and trees are bare, perennials have disappeared, and bulbs have yet to flower some garden art might be just what is needed to brighten your garden. It could be some concrete statuary, a bottle tree, wind chimes, obelisks, or trellises (even if void of plants, they add interesting structure). We have a variety of garden art at the arboretum. This is a concrete bunny peeking out from the leaves in our Mixed Border.
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This time of year the seed catalogs come rolling in by the dozens. While you are planning the upcoming growing season's gardens, consider planting something to lure the monarch butterflies in. One such plant is the annual Asclepias curassavica or tropical milkweed. It is easily grown from seed and can be started indoors about 8 weeks before our last frost and then transplanted to a sunny spot outside. Asclepias is a host plant for the monarch and is the only plant that it will lay its eggs on. Beware, though, the hungry caterpillars will munch away at the leaves. However, it will continue to grow and flower.
We grow a patch of milkweed for the monarchs next to the Children's Garden. You can read more about monarchs and other butterflies BY CLICKING HERE.
