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Herbaceous perennial dusty miller showing symptoms of wilt caused by Phytophthora root rot.

What Is This Phytophthora Root Rot Disease?

Unfortunately many of our ornamental plants, such as trees, shrubs and bedding plants are susceptible to the Phytopthora genus (members of the same family with similar characteristics before you…

Insects that come inside

What to Do About Insects That Come Inside?

So a “bug” has come inside the house. Now what do you do? Well, take a breath and don't panic. In fact, “Chillax”. You have to figure out what it is to determine if you have to worry about it. Let’s…

beaver dam

NC Beaver Management Assistance Program (BMAP): Obtaining Services

Since beavers were successfully reintroduced to North Carolina in 1939, this native species has thrived, benefitting people and wildlife by creating wetland habitat, reducing erosion, and improving…

livestock producer

Practice Tick Safety to Avoid Tick-Borne Diseases

As livestock producers and farmers in general we spend a lot of time out in the same environment as a lot of little pests. Some big enough to see easily. Some, other than being extremely aggravating,…

Boxwood Blight Twig lesions

Boxwood Blight Blues

Problems with your boxwoods? You are not alone. In fact, I’ve received several calls recently abut boxwoods that have been cherished in a homeowner’s gardens for decades, succumbing to problems and…

Planting flowers

Take the Gardening Survey!

What home gardening programs/workshops would you like to see offered through the N.C. Cooperative Extension, Swain County Center in 2023?The following survey is an easy to answer questionnaire that…

ticks ahead

Chiggers, Ticks and Other Bloodsuckers

The great outdoors is nowhere more beautiful than here in Western NC. It beckons like the siren’s call and there are so many choices from picnics to hiking, biking, birding, and more that when the…

Minda Daughtry

Extension Office Has New Horticulture Agent!

Article written by: Jessica Webb, The Smoky Mountain Timeseditor@thesmokymountaintimes.com The first thing Minda Daughtry, the new horticulture agent for the N.C. Cooperative Extension offices of…