Rowan County experienced near record high temperatures earlier this week. Irrigation is critical for survival of plant materials, especially those that have just been planted. ...
July is poised to deliver its normal hot temperatures and excessively high humidity that we’ve learned to expect. Coping with the excessive elements often compounds ...
There is a colorful vine in our neighborhood showing out now with colorful orange blooms. The trumpet creeper (Campsis radicans) is now visible along roadways, ...
When I work outside in my shrubs or hedges, I often wind up with briar cuts on my fingers, ankles and arms. There’s always a ...
There are small trees with pink, puffy blooms dotting the county as mimosa trees have been glowing for a couple of weeks. Native to southern ...
High humidity and afternoon showers create the perfect environment for a multitude of problems for home gardeners. While some are having difficulty with insects and ...
Gardenias are blooming and their exquisite fragrant flowers make these a must for landscapes. Shrubs should be located near an entrance or walkway to experience ...
I was walking along in my neighborhood, admiring the fescue lawns. Lawns are green and lush with the intermittent rainfall and mild temperatures. I happen ...
A friend of mine called me the other day, concerned about poison oak in her flower bed. She had cleared it from the beds last ...
Summer weather has arrived, and spring pansies and other annuals are beginning to fail with the increasing heat of summer. Even though the annual plantings ...
May has arrived with beautiful weather. It’s time to pull up the pansies and other bedding plants and plant summer annuals and perennials. Many are ...
Container plantings are extremely popular, especially where traditional flower beds are not possible. They add color almost year-round, and can utilize with both annual and ...
It seems a very good year for blooming trees and shrubs. Many are in awe over the cascade of blooms. However, I’ve spoken to a ...
Liriope, commonly known as monkey grass, is one of the most utilized landscape plant materials. Often integrated into landscapes as a border, redefining its use ...
Hydrangeas are a part of many landscapes in Rowan County and many ask when is the best time to prune or cut them back. Hydrangeas ...
Wisteria is a colorful spring blooming vine often used in landscapes and readily found in local garden centers and nurseries. The plant was introduced to ...
Our weather has been about what you can expect during the month of April — cool one week, exceptionally warm a few days later. Remember ...
Spring color has arrived with blooming trees painting the landscapes around the county. The perfect companion tree for spring flowering dogwoods is the redbud (Cercis ...
Warm spring weather and plentiful rainfall have given new life to ailing fescue lawns. However large splotches of light-colored grass in newly seeded areas of ...
Early spring is an opportune time to plant trees and shrubs as they can easily acclimate at this time to both weather and soil conditions. ...
Even though we’ve had a taste of warm weather, it is important to remember there may be a chance of frost over the next few ...
Wild garlic, often confused as wild onion, is a foul smelling weed easily identified in lawns throughout Rowan County. Blue-green tufts of the weed dot ...
Now is the time to research, plan or redesign the landscape of your dreams. Research and ample preparation are essential for a successful landscape planting. ...
Now is the time of year when homeowners should be considering spring maintenance for their cool-season fescue lawns. Unusually lower temperatures followed by warm weather ...
Bark damage, especially near the base of the tree, is the No. 1 killer of many trees. Repeated bumping of the trunks with lawn mowers ...
Pruning trees and shrubs is the most recurring question for most home gardeners. Weather change is the spark igniting this interest, whether light trimming or ...
I spoke to a homeowner recently who asked if a gray moss-like growth on limbs and twigs on their trees and shrubs was the primary ...
Area nurserymen, landscapers, lawn care and landscape professionals congregated in Greensboro last week for updated horticultural information and displays of new and interesting plant materials. ...
There are four games featuring an AAC team on the Saturday college basketball schedule, including the East Carolina…
The Gardner-Webb Runnin’ Bulldogs and the High Point Panthers square off in one of four games on the…
The Winthrop Eagles (11-7, 1-2 Big South) will be looking to extend a seven-game home winning streak when…
The Fordham Rams (8-8, 0-3 A-10) will look to snap a three-game losing streak when visiting the Davidson…
The Charlotte Hornets (8-27) go head to head with the Portland Trail Blazers (13-24) at 7:00 PM ET…