2012-13 Community Club Schedule

Wilson County 4-H clubs have started meeting for the 2012-13 year. Current and new members are welcome to visit clubs.   Click here for current club schedulePosted: 10/11/12

September/October 2012 4-H Newsletter

Check out our latest newsletter.  If you have questions, contact the 4-H office at 252.237.0113.  Click HerePosted: 10/11/12

2013 Open Enrollment for Medicare Part D, October 15 – December 7, 2012

Wilson County Cooperative Extension is an official Seniors Health Insurance Information Program site and is currently making appointments for individuals who want to evaluate their 2013 Medicare Drug plans.  MORE »Posted: 10/4/12

Wilson County Alive at Five: Prince and Princess Party

Newsarticle Cyndi Lauderdale October 1, 2012 Wilson Botanical Gardens Alive at Five: Prince and Princess Party Cooler weather and fall are in the air so it is a perfect time to have  MORE »Posted: 10/1/12

Wilson Botanical Gardens Newsletter

Click here for Summer NewsletterPosted: 8/8/12

Gardener Beware of Mosquitoes

I checked my garden on Sunday evening around 7:30 PM.  I picked a few tomatoes, okra, squash and an eggplant.  In that five minute time period, was bitten ten  MORE »Posted: 8/7/12

Leaf Casting Workshop Offered

Newsarticle Cyndi Lauderdale July 30, 2012 Leaf Casting Workshop Offered The Wilson Botanical Gardens will host a Leaf Casting Workshop on Saturday, August 18 starting at 9 AM in the Agricultural Center auditorium.  MORE »Posted: 7/30/12

Growing Together

August 2012 http://growingchild.com/growingtogether/4087hs/ September 2012 http://growingchild.com/growingtogether/4879ug/Posted: 7/9/12

Alive at Five: Wilson Botanical Gardens

Newsarticle Cyndi Lauderdale June 4, 2012   Alive at Five:  Wilson Botanical Gardens June’s Alive at 5 will feature exciting plants being grown in the Children’s Secret Gardens Banana Split Sundae area.  Tempting named  MORE »Posted: 6/7/12

Wilson County Blacklight Traps

There are three blacklight traps monitored in Wilson County to provide a record of the moth flight activity of the corn earworm moth and to track the stinkbug activity.  MORE »Posted: 6/1/12

WBG Open House

Newsarticle Cyndi Lauderdale May 4, 2012   Wilson Botanical Garden Open House The Wilson Botanical Garden will host an open house to dedicate its newest garden the Children’s Secret Garden on Saturday, May 19  MORE »Posted: 5/14/12

Alive at Five

Newsarticle Cyndi Lauderdale April 2, 2012   Alive at Five:  Wilson Botanical Gardens April’s Alive at 5 will feature, Steve Wolfe, Wilson photographer and Camera Club member.  Mr. Wolfe will have his images of  MORE »Posted: 4/3/12

Wilson Plant Zone Changed to 8a

Wilson Plant Zone Changed to 8a The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) released the new version of its Plant Hardiness Zone Map (PHZM), updating a useful tool for gardeners and  MORE »Posted: 3/5/12

The Produce Lady

http://www.theproducelady.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/TPLenewsPDF_Mar12.pdfPosted: 3/1/12

Pruning Trees and Workshop

Newsarticle Cyndi Lauderdale, Horticulture Extension Agent February 6, 2012 Pruning Trees and Workshop Have you ever planted a tree in your landscape and thought “I wonder if that tree should be pruned” or  MORE »Posted: 2/6/12

Tree Pruning Workshop

A tree pruning workshop will be held in the Wilson Botanical Gardens Arboretum on Wednesday, February 15 at 10 AM.  The workshop will be lead by Master Gardener and  MORE »Posted: 2/2/12

Garden Helpline

Newsarticle Cyndi Lauderdale, Hort. Ext. Agent January 20, 2012   Garden Helpline to Re-Open February 13    Since 1992 the Wilson County Master Gardeners have been helping the community with garden questions.  Several hundreds of  MORE »Posted: 1/30/12

Growing Together

Growing Together is a Newsletter for parents of preschool children. January, 2012   http://growingchild.com/growingtogether/2506fm/Posted: 1/27/12

Applications being accepted for Leadership Program for Teens

Wilson County 4-H is hosting the Youth L.E.A.D. program starting in February.  Youth L.E.A.D  MORE »Posted: 1/26/12

Treasure Tree Program

Newsarticle Cyndi Lauderdale, Extension Agent January 3, 2012     Wilson's Treasure Trees               The Wilson County Treasure Tree Program was started in 1997 by the Wilson Extension Master Gardener volunteers.  Wilson County is one  MORE »Posted: 1/4/12