- Tom Ranney, 2016 American Society for Horticultural Science (ASHS) Outstanding Researcher Award
- Julia Kornegay, 2016 ASHS Outstanding International Horticulturist Award
- Jeanine Davis, Fellow, ASHS
- Craig Yencho, 2016 Outstanding Global Engagement Award
- Paul Fantz (et al.), 2015 ASHS Outstanding Ornamental Publication Award Environmental Award in Education
- Tracy Thomasson, Outstanding Senior
- Joshua Henry, Altman Family Scholarship, American Floral Endowment
Category Archives: NCSU
Welcome to Our New Area Specialized Agents (ASAs)
We are pleased to welcome five new and one continuing area specialized agents to our horticulture Extension team. You may be wondering…. What is an Area Specialized Agent? From the job description: “the area specialized agents (ASAs) will be responsible for planning, developing, executing, and evaluating and reporting the impacts of high-quality research-based extension programs in a specific content area over a designated multi-county area.” What makes the ASA positions different from other Extension field faculty is two-fold. First, the ASAs will focus on commercial production of either fruit and vegetable production or ornamental crop (nursery and greenhouse) production. Secondly, the ASAs will have multi-county responsibilities. We are thrilled to have these new team members with which to collaborate on outreach educational programs. Continue reading
NC Museum of Art in Bloom
Blooming this week in the shadow of an abstract bronze sculpture at the North Carolina Museum of Art is an undulating five-pointed star of golden daffodils, twinkling with purple alliums.
The garden, designed by NC State University’s Julieta Trevino Sherk, came together Monday April 4 as students in her construction landscape design class worked alongside volunteers and professionals from Myatt Landscape Concepts. Together, they planted 2,000 daffodils, 400 alliums – or ornamental onions – along with sod and hostas in the bed that surrounds Henry Moore’s ‘Spindle Piece’ sculpture between the museum’s old and new buildings. Continue reading
Trademarking Trees with Dr. Werner
Each year has its new must-have plants. But those plants can take decades to go from idea to the perfect new plant for your garden. Prominent plant breeder, Dr. Denny Werner, explains how he created the popular ‘Ruby Falls’ redbud tree and gives us a sneak peek at his latest creation. Dr. Werner also explains why some plants are trademarked or patented and how that supports future research.
Almanac Gardener
A perennial favorite on UNC-TV, Almanac Gardener’s gardening guru Mike Gray, and his fellow experts from the North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service at North Carolina State University’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences explore gardening issues and solutions across the state. Continue reading