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Mix of native blooming plants for pollinators

Save the Date for Pollinator Habitat Workshop & Native Plant Sale

Save the Date! Workshop on Creating Biodiverse Habitat for Pollinators and Other WildlifeJust in time to plan for the fall planting season, the Chatham County Center of North Carolina Cooperative…

bumble bees on obedient plant

Register Now for a Summer Tour of the Pollinator Paradise Garden!

Summer tours of North Carolina Cooperative Extension's Pollinator Paradise Demonstration Garden in Pittsboro start in mid-July!The garden features over 235 species of perennials, trees, shrubs,…

Spring shot of pollinator garden

Register Now for Spring Tours of the Pollinator Paradise Garden!

Spring tours of North Carolina Cooperative Extension’s Pollinator Paradise Demonstration Garden in Pittsboro start on May 9!The garden features over 240 species of perennials, trees, shrubs, vines,…

Customers lining up at the Growing Wild Nursery booth.

Photos from Extension’s Pollinator Workshop & Native Plant Sale

On September 19, 2025 the Chatham County Center of North Carolina Cooperative Extension conducted a workshop on Landscaping for Pollinators and Other Wildlife at the Chatham County Agriculture &…

Green lynx female on spurred butterfly pea vine (Centrosema virginianum).

Late Summer 2025 Snapshots From Extension’s Pollinator Paradise Garden

Cooperative Extension's Pollinator Paradise Demonstration Garden was created in late 2008 at Chatham Mills in Pittsboro to provide forage from early spring to late fall for pollinators such as native…

Leafcutter bee foraging on dwarf wild indigo in the spring.

Spring Chores in the Pollinator Garden

Around late February things start kicking into high gear in Cooperative Extension’s Pollinator Paradise Demonstration Garden. Usually I have taken most of January off in the garden. I start back with…

Monarch butterfly perched on a green leaf beside yellow wildflowers against a blue sky

Monarch Butterfly Proposed for Listing Under the US Endangered Species Act

The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service announced on December 10 that they are proposing to list the monarch butterfly as a threatened species under the U.S. Endangered Species Act.Scientists estimate that…

Wildflower garden with clusters of red and yellow blooms and tall pale-green flower spikes

Celebrating 15 Years in Pollinator Paradise!

This year (2023) marks the 15 year anniversary of North Carolina Cooperative Extension's Pollinator Paradise Demonstration Garden at Chatham Mills in Pittsboro! I created the garden in 2008 with…

Three people in a grassy field talking, sheep grazing in the background

NC AgVentures Chatham County Farm Tour

NC AgVentures is a NC State Extension program that provides grants to North Carolina farmers and community groups for new and innovative agricultural project ideas that will increase farm profits.…

Passionflower bee collecting pollen on yellow passionflower. 

Critter Spotlight: Passionflower Bee

For 15 years I have enjoyed observing the many pollinators that forage on the native passionflowers in my Pollinator Paradise Demonstration Garden. North Carolina is home to two native passionflower…