NC Extension Master Gardener Volunteers of Iredell County

09/10/2026

🌱 Still Time To Dig Into The 2026 Fall Beginner Garden Series!

Whether you're a total beginner or just want to level up your garden game, Iredell County Cooperative Extension has you covered this fall!
📅 Next up: Soils 101 — this Friday, 9/18, 9-12pm
Great soil is the foundation of every successful garden — come learn how to build yours right.
✅ It's not too late to join — sign up for just this class or grab the full series for the best value!
💵 $5 per class OR $25 for all six (that's a $5 savings!)
📍 444 Bristol Dr, Statesville, NC 28677
Full lineup:
🌾 9/18 – Soils 101
🥕 9/25 – Planning Your Vegetable Garden
🌳 10/2 – Landscape Upgrade & Annual "To-Do's"
🍑 10/9 – The "Sweet" Truth About Growing Fruit
🌿 10/16 – All About Lawns
🐛 10/23 – Insects, Diseases, and Weeds, Oh My!

👉 Register now with the QR codes or at iredell.ces.ncsu.edu/news/2026-fall-beginning-gardening-series/
Questions? Contact Melinda Roberts at 704-873-0507 or [email protected]
See you in the garden! 🌻

09/08/2026

🌱 THIS IS MORE THAN A GARDEN EVENT — IT'S A MORNING YOU DON'T WANT TO MISS! 🌱

What happens when you combine great gardens, great plants, great food, and one of North Carolina's most engaging garden speakers?

🌿 A MORNING OF GARDEN INSPIRATION!! 🌿

Join us Saturday, October 10, 444 Bristol Drive, Statesville, NC for a fun-filled morning featuring:

🎤 MARK WEATHINGTON, Director of the JC Raulston Arboretum at NC State, presenting
“Nearly Native: Wild and Cultivated Plants from Our Own Backyard”

☕ Continental breakfast
🌿 Tour our Demonstration Garden
🪴 Shop local plant vendors
🎁 Browse our silent auction
🌱 Get inspired for your own garden
💻 Can't join us in person? Livestream is available!

And here's what makes this morning especially meaningful:

❤️ Your ticket helps grow fresh food for people in our community who need it most.

The new Yokefellow Community Garden will help provide fresh produce through local food assistance programs — while also creating a place where people can learn, grow and connect.

🎟️ ALL THIS FOR JUST $25!

📅 Saturday, October 10
📍 Iredell Cooperative Extension Center, 444 Bristol Drive, Statesville, NC
🕣 Doors open at 8:30 AM
🎤 Program begins at 10:00 AM

👉 GET YOUR TICKETS NOW:
https://givebutter.com/growing-hope-campaign

Bring your gardening buddy. Bring a friend. Bring someone who loves plants. Come hungry for breakfast and leave inspired!

🌱 Come grow hope with us! 🌱

Please SHARE this post and help us spread the word! 💚

08/25/2026

Join us for this special fundraising event!

08/25/2026

Succession Gardening: Don’t Let Your Garden Take a Break 🌱🍂
Here in Iredell County, NC, summer may be winding down—but your vegetable garden doesn’t have to!
As we move toward September, it’s the perfect time to start thinking about succession gardening: replacing tired summer crops with cool-season vegetables so you can keep harvesting well into fall.
Instead of pulling out a tomato, pepper, zucchini, or bean plant and leaving that space empty, think about what can come next.

08/11/2026

We're excited to share a project that is especially meaningful to us as the Extension Master Gardener Volunteer Association of Iredell County alongside Yokefellow Ministries to help create the Yokefellow Community Garden—creating a sustainable, volunteer-managed garden that will provide fresh produce for neighbors in need while serving as a living classroom for gardening education.

Join us for a special fundraising event benefiting the new Yokefellow Community Garden on Saturday, October 10, 2026, at the Iredell Cooperative Extension Center (444 Bristol Drive, Statesville, NC). Doors open at 8:30 a.m. for check-in, demo garden tours, a light breakfast spread, local vendor plants and a silent auction. Our speaker will go live at 10:00 a.m. The event is sponsored by the Extension Master Gardener Association of Iredell County.

This inspiring morning will feature guest speaker Mark Weathington, Director of the JC Raulston Arboretum at North Carolina State University. He will present Nearly Native: Wild and Cultivated Plants from Our Own Backyard. Mark travels extensively in search of plants that enrich and diversify the American landscape and is the author of Gardening in the South: The Complete Homeowner’s Guide.

Proceeds from this event support the Yokefellow Community Garden, a volunteer-led initiative where NC Extension Master Gardener℠ Volunteers and community members will grow fresh produce for the Yokefellow Help Center, mobile food pantries, and other local food assistance programs. The garden will also serve as an outdoor classroom, offering hands-on gardening education and meaningful volunteer opportunities.

🎟️ Ready to join us? Tickets can be purchased online through Givebutter: https://givebutter.com/growing-hope-campaign or click the QR code below beginning Wednesday, August 10th.

Whether you're interested in gardening, native plants, or simply supporting a worthwhile community project, I hope you’ll consider joining us. And please feel free to share this with others who might enjoy it.

For anyone wishing to become a sponsor or simply donate to the project, details will be available soon on the campaign site!

Come grow with us. Every ticket helps us grow hope!

08/10/2026

We're excited to share a project that is especially meaningful to us and to the Extension Master Gardener Volunteers of Iredell County. We’ve been working alongside Yokefellow Ministries to help create the Yokefellow Community Garden—creating a sustainable, volunteer-managed garden that will provide fresh produce for neighbors in need while serving as a living classroom for gardening education.

Join us for a special fundraising event benefiting the new Yokefellow Community Garden on Saturday, October 10, 2026, at the Iredell Cooperative Extension Center (444 Bristol Drive, Statesville, NC). This inspiring morning will feature guest speaker Mark Weathington, Director of the JC Raulston Arboretum at North Carolina State University. Mark travels extensively in search of plants that enrich and diversify the American landscape and is the author of Gardening in the South: The Complete Homeowner’s Guide. He will present Nearly Native: Wild and Cultivated Plants from Our Own Backyard. You can attend in person or join us online, so you can be part of this special event wherever you are.
🎟️ Ready to join us? Tickets can be purchased online through Givebutter: https://givebutter.com/growing-hope-campaign or click the QR code below beginning Wednesday, August 10th.

Whether you're interested in gardening, native plants, or simply supporting a worthwhile community project, I hope you’ll consider joining us. And please feel free to share this with others who might enjoy it.

For anyone wishing to become a sponsor, details will be available soon on the campaign site!

Come grow with us. Every ticket helps us grow hope!

08/02/2026

08/02/2026

Plant lovers! Mooresville Public Library will have their plant exchange on August 15th.

Do you have house plants or perennials you need to divide? Join us at the Main Library for a plant swap on August 15 at 1 p.m.

Please bring in healthy plants, rooted in dirt or loose cuttings and be ready to trade with others.

Main Library | 304 South Main St, Mooresville, NC 28115

08/01/2026

Look out for our Bee friends. Advice from NC Extension.

Bees cannot get enough of the spikes of violet-blue flowers of woodland sage, so plant lots of them for the bees. You’ll enjoy them, too!
Learn more about woodland sage on the Plant Toolbox
https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/salvia-nemorosa/

07/14/2026

Mary, Mary, quite contrary, how does your garden grow?
Recently, a few Master Gardener volunteers, toured our own gardens, giving advice and praise.

How is your garden doing this summer? Have a gardening question? Contact the Iredell County Cooperative Extension Center directly at (704) 873-0507.