Welcome! Our mission is to help you garden better using research-based information focused on our Orange County, NC, climate and soils. We provide many resources to answer your gardening needs: gardening basics guides, monthly gardening tips, a bloom calendar, lists of key references and local retailers, as well as an introduction to our demo gardens. These are listed in the navigation bar at the top of the page.

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Events

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Help Desk

Our office hours are weekdays 10am–noon. You can email us at ocmgardeners@gmail.com or phone us at 919-245-2061. We also appear regularly at the Carrboro and Eno River farmers markets and many local garden-related events. Ask us your gardening questions. We’re here to help!

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Seed library

We want to encourage new gardeners to start planting and to inspire experienced gardeners to grow a wider variety of plants. By sharing seeds and ideas, we hope to improve our community’s sources of healthy and affordable food and provide habitat for pollinators and other wildlife. Educational opportunities will be provided on seed starting, seed saving and other seasonal garden topics. See Seed Library for details on the seeds offered and to learn about the program.

Join Us

We provide education and research-based local horticultural information. We love to learn, to garden, and to help others — every year, we each donate at least 30 hours of horticultural service and acquire at least 10 hours of continuing education.
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