When I began the job as N.C. Cooperative Extension, New Hanover County center and Arboretum director in September of 2018, I became quickly aware of the notoriety and fiscal importance of the ...

Do you ever visit the New Hanover County Arboretum and see a beautiful tree with some unique attributes? Perhaps it’s displaying the weeping form of soft-needled cypress leaves, or the spiraling ...

We are the NC Cooperative Extension – New Hanover County Center and Arboretum. Our amazing team of employees and volunteers does good work, and I find it rewarding to look back and share.

Glenn McIntosh is president of the Extension Master Gardener Volunteers of New Hanover County, Ro Pelletier is vice president and John Ranalli is chair, communications committee. The arboretum is ...

A bee on an Aster. The NC Cooperative Extension Center for New Hanover County is located at the arboretum, 6206 Oleander Drive, Wilmington. The gardens are free and open daily from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m ...