KWKinsey Watkins Horticulture Agent

1. Article · Sep 18, 2026 · By Kinsey Watkins Horticulture Agent

   North Carolina’s fall blooms (opens the original)

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   RICHMOND COUNTY — This summer was one of the hottest on record in many parts of North Carolina. With the cooler fall temperatures on the horizon, I hope you will get to spend more time in your garden and in nature enjoying the fall blooming native plants. These plants provide critical nectar and pollen sources for our native pollinators as they complete their migration or forage to build up vital winter reserves. Beyond their ecological value, fall blooming native plants add rich color and drama

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2. Article · Jul 24, 2026 · By Kinsey Watkins Horticulture Agent

   2026 Great Pollinator Census (opens the original)

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   RICHMOND COUNTY — Pollinators play a crucial ecological role by transferring pollen between flowers, enabling plants to reproduce by setting seed. In fact, more than 75% of the world’s flowering plants depend on pollinators. Without them, we would not have many of the foods, fibers, or medicines we use today. Bees may be the most recognizable pollinators, but insects like butterflies, moths, beetles, wasps, and flies are equally important. However, insects aren’t the only pollinators, birds, bat

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