Dare County Library Seed Library Program

The Coastal Landscapes Initiative, or CLI, is a new collaborative effort to address landscaping at every stage of the process, from planning and design to installation and management. The ultimate goal is to foster coastal landscapes that are beautiful, functional, cost-efficient and environmentally friendly.

Grow the right plants close together for beneficial results all-around

Here's a list of the 10 most popular vegetables to grow along with their friends (and enemies).

Our garden manager, Dan, has a wealth of experiences tackling the coastal terrain. Use his wealth of knowledge to tackle your garden projects.

This map identifies publicly accessible sites with attractive and beneficial landscaping features, primarily using native plants, that can be replicated on residential and commercial or government properties. Sites have been vetted through partners of the Coastal Landscapes Initiative.

Maintained by Rachel Veal, Horitculturist at the N.C. Aquarium on Roanoke Island. A place to share information about all the wonderful native plants that help make the OBX the special.

Since 1792, The Old Farmer’s Almanac has spoken to all walks of life: planting charts for those who grow their own food; recipes for those who live in the kitchen; Moon- and sunrise times for those who watch the skies; and forecasts for those who don’t like the question of weather left up in the air.

The Outer Banks Arboretum & Teaching Garden is free, open 365 days a year from sun-up to sun-down. There are handicap-accessible trails, a sensory garden, a composting demonstration area, native plants, lawn test plots, a butterfly highway, and much more! The Outer Banks Arboretum & Teaching Garden is located at 300 Mustian Street, Kill Devil Hills.

The Extension Master Gardner℠ volunteers in Dare County have compiled a list of plants that survive and thrive here on the Outer Banks to help assist homeowners with their coastal landscapes and the challenges they present; such as sandy soils, excessive temperatures, high winds, and flooding.

North Carolina Sea Grant Coastal Landscape Initiative

The Outer Banks is located in zones 8a & 8b