Save-the-Date! Mark your calendar and get ready for the 2024 Spring Fling Plant Sale, sponsored by the Extension Master GardenerSM Volunteers of Buncombe County, the Asheville-Blue Ridge Rose Society, and Men’s Garden Club of Asheville. Source ..read more

Wednesday, May 1, 2024 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. INDIGENOUS WALLS PROJECT 46 Aston Street, Asheville, NC 28804 Speakers: Amy Walker, Tyson Sampson Biographical Information The Traditions in Agriculture series seeks to engage the community in expanding our understanding of equitable farming, food, and medicinal practices. Learn how we can create healthier communities and ecosystems… Source ..read more

Again this growing season, the Extension Master GardenerSMPlant Clinics will be held at several locations and special events across the area. At each Plant Clinic, Master Gardener volunteers will be available to answer all of your gardening questions and address your related concerns. Feel free to bring plant or insect samples for identification and/or problem resolution. You can pick-up soil… Source ..read more

Thursday, April 25, 2024 10:00 – 11:30 a.m. NC Cooperative Extension Buncombe County Center 49 Mount Carmel Road Asheville, NC 28806 Presenters: John Fieselman and Nancy Birmingham, Extension Master GardenerSM Volunteers Pollinators are keystone species, and plants and humans depend on them for survival. Gardeners can have a HUGE impact on supporting these amazing creatures even if you… Source ..read more

Gardening in the Mountains presents: ABCs of Microgreens Thursday, April 18, 2024 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Virtual attendance via Zoom video and audio internet connection Presenter: Dr. Francesco De Gioia, Assistant Professor, Department of Plant Science, Pennsylvania State University Are you looking for a simple, inexpensive way to eat more fresh greens? Are you curious about “microgreens”… Source ..read more

Click here for Details about the 2024 Symposium. On-line registration will be announced in August. Source ..read more

Wednesday, April 3, 2024 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. West Asheville Library 942 Haywood Road Asheville, NC 28806 Speaker: Brandon Ruiz, Community Herbalist and Urban Farmer based on Catawba Land (Charlotte, North Carolina) Biographical Information The Traditions in Agriculture series seeks to engage the community in expanding our understanding of equitable farming, food… Source ..read more

Wednesday, April 3, 2024 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. West Asheville Library 942 Haywood Road Asheville, NC 28806 Speaker: Brandon Ruiz, Community Herbalist and Urban Farmer based on Catawba Land (Charlotte, North Carolina) Biographical Information The Traditions in Agriculture series seeks to engage the community in expanding our understanding of equitable farming, food… Source ..read more

Monarch butterflies (Danaus plexippus) are valued native pollinators in our gardens in Western North Carolina. We see milkweeds (Asclepias spp.) as ideal pollinator plants because Monarchs can only lay their eggs on milkweeds and the caterpillars that hatch from these eggs feed on milkweeds. But do you know that milkweeds are toxic plants that require careful handling? Source ..read more

Extension Master GardenerSM volunteers will be staffing the Helpline as indicated in the schedule below. You may send an email or leave a voicemail at any time and an Extension Master Gardener volunteer will respond during Garden Helpline hours. When emailing, please include a photo if it helps describe your garden question. Soil test kits can be picked up at the Extension office, 24/7. Source ..read more