Weaverville Gardens Galore
A Self-guided Tour of 8 lovely gardens
Saturday, June 29, 2019*
10am to 4pm
Weaverville Gardens Galore
A Self-guided Tour of 8 lovely gardens
Saturday, June 29, 2019*
10am to 4pm
Herbs are commonly grown in gardens and containers for a variety of uses. This presentation will provide general information about growing and using herbs with a focus on those used for culinary purposes. Ideas about how to process and use culinary herbs year-round will also be discussed including recipes for making various types of herb pesto, vinegar, butter, rubs, and oils.
Phil is a native of Indiana and is a retired veterinarian. In the past, Phil enjoyed maintaining a large vegetable garden, herb garden, pumpkin patch, water garden, and a 30-acre native grass hay pasture. He was an Extension Master Gardener in Shawnee County, Kansas before moving to Asheville four years ago and is an Extension Master Gardener Volunteer in Buncombe County.
The Garden Club of Weaverville is a co-ed, non-profit organization open to everyone. For more information on what we do, becoming a member or supporting the club visit our website.
The art of combining your favorite wildflowers and grasses into a living tapestry is now possible as never before. We’ll look at what meadowing is historically, artistically and ecologically; and discuss the nuances of nature-based gardening. You’ll learn to design, prep the site, buy plants and install your meadow. Birds & butterflies will thank you.
Randy Burroughs is a horticulturist, NC landscape architect and meadow gardener practicing from deep in the mountains above Asheville. His work experience includes the UGA Botanical Gardens, City Horticulturist at Greenville SC, Arbor Engineering Inc., and Native Garden Manager at the Botanical Gardens at UNCA. Since 2001 Randy has been in private practice doing site work & native landscape design. He is an earnest student of natural systems and their uses in civilized landscapes.
* Please print this Meadow Guidelines document & bring it to the meeting if you would like to have a hardcopy *
The Garden Club of Weaverville is a co-ed, non-profit organization open to everyone. For more information on what we do, becoming a member or supporting the club visit our website.
In the Weaverville Town Hall Community Room
Our speaker will be Bob Gale of MountainTrue, where he is the Ecologist and Public Lands Director. Bob heads the organization’s non-native invasive species program.
The Garden Club of Weaverville is a co-ed, non-profit organization open to everyone. For more information on what we do, becoming a member or supporting the club visit our website.