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Category Archives: Meetings
All Club meetings are open to the public.
Meeting April 12, 2016 9:30 am – Helping the Monarchs
Nina Veteto, of Monarchrescue.org spoke on the subject of Monarch butterflies, their plight and fight for survival, as well as the rescue programs building up around the country.
Since this is a program she offers to schools in this area, it is also a benefit and she will bring some seeds for sale—so please remember to bring cash.
Our usual meeting time applies: 9:30AM at Town-hall, on Tuesday, April 12.
Janet Foor, co-president of our garden club was inspired to write this lovely poem.
Milkweed and Monarchs
The lovely monarch butterfly
Sheer beauty to behold
Migrating from the north to south
On wings of black and gold.
The blossom of the milkweed plant.
Sustains their epic flight
Along the roads and countryside
It grows to their delight.
To some the milkweed should be banned
Just like the goldenrod
The monarchs think that just one sip’s
Like nectar from the gods.
Without the native milkweed plants
These monarchs won’t survive
But if their habitat is right
Our world will see them thrive.
DATE CHANGE Meeting March 22, 2016 – Choosing and Growing Native Plants
We shifted the customary date to accommodate early voting. Welcome back Pat Sommers. We all enjoyed her program last year and I am sure she will
impress again this spring. Pat is opening her own native nursery this Spring, and it will keep the name “Natural Selections Nursery.” She will now be located near Reems Creek Road, right in Weaverville. She will be talking about her mission with this new and larger nursery, where she will finally be able to grow natives directly in the ground and start many more varieties from seed.
CANCELLED DUE TO WEATHER Weaverville Pollinator Initiative – Meeting February 9, 2016 at 9:30 AM
Do you know the best ways to support a range pollinators in our area and why?
Keep checking this site for more information! Dr. Alicia Hulse would have discussed the Conservation Board’s project to increase public awareness of the need to provide habitat for our native pollinators. Information will be available about the groups of native pollinators that need our help and identify the kinds of native plants that are most needed to support them.
Alicia has provided an overview of the project plans, including participation by the Garden Club (see below). For more information from the Town of Weaverville on this project, anyone may sign up for the new e-newsletter: http://www.weavervillenc.org/ in Quick Links on the right.
- Weaverville Pollinator Initiative Launch by Dr. Alicia Hulse
- Get your free Smart Phone Bee Smart App.
- See also Alicia’s contributions on gardening with native plants.
- Great Resource !! http://www.pollinator.org/PDFs/Guides/CentralAppalachianrx7FINAL.pdf
Remember to share this meeting post with your friends, neighbors and colleagues.This is a kind of pollination you can do right now !! 
The Garden Club of Weaverville, NC 