The Garden Club of Weaverville June Meeting included a Tour of Blue Ridge Daylilies, 872 Lower Flat Creek Rd , Alexander Tuesday, June 23.
Owner, Robert Selman, gave a brief talk prior to our self-guided tour. Directly following tour we will head over to Diane and Ellis Hall’s home for a potluck lunch. Please bring something to share with group. After potluck we had our final business meeting for the season.
Please gather at 11:30 at Lake Louise and bring your own picnic. We have a table and covered area (the largest one closest to Merrimon Avenue from Townhall). We have the reservation until 1:30, which should be amply sufficient for our meal together and the business/voting meeting. It comes so quickly, but we are about to elect new officers for 2015 – 2016. Please contact our Co-Presidents, Diane and Janet, if you are interested in running for any of these fun positions! We will celebrate our wonderful year of sharing, gardening, learning, and laughter!
Members Only Garden Tour: If you are interested in becoming a member please read our About page for more information. We always welcome new members!
Ralph Coffey, of the 1889 Whitegate Inn, showed us his orchid greenhouse and talk about his experiences growing these tropical beauties. He also gave us a tour of the inn gardens emphasizing plant form and placement.
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Our topic for this meeting was “How to Combine Natives into Your Perennial Garden,” a talk by Pat Sommers, who runs her own native nursery in Asheville, Natural Selections Nursery: Plants of the Southern Highlands. She addressed issues such as drought-tolerance and placing the right plant in the right place. Pat is quite passionate about this subject and extremely knowledgeable.
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