Join us for a lively (click here ->) p resentation by gardening educator and permaculture expert Laura Ruby, co-owner of The Ruby Ro ost, a learning center and retreat locatedjust outside of Marshall, NC. She also started and and manages YummyYards, an edible landscaping company. This year she joined the Roots Foundation, working with teachers and students in gardens of all varieties through Asheville City Schools.

She will discuss and illustrate the following topics and will answer your questions following her presentation:

Getting started with herbs- selecting the right plant for the right place
Learning the different types of herbs– culinary, medicinal, insect attracters, plant companions
Preparing soil for herbs
Harvesting your herbs: when and how
Prepping herbs for storage

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Meeting September 13 – 9:30 – What Every Gardener Should Know About BioChar

07/29/2016 The Garden Club of Weaverville

Join us for an inspiring presentation on biochar by Jon Nilsson, soil scientist of 25 years and founder of Char-Grow, where the biochar is produced in the Mills River area. Jon has also worked over 20 years as a compost consultant. Jon will help us understand what biochar is, how to use biochar for long term enhancement of soil health and garden productivity while reducing watering and sequestering carbon. He will bring samples to pass around and a choice of info-sheets on aspects of this topic.

There will be a Q&A at the end of his talk and a convenient opportunity to purchase biochar. For more information check out these websites: www.char-grow.com, www.carbonchar.com and Living Web Farms.

Location: Weaverville Town Office/Hall –Community Room
30 South Main Street
Weaverville, NC 28787

Time: Please come a few minutes before the presentation starts which is at 9:30 a.m. to sign in, get a name tag, pick up handouts and cards to write down any questions for the Q&A, and to welcome visitors and fellow members.

Cost: Free to the public

Membership: if you are interested in becoming a member this garden club, click here to see our About Page for details. We truly welcome you to our friendly and diverse group.

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Tuesday, September 27, 2016 Make and Take – Members Only

07/28/2016 The Garden Club of Weaverville

Want to express you artistic talent or find out you do have this?

Want to create something uniquely your own to display in your garden? or to give that special person?

Join other members in a hypertufa workshop – the technique of combining cement, perlite, water (and other materials) to form structures that are lighter weight than concrete and easy to shape. Click on links below:

By taking a workshop with an experienced teacher, you get a “tried and true” hypertufa recipe that works. If you make it too thin or thick, or have difficulties with the technique, the teacher is present to guide you through the process. And, you leave with a finished product. With the basic technique mastered, you will be ready to try sculptures, nature objects and other garden art, as shown on the Pinterest hypertufa web site. : https://www.pinterest.com/dhypertufa/diy-hypertufa-garden-art/

We have booked this workshop for GCOW members at Thyme in the Garden shop on Weaverville Highway for:

Tuesday, September 27, 2016
11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. or longer if you choose
$25.00 per person
Send your check made out to Thyme in the Garden to Charmaine Strong (see your August 9th email for this address) by August 20, 2016. Those who have already signed up still need to send a check to keep your place.