THANK YOU WEAVERVILLIANS AND GARDEN CLUB FRIENDSI
We had a very successful sale and a delightful time seeing everyone who came out.
Stay tuned for pictures.
Have you seen the gardening ladies and men around town, sprucing up the planters or working in the Nature Park?
Did you see the beautiful wreaths on Weaverville Town Hall and the Library during the holidays?
Have you ever wondered who does this and how we fund these efforts?
Active Membership and Community Support for
The Garden Club of Weaverville!
Our primary funding comes from our annual rummage, plant, and bake sale. Please join us this year!
Diggin’ Dirt Day – April 21, 2015 9:00 AM
Our spring beautification project for the Town of Weaverville will continue on Tuesday, April 21, at 9 AM. All members and anyone else who is interested please meet at the downtown clock to see where help is needed for the several beds we maintain on Main Street.
Please bring your gardening tools, we’ll need several shovels to make removing the plants and bulbs go quickly, watering cans, hat, gloves and your water bottle.
Meeting April 14, 2015 9:30 AM
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.
If you are not seeing the photographs by Ronnie Watkins, click on the title. .
Meeting March 10, 2015
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.
Click to view Pat’s presentation: (Smart phone users may have to scroll to bottom of this page and click on Full Site View first)
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Gardening with Native Perennials
Click here for more information on Gardening with Native Plants.
The Garden Club of Weaverville, NC 