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Build Birdhouses for the Main Street Nature Park – October 10, 2017 – 9:30 A.M.

Wren and bluebird house for the Main Street Nature Park

The Garden Club of Weaverville partners with the Weaverville Lowes to build birdhouses for the Main Street Nature Park in downtown Weaverville. Thanks to the support of Lowe’s Store Manager, Mike Finnegan, Lowe’s is donating the materials to make several bluebird and wren houses as a Garden Club community service project.

“Adding birdhouses to the Nature Park creates focused habitat and encourages the birds we want to nest and bear offspring in places we can see,” says Randy Burroughs, a landscape architect involved with the park’s development from the beginning and the creator of the walnut benches in the Park.

After Randy’s brief overview about the benefits of the birdhouses to the wildlife in the Nature Park and for park visitors alike, members will hammer away and build the houses.

Working in teams of 2-3, participants will follow easy step by step written instructions and assemble the wooden houses from pre-cut pieces with the help of an instructor.

Members need to bring:

  • Power screwdriver with a Philips head
  • Work gloves
Decorate a birdhouse to add year round color to your landscape.

Make & Take Birdhouse ~ $10
Members also have the option to make a birdhouse and take it home and decorate for $10.  You must order a birdhouse by Monday, September 25th.  The proceeds from this will be donated to the Nature Park.  Bring cash or make a check out to:  Town of Weaverville

Contact Ruth Planey to order a Make & Take Birdhouse.  Be sure to say how many bluebird and wren houses you want to purchase.  Ruth Planey 828-658-4151 or rs03nc@gmail.com

All Garden Club programs and business meetings are FREE and open to the public.  Programs start at 9:30 AM the second Tuesday of each month in the Community Room of the Weaverville Town Hall, 30 South Main Street, Weaverville, NC.

Check the website gardenclubofweaverville.org for information about other upcoming programs and events.

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, CLICK HERE. 

Previous Meetings

March 14 – A Tale of Two Meadows – Burroughs and Collier

Randy Burroughs was commissioned by The Garden Club of Weaverville to create a unique spot to relax and enjoy the sights and sounds of nature.  The result are the two, large wood benches and table near the sculpture in the Main Street Nature Park in downtown Weaverville that serve as a focal point in the park.

Join us for Randy’s presentation
 Tuesday,  March 14th at 9:30 a.m.
Weaverville Town Hall Community Room

A Tale of Two Meadows

The first is the “Meadow Garden”.  It tells the story of the evolution of the herbaceous border which you can build yourself. By using a selective palette including native grasses, garden interest is extended on through the winter with warm colors, play of light and birds, bugs and butterflies. He’ll review local case studies, such as a 100 square foot courtyard garden, and discuss planning, planting and plant sources. Handouts will provide instructions.

The second kind of meadow is the “Old-field Meadow”.  It is a nature-based plant community augmented with local wildflowers and grasses and a few native cultivars, which Randy intends to develop in the Main Street Nature Park. The goal is to engage wildlife in the urban landscape for the benefit of people and their natural neighbors and reduce the need to mow.  This will also be a demonstration garden to teach, inspire and even provide seeds for local gardeners. The end goal is to replace 50% of the mowing with “intelligent management”.  The benefits are many and include enhanced wildlife habitat, less noise and pollution and a healthier, more sustainable method of landscaping. Atlanta uses a similar system along their greenways.

About Randy Burroughs:

Randy Gordon Burroughs is a landscape architect, horticulturist and nature lover. From 1996-2000 he served as Garden Manager – Botanical Gardens at UNC-Asheville.

From 2000- Present  he has been in private practice, Cullowhee Native Plant Conference presenter & field trip leader, National Forest volunteer invasive exotic plant eradicator.

About Kaita Collier:

Kaita Collier has worked with plants and nature for the last 20 years as a gardener, horticulturalist, landscaper, forester and naturalist.  She serves as the chair of the Weaverville Conservation Board as well as the volunteer coordinator for the Main Street Nature Park.

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Events, Previous Events

Saturday, Nov. 7th – Weaverville Arbor Day Event

Saturday, November 7th has been proclaimed Arbor Day in Weaverville!

To mark the occasion, the Weaverville Conservation Board is sponsoring a special workday in Main Street Nature Park.

Arbor-Day-WeavervilleAfter a spring and summer season of removing exotic plants from the Park, this special workday will be a planting day. We have a large number of native shrubs to be planted.

We will meet at the Pine Street entrance at the north end of the Park and work from 10 AM to Noon. If you can make it, the best tools to bring will be shovels and trowels.

We invite all participants to gather for a pizza lunch at Blue Mountain afterwards. We will need to know how many to expect, so if you can join us for the workday and for lunch afterwards please let us know by email to wwhabitat@gmail.com.

Previous Events

August 22, 2015 Conservation Board Workday

Main Street Nature Park Workday

The regular monthly Conservation Board workday in the Main Street Nature Park is scheduled for August 22nd 10 AM to noon.

We have been making great headway with removing invasive exotic plants this summer and the Park is looking very good. We’ve been getting lots of compliments from folks passing by while we are working.

And there’s always so much to do, so we hope you can join us for a couple of hours. It’s so satisfying to see a tree or shrub emerge from beneath a shroud of honeysuckle and oriental bittersweet!!
Dr. Alicia Hulse