Wildbud Natives | The Garden Club of Weaverville, NC

Tuesday, February 11, at 11:30 a.m.

In the Weaverville Community Center
[60 Lakeshore Drive, Albert Weaver Room]

Many gardens and landscapes were impacted by the heavy rains and strong winds created by Hurricane Helene in late September 2024. Today’s garden challenges include the fact that fallen trees have led to more sun in what were once shade gardens. Also, slopes and stream banks have eroded. But is this change a problem? Or is it an opportunity?

Join Alison Arnold, Buncombe County Agriculture Extension Agent, for an interactive question and answer session to talk about what happened in your garden as a result of Helene and to develop ideas for going forward. Attendees are invited to bring questions about and examples of the landscape challenges you are facing.

And in response to several member inquiries, Alison will also give a brief overview of the Buncombe Master Gardener Volunteer program.

At the Buncombe County Cooperative Extension Office, Alison is responsible for all consumer horticulture topics in Buncombe County, including the Buncombe Master Gardener Volunteer program.

*The following article on the Buncombe Master Gardener website is an excellent post-Helene resource: Flooding and Wind Damage: What’s Next for Your Landscape?

All are welcome to attend. The garden club will not provide refreshments this month, but feel free to bring your own lunch, snack, or beverages to enjoy immediately following the program, if you’d like. The business meeting will begin soon thereafter.

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, visit our website.

We hope you will join
the Garden Club of Weaverville
for our January 2025 Meeting

Program: Environmentally Conscious Meadow Landscaping

Tuesday, January 14, at 11:30 a.m.

In the Weaverville Community Center
[60 Lakeshore Drive, Albert Weaver Room]

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All of us have experienced the devastating effects of Hurricane Helene in personal ways. Our gardens have also experienced damage and changes in their own unique ways. From uprooted trees to damaged garden plants to the transition of shade gardens to sunny areas, we all need some encouragement and advice on how to move forward. Our January meeting will feature Nathan Buchanan, the owner of Wildbud Natives, who will speak to our group about environmentally conscious landscaping practices. His focus will be on meadow-like native plantings in residential landscapes.

Wildbud Natives, a conservation nursery in Marshall that focuses on ecological restoration in human spaces, has emerged as a pioneer in native plant species and ecological landscaping, lawn replacements, meadow builds, and creek bank repair. Nathan, who began his career on a family Fraser fir farm in Mitchell County, North Carolina, now works with clients to craft meadow-themed plantings and landscapes that embody sustainability and environmental consciousness by bringing conservation practices and species into the residential garden. In addition to growing a wide array of native plants, providing landscape consultations, and managing installations, he is an active participant in educational workshops on native species throughout the region. Nathan holds a master’s degree in clinical counseling, but now focuses his work on the human-nature relationship outside the mind.

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, visit our website.