Hendersonville NC Arboretum, Gardens & Horticultural Education Center
BOOST (Bullington Onsite Occupational Student Training) is a program for sophomores in the Occupational Course of Study in four county high schools focuses on imparting basic job skills as students work on the trails, gardens and grounds. The culminating activity is a garden competition where students design, budget, grow plants and plant based on their chosen theme. The Best Garden is awarded at the school year’s final celebrations as well as Most Valuable Workers from each school.
01/21/2021 – 01/21/2021
(2:00 PM – 3:30 PM)
Enjoy the warmth of our greenhouse while you create your own miniature garden in a glass jar with Mary Martin. All materials will be supplied. Limit 4.
Location: Bullington Gardens
(828) 698-6104
02/05/2021 – 02/05/2021
(1:00 PM – 2:30 PM)
Learn how to properly prune ornamental trees and shrubs with Bullington’s John Murphy. ZOOM Class. Class fills up quickly.
Location: Bullington Gardens
(828) 698-6104
02/19/2021 – 02/19/2021
(3:00 PM – 4:30 PM)
Join us in a panel discussion about varieties, planting tips, and ongoing maintenance of ornamental grasses, sedges and rushes. Whether mixing them in a meadow, trying grasses in a small area, using them tucked into existing beds, or moving away from manicured lawns, let your inner wild side shine. This is a Zoom program led by Shannon Currey.
Shannon Currey is Marketing Director for Hoffman Nursery, a wholesale nursery in North Carolina specializing in ornamental and native grasses. Shannon has coordinated the plant evaluation program and now oversees the marketing program. Shannon also writes articles for national trade publications and gives talks on grasses to design professionals and industry organizations.
Location: Bullington Gardens
(828) 698-6104
