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.
And the winner of the dahlia quilt by Carole Carter, FromMyCarolinaHome.com is...Carrie Blair, Brevard, NC Carrie shared a few words with us about her love of quilts. News from Carrie Blair My interest in the geometric forms of traditional antique, pieced, hand-sewn quilts made from fabric scraps began in my 20’s, the 1970’s. I inherited a fine family quilt in perfect unused condition as a wedding gift. My Great Aunt Carrie’s mother, Annie Hoag of Blissfield Michigan, made the red and … [Read More...]
