Hendersonville NC Arboretum, Gardens & Horticultural Education Center
09/18/2018-09/20/2018
(10:00 AM-11:00 AM)
Come visit our extraordinary Dahlia garden in full bloom. Tour our many varieties and let our colorful blanket of flowers soothe your soul. Free tours will be offered.
Location: Bullington Gardens
(828) 698-6104
Bullington Gardens is blessed to have many wonderful volunteers who give their time, love and hard work in an effort to keep the gardens beautiful for our many visitors and students. This month we are highlighting Joy Muck as our Volunteer Hero. How did you get involved with Bullington Gardens? I wanted to take the Master Gardener Course for years but was always working as classes were offered during the day. Following retirement, I enrolled in 2014. As an intern, I spent time at the … [Read More...]
03/04/2021 – 03/04/2021
(3:00 PM – 4:30 PM)
Pollinator experts Kim Bailey of Milkweed Meadows Farms, and Jill and Brannen of Spriggly’s Beescaping will present information on creating habitats to attract pollinators to your landscape. Kim will focus on butterfly gardens that provide habitat for all stages of the life cycle with tips for planting milkweed to attract monarchs as well as growing native plants to support a myriad of butterflies and other pollinators, too! Jill & Brannen will focus on native bees of North America (with European honey bees taking a backseat). Learn about the lives of these incredible pollinators through an exploration of common species and the habitat each requires for nesting and survival. More information about Jill and Brannen: sprigglys.com, more information about Kim: https://conservingcarolina.org/discovering-our-native-butterflies/
March 4, 3:00-4:45. $12.00
Location: Bullington Gardens
(828) 698-6104
03/16/2021 – 03/18/2021
(3:30 PM – 5:00 PM)
Learn gardening basics on how to improve soil, composting, what and when to plant, pest control measures and other techniques to get your vegetable garden off to a great start in this 3-day program. Led by John Murphy. ZOOM Class. March 16, 17, & 18th. 3:30-5:00.
Location: Bullington Gardens
(828) 698-6104
03/25/2021 – 03/25/2021
(3:00 PM – 4:30 PM)
Successfully grow and harvest tasty blueberries in your own home garden. Area Extension Specialized Agent Craig Mauney will share practices on getting blueberries established and growing well, how to prune, pest problems and which are the best varieties for our area. ZOOM class.
Location: Bullington Gardens
(828) 698-6104
03/31/2021 – 03/31/2021
(3:00 PM – 4:30 PM)
Crissy Dzielak will highlight great perennials for Western NC, especially ones that are lower maintenance, and how these plants can be used in the landscape. Zoom class.
Location: Bullington Gardens
(828) 698-6104
04/15/2021 – 04/15/2021
(3:00 PM – 4:30 PM)
Cooperative Extension Specialized Agent Craig Mauney will discuss best composting practices including types of bins, what and what not to compost, and how to manage the compost pile to produce great compost to enhance your garden soil.
April 15, 3:00-4:30. $12.00
Location: Bullington Gardens
(828) 698-6104
