Rain Garden

08/29/2014 by Bullington Gardens

This garden was designed to catch excess rainfall and it hosts native plants that tolerate wet conditions as well as dry. Feature plants: turtleheads, cardinal flower, and various ferns. Native woody shrubs form the back edge such witch hazel and sweet shrub.

BOOST & HT Awards, June 1, 2018

06/01/2018-06/01/2018
(10:00 AM-2:00 PM)

BOOST & HT Awards, June 1, 2018

The students from all four Henderson County High Schools and Apple Valley Middle School enrolled in our BOOST and HT programs participated in our annual awards ceremony and games June 1, 2018. It was a great day full of emotional moments of pride for the students and teachers. Here are just few of the highlights!

Location: Bullington Gardens

(828) 698-6104

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May 2018 Update

05/01/2018-05/31/2018
(12:00 AM-12:00 AM)

May 2018 Update

This month has been as busy as ever at Bullington Gardens with so much rain, the Mother’s Day Sale and lots of school programs, we have lots to report!

The Mother’s Day sale was a lovely day talking to old friends, meeting new friends and, of course, providing plenty of unique perennials, shrubs, trees and crafts to the community. We have lovely volunteers who do so much for Bullington Gardens and we owe our success to their hard work and dedication.

You may have noticed Bullington Gardens is growing! As addition of a sign on Hwy 64 and an updated sign on Howard’s Gap has brought in people who were previously unaware of our beautiful little spot. “I didn’t even know you all existed!” is regularly heard, but with so many volunteers working towards getting our name out there, the list of people who have visited and want to visit is growing. The more awareness we can raise for Horticultural Therapy the better!

Did you know our Horticultural Therapy program is part of an overall treatment plan for people with addictions? Bullington Gardens regularly works with adults recovering from substance abuse in vegetable, herb and ornamental gardens as part of a comprehensive treatment plan.

The elementary school programs are winding down for summer. We continue to receive thankful letters from students who so appreciate John’s time in the classroom with them. They are in awe of all that nature has to offer thanks to his lessons. It’s so important children are exposed to the natural world especially in today’s world of computers and cell phones.

We are looking forward to our annual Nature Explorers camp in July. What started out as an elementary school camp has morphed into a camp for teens with special needs. It is one of our favorite events here at Bullington Gardens. The kids display such enthusiasm, joy and excitement during the camp.

The Fairy Garden has received some love this week from volunteers in preparation for Fairy Days! A few additions have made it even more magical. We still have some spots open so don’t wait-sign up today!

American Gardener has a great article about the resurgence of the Pawpaw in this month’s issue. If you want to learn about growing Pawpaws and taste test this amazing fruit, our Pawpaw class is August 18th with Craig Mauney.

About half of the approximately 600 dahlia plants were planted last week. We are waiting for dry weather to plant the rest. Fingers crossed! The Dahlia garden will be spectacular this year. Be sure to sign up for the Dahlia tour!

We also planted a Coneflower trial with 17 different varieties up above the dahlias. Over the next few years we hope to gather information on color stability, hardiness, flower quantity and attraction to pollinators.

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Location: Bullington Gardens

(828) 698-6104

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Herbal High Tea
06/27/2018 – 06/27/2018
(2:00 PM – 4:00 PM)

Tools of the Trade: Watercolor Techniques for Beginners-FULL
08/08/2018 – 08/09/2018
(9:30 AM – 4:30 PM)

Fairy Garden Workshop-August
08/14/2018 – 08/14/2018
(1:00 PM – 5:00 PM)

Celebrating the Pawpaw
08/18/2018 – 08/18/2018
(9:00 AM – 12:00 PM)

Garden Silk to Dye For
08/22/2018 – 08/22/2018
(10:00 AM – 11:30 AM)

Fall Plant Sale
09/07/2018 – 09/08/2018
(9:00 AM – 4:00 PM)

Dahlia Daze
09/18/2018 – 09/20/2018
(10:00 AM – 11:00 AM)

Wine & Dahlias
09/21/2018 – 09/21/2018
(5:30 PM – 7:30 PM)

Flower Arranging Workshop
09/25/2018 – 09/25/2018
(10:00 AM – 12:00 PM)

Putting Your Garden to Bed
10/10/2018 – 10/10/2018
(3:00 PM – 4:30 PM)

Seed Saving Workshop
10/16/2018 – 10/16/2018
(3:00 PM – 4:30 PM)