Garden Helpline
Get one on one help from Extension Master Gardener volunteers with planting plans, soil and pest problems, and plant diagnosis using photos or samples. Support is available by phone, email, or drop in during weekday helpline hours.
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Drop-in garden troubleshooting with Extension Master Gardener volunteers for plant care, pests, soils, and seasonal planting tips. Get one-on-one horticulture advice in person, by phone, or email at the county extension office.
Drop-in garden troubleshooting with Extension Master Gardener volunteers for plant care, pests, soils, and seasonal planting tips. Get one-on-one horticulture advice in person, by phone, or email at the county extension office.
Drop-in garden troubleshooting with Extension Master Gardener volunteers for plant care, pests, soils, and seasonal planting tips. Get one-on-one horticulture advice in person, by phone, or email at the county extension office.
Hands-on outdoor class covering plant ID strategies to recognize invasive plants common in Western North Carolina. Learn ecological impacts plus practical management and control tactics for home landscapes and public spaces.
Hands-on outdoor class covering plant ID strategies to recognize invasive plants common in Western North Carolina. Learn ecological impacts plus practical management and control tactics for home landscapes and public spaces.
Hands-on outdoor class covering plant ID strategies to recognize invasive plants common in Western North Carolina. Learn ecological impacts plus practical management and control tactics for home landscapes and public spaces.
An 8-class garden-to-table series covering planting, growing, harvesting, and cooking from small to medium gardens. Expect take-home seeds and handouts plus a monthly collaborative meal made from the group’s harvest.
An 8-class garden-to-table series covering planting, growing, harvesting, and cooking from small to medium gardens. Expect take-home seeds and handouts plus a monthly collaborative meal made from the group’s harvest.
An 8-class garden-to-table series covering planting, growing, harvesting, and cooking from small to medium gardens. Expect take-home seeds and handouts plus a monthly collaborative meal made from the group’s harvest.
Twilight community foraging walks through Asheville green spaces, teaching hands-on plant identification and harvesting of wild edibles and medicinal plants; beginner friendly, seasonal guidance focused on safe, sustainable harvesting and local ecology.
Twilight community foraging walks through Asheville green spaces, teaching hands-on plant identification and harvesting of wild edibles and medicinal plants; beginner friendly, seasonal guidance focused on safe, sustainable harvesting and local ecology.
Twilight community foraging walks through Asheville green spaces, teaching hands-on plant identification and harvesting of wild edibles and medicinal plants; beginner friendly, seasonal guidance focused on safe, sustainable harvesting and local ecology.
Interactive, hands-on gardening workshop focused on building living soil and boosting soil health through natural methods. Learn practical techniques to turn garden beds into a thriving soil ecosystem with expert guidance and demos.
Interactive, hands-on gardening workshop focused on building living soil and boosting soil health through natural methods. Learn practical techniques to turn garden beds into a thriving soil ecosystem with expert guidance and demos.
Interactive, hands-on gardening workshop focused on building living soil and boosting soil health through natural methods. Learn practical techniques to turn garden beds into a thriving soil ecosystem with expert guidance and demos.
Hands-on field identification of common native cool and warm season grasses using dry samples and habitat observations, with practical tips for choosing species for home landscapes and supporting grass skippers and other butterflies.
Hands-on field identification of common native cool and warm season grasses using dry samples and habitat observations, with practical tips for choosing species for home landscapes and supporting grass skippers and other butterflies.
Hands-on field identification of common native cool and warm season grasses using dry samples and habitat observations, with practical tips for choosing species for home landscapes and supporting grass skippers and other butterflies.
Hands-on repair clinic tackling clothing mends and everyday household fixes, from torn seams to small appliances that need troubleshooting. Drop into the tool library setting for skill sharing, basic diagnostics, and waste reducing community support.
Hands-on repair clinic tackling clothing mends and everyday household fixes, from torn seams to small appliances that need troubleshooting. Drop into the tool library setting for skill sharing, basic diagnostics, and waste reducing community support.
Hands-on repair clinic tackling clothing mends and everyday household fixes, from torn seams to small appliances that need troubleshooting. Drop into the tool library setting for skill sharing, basic diagnostics, and waste reducing community support.
Small group guided hike through the Arboretum’s botanically diverse woodland trails, exploring seasonal forest types. Volunteer naturalists lead discussions on wildflowers, tree and plant identification, and local natural history.
Small group guided hike through the Arboretum’s botanically diverse woodland trails, exploring seasonal forest types. Volunteer naturalists lead discussions on wildflowers, tree and plant identification, and local natural history.
Small group guided hike through the Arboretum’s botanically diverse woodland trails, exploring seasonal forest types. Volunteer naturalists lead discussions on wildflowers, tree and plant identification, and local natural history.
A sprawling spring herb marketplace with 80+ vendors selling herb plants, seeds, garden supplies, and herbal home goods. A long-running WNC gathering focused on regional growers and herbal products for gardeners and homesteaders.
A sprawling spring herb marketplace with 80+ vendors selling herb plants, seeds, garden supplies, and herbal home goods. A long-running WNC gathering focused on regional growers and herbal products for gardeners and homesteaders.
A sprawling spring herb marketplace with 80+ vendors selling herb plants, seeds, garden supplies, and herbal home goods. A long-running WNC gathering focused on regional growers and herbal products for gardeners and homesteaders.
Hands-on Appalachian foraging instruction in the field, focusing on safe plant identification and ethical harvesting. Learn to spot seasonal wild edibles and build confidence navigating local woods and trails.
Hands-on Appalachian foraging instruction in the field, focusing on safe plant identification and ethical harvesting. Learn to spot seasonal wild edibles and build confidence navigating local woods and trails.
Hands-on Appalachian foraging instruction in the field, focusing on safe plant identification and ethical harvesting. Learn to spot seasonal wild edibles and build confidence navigating local woods and trails.
Seed packets, seedlings, and cuttings trade hands on the Reuters Terrace steps at Pack Square Park, keeping viable extras out of the trash. A low cost community plant swap for anyone wanting to start or expand a spring garden.
Seed packets, seedlings, and cuttings trade hands on the Reuters Terrace steps at Pack Square Park, keeping viable extras out of the trash. A low cost community plant swap for anyone wanting to start or expand a spring garden.
Seed packets, seedlings, and cuttings trade hands on the Reuters Terrace steps at Pack Square Park, keeping viable extras out of the trash. A low cost community plant swap for anyone wanting to start or expand a spring garden.
Hands on backyard herbalism workshop exploring seasonal medicinal herbs, foraging basics, and simple preparations like teas and tinctures. Participants learn plant identification, ethical harvesting, and DIY remedies in a casual community garden setting.
Hands on backyard herbalism workshop exploring seasonal medicinal herbs, foraging basics, and simple preparations like teas and tinctures. Participants learn plant identification, ethical harvesting, and DIY remedies in a casual community garden setting.
Hands on backyard herbalism workshop exploring seasonal medicinal herbs, foraging basics, and simple preparations like teas and tinctures. Participants learn plant identification, ethical harvesting, and DIY remedies in a casual community garden setting.
A greenhouse plant sale stocked with student-grown vegetables, herbs, ornamentals, hanging baskets, perennials, native trees and shrubs, plus succulents and houseplants. Proceeds support the Blue Ridge Community College horticulture program and participants.
A greenhouse plant sale stocked with student-grown vegetables, herbs, ornamentals, hanging baskets, perennials, native trees and shrubs, plus succulents and houseplants. Proceeds support the Blue Ridge Community College horticulture program and participants.
A greenhouse plant sale stocked with student-grown vegetables, herbs, ornamentals, hanging baskets, perennials, native trees and shrubs, plus succulents and houseplants. Proceeds support the Blue Ridge Community College horticulture program and participants.
Hands on voter outreach canvass focused on conversations with sporadic voters using a modified deep canvassing approach. Starts with thorough training plus walk lists, talking points, safety tips, and voter handouts, then pairs canvassers into buddy teams.
Hands on voter outreach canvass focused on conversations with sporadic voters using a modified deep canvassing approach. Starts with thorough training plus walk lists, talking points, safety tips, and voter handouts, then pairs canvassers into buddy teams.
Hands on voter outreach canvass focused on conversations with sporadic voters using a modified deep canvassing approach. Starts with thorough training plus walk lists, talking points, safety tips, and voter handouts, then pairs canvassers into buddy teams.
Hands-on beginner sourdough baking class led by a local Extension Agent, covering starter basics and the bread making process. Practical instruction in a Cooperative Extension classroom geared toward first-time home bakers.
Hands-on beginner sourdough baking class led by a local Extension Agent, covering starter basics and the bread making process. Practical instruction in a Cooperative Extension classroom geared toward first-time home bakers.
Hands-on beginner sourdough baking class led by a local Extension Agent, covering starter basics and the bread making process. Practical instruction in a Cooperative Extension classroom geared toward first-time home bakers.
A long-running spring plant sale and marketplace brings together local plant purveyors, artists, and makers for browsing and shopping at a community gathering. Purchases support scholarships for WNC students focused on horticulture and conservation.
A long-running spring plant sale and marketplace brings together local plant purveyors, artists, and makers for browsing and shopping at a community gathering. Purchases support scholarships for WNC students focused on horticulture and conservation.
A long-running spring plant sale and marketplace brings together local plant purveyors, artists, and makers for browsing and shopping at a community gathering. Purchases support scholarships for WNC students focused on horticulture and conservation.
Plant focused happy hour with hands on horticulture tips and casual Q and A on keeping houseplants and garden starts thriving. Relaxed after work social vibe at a Sweeten Creek Road venue.
Plant focused happy hour with hands on horticulture tips and casual Q and A on keeping houseplants and garden starts thriving. Relaxed after work social vibe at a Sweeten Creek Road venue.
Plant focused happy hour with hands on horticulture tips and casual Q and A on keeping houseplants and garden starts thriving. Relaxed after work social vibe at a Sweeten Creek Road venue.
Hands-on Earth Day workshop inoculating sustainably sourced cherry, oak, hickory, and birch logs to grow Lion’s Mane, Shiitake, and Oyster mushrooms. Includes beginner-friendly cultivation basics and flavor notes led by NC USDA certified mushroom experts.
Hands-on Earth Day workshop inoculating sustainably sourced cherry, oak, hickory, and birch logs to grow Lion’s Mane, Shiitake, and Oyster mushrooms. Includes beginner-friendly cultivation basics and flavor notes led by NC USDA certified mushroom experts.
Hands-on Earth Day workshop inoculating sustainably sourced cherry, oak, hickory, and birch logs to grow Lion’s Mane, Shiitake, and Oyster mushrooms. Includes beginner-friendly cultivation basics and flavor notes led by NC USDA certified mushroom experts.
Intensive daylong immersion teaching foundational herbalism: plant identification, sustainable foraging, and hands on apothecary skills like tinctures and salves, tailored for beginners seeking practical folk medicine know-how and community practice.
Intensive daylong immersion teaching foundational herbalism: plant identification, sustainable foraging, and hands on apothecary skills like tinctures and salves, tailored for beginners seeking practical folk medicine know-how and community practice.
Intensive daylong immersion teaching foundational herbalism: plant identification, sustainable foraging, and hands on apothecary skills like tinctures and salves, tailored for beginners seeking practical folk medicine know-how and community practice.
Hands-on workshop focused on creating a vibrant, sustainable garden that supports rebounding songbird populations through habitat and planting tips. Finish with a make and take session crafting bird nesting balls to take home.
Hands-on workshop focused on creating a vibrant, sustainable garden that supports rebounding songbird populations through habitat and planting tips. Finish with a make and take session crafting bird nesting balls to take home.
Hands-on workshop focused on creating a vibrant, sustainable garden that supports rebounding songbird populations through habitat and planting tips. Finish with a make and take session crafting bird nesting balls to take home.