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John Bowen, Extension Master Gardener

Buncombe Master Gardener Takes Program on the Road

John Bowen, an Extension Master Gardener ℠ volunteer since 2019, has been working on a program, along with several other volunteers, called “Lifelong Gardening”. This new program, already becoming a…

Owl Box

Owl Box at Buncombe County Extension Center

Bat boxes, bluebird houses, and pollinator gardens are all things we can do to bring live and beneficial animals and insects into the garden to help manage and reduce problematic insects and…

A group of people watching a demonstration in a learning garden.

Wednesdays in the Learning Garden June 27

N.C Cooperative Extension Buncombe County Center49 Mount Carmel Rd Asheville NC IN PERSON DEMONSTRATIONS - NO REGISTRATION REQUIRED "Wednesdays in The Learning Garden" provides opportunities to…

EarthBoxes in garden

Buncombe County: Gardening Video – Gardening With EarthBoxes®

This is a talk by Debbie Green, an Extension Master Gardener℠ Volunteer and experienced Earthbox® user. Debbie covers planning, planting, watering, and other maintenance, harvesting, overwintering,…

hands holding a seedling

Buncombe County: Gardening Video: Starting Seeds and Growing Transplants Indoors

This three-part program is presented by John Bowen, Extension Master Gardener℠ Volunteer and long-time gardener. John shares tips and tricks for starting seeds indoors and tending the young plants…

Garden Guide Cover 2019

Buncombe County: A Gardening Guide for Our Mountains

Living in Western North Carolina means that there is always something to do in the garden, from preparing soil and pruning to fertilizing and transplanting. But when and how? You’ll find the answers…

Roses in the Learning Garden

Gardening in the Mountains Presents: Great Roses for WNC

Thursday, February 18, 202110–11 a.m.FREE Virtual EventIn 2018, the first roses were planted in the Learning Rose Garden. This garden is part of a group of gardens on the N.C. Cooperative Extension…