Your Garden Center in Asheville, Weaverville, & Western North Carolina
Just 10 minutes north of downtown Asheville in Weaverville, NC
WHATS NEW?
WINTER HOURS ~
Monday thru Friday: 8 ~ 5:00
Saturday: 9 ~ 4
Sunday: Closed
Scroll down for upcoming seminars!
Seeds have arrived! We have numerous seed racks filled with enticing cultivars for your vegetable and flower gardens. Fruit trees will be arriving around mid-February, with small fruits and spring trees & shrubs coming shortly thereafter.
Witchhazel is blooming and some beautiful specimens just arrived…along with a few Winter Daphne, Daphne odora, whose wonderful fragrance is an extra-special treat this time of year. The scent was drifting through the Garden Center doors yesterday – tempting us to scoop this blooming shrub right up, take it home and plant it by the front door! Evergreen Mahonias are blooming too. Mahonias, with their evergreen foliage and scented yellow flowers, can be the perfect solution for that shady corner of your yard.
Looking for a blooming plant to cheer you right up or give to a friend? We have colorful Kalanchoes, cyclamen, primroses, and more!
SALES:
Selected perennials, trees, and shrubs are still on super-sale with discounts ranging from 25% to 70% OFF.
Remember your VALENTINE with a GIFT CERTIFICATE to spend on their favorite plants, tools, gloves, wind chimes, pretty pottery, garden flags, or even soil amendments.
GREAT VALENTINE GIFT IDEA: Are you looking for the perfect gift for the gardener in your life, or maybe even for yourself? Is your landscape in need of a makeover? Give a LANDSCAPE MAKEOVER Consultation to that special someone. Our professional Landscape Designer, Kathrine Carter, will treat your recipient to a site visit that includes:
• A complete assessment of the area with fresh eyes and ideas
• A list of goals & priorities for those interested in “Do It Yourself” advice ~ or implementation help from the pros
• On-site plant lists and sketches
• Directions on how to get the work done
This Two Hour Landscape Makeover Gift Certificate is $100. Make somebody smile!
UPCOMING SEMINARS & WORKSHOPS:
FRUIT TREE SEMINAR at Reems Creek Nursery
Saturday, February 25 at 10 a.m.
With Bill Whipple, AKA Professor T. Bud Barkslip ~ The professor will discuss the benefits of fruit in your yard, siting your trees for maximum fruit production and minimum disease, how to best harness a small “herban” lot and its microclimates, and choosing cultivars - plus proper planting, pruning, and fertilization. Bill brings a permaculture perspective to home orcharding. Free, but please pre-register at the nursery or call us at 828-645-3937.
DESIGN WORKSHOP/Design a Beautiful Bank at Reems Creek Nursery
Limited to 8 Participants
Saturday, March 24 from 9:30 - 12:30
With Kathrine Carter, Reems Creek Nursery Landscape Designer ~ Design a beautiful solution to your problem bank with the help and expertise of landscape designer, Kathrine Carter. Workshop includes: Design concepts for beautiful banks, group evaluation of each participant’s site, tour of plant material to assist with personal plant selection, and design time. This hands-on workshop is limited to 8 pre-paid participants.
Drafting paper and pencils will be provided by Reems Creek Nursery. NO drafting or drawing skills necessary. Participants need to bring printed photographs of the site, accurate measurements of the area they intend to work on, information on the number of hours and time of day of daily sun exposure, and the direction the bank is facing. Bring snacks and drinks, and come ready to get to work!
Participants must pre-register and pre-pay class fee of $20. Class limited to 8 participants. Please pre-register and pre-pay at the nursery or by calling us at 828-645-3937.
OTHER SEMINARS of Interest (not held at Reems Creek Nursery):
THE WINTER GARDEN
Monday, February 13 at 7 p.m. at Weaverville Town Hall on Main Steet
By Ralph Coffey ~ who is co-owner of White Gate Inn which is known for it’s beautiful, year-round interest gardens on Chestnut Street in Asheville. This free program is sponsored by Weaverville Tree Board.
ORGANIC GROWERS SCHOOL 19th ANNUAL SPRING CONFERENCE
Saturday & Sunday, March 3 & 4, at UNCA
Join us at UNCA for this wonderful weekend of over 70 workshops for the beginning gardener to the advanced commercial growers. You may attend one or both days. Register by Feb. 15 to pay early-bird rates. See the schedule at www.organicgrowersschool.org
Don't know where to start in your yard? We can help. Our Landscape DESIGNER, Kathrine Carter, can design a plan - customized to beautify your home, add curb appeal, and suit your family’s needs. Our Landscape department professionals will install beautiful plant material, and even maintain your landscape to keep it looking its best all year long. You can email them at landscaping@reemscreek.com or call 828-645-3937. We also offer one-time consultations that will de-mystify what to do next in your yard. Our staff at the garden center is very knowledgeable too, and we’re always willing to help you right in the garden center!
BLUEBERRIES make an excellent edible addition to any landscape…or start a blueberry patch! All of us at the nursery have a fondness for blueberry plants, and the nursery has been propagating them for many years. Why? They’re delicious AND they are a beautiful ornamental with 4-season interest. They don’t have to be in an orchard area; they are an excellent addition to any shrub border with fruit to boot.. The bushes have pretty bell-shaped flowers in spring, berries in summer, showy fall color, and exfoliating bark for winter interest. That’s just about perfect, isn’t it? You will need two different cultivars for fruit pollination. Plant in sun to part-sun; you will get better fruit production in full sun. Blueberries require acid soil and good drainage (amend your native soil 50/50 with Natures Helper). Most bushes will be 4-6’tall at maturity.
Soil Recipe for Square Foot Gardens:
1/3 Peat Moss
1/3 Coarse Vermiculite
1/3 Compost, a mix of 5 different kinds
We have great COMPOST at Reems Creek Nursery, including Composted Cow Manure, Composted Chicken Manure, Mushroom Compost, McEnroe Premium Organic Compost, and Vermicompost (Worm Poop…AKA Black Gold).
