Need an inexpensive and very useful holiday gift for a gardener, for a gift exchange, or for yourself?
Buncombe County Cooperative Extension offers an attractive and informative 30 page Guide tailored to growing conditions in Buncombe County and Western North Carolina.
Monthly To-Do lists help you remember essential garden tasks. Special topics abound, including those listed below and many others. The Guide is in “magazine” format 8 and 1/2″ by 11″ with a handy hole at upper left for pinning on a bulletin board or hanging in your workspace.
- Firewise Landscaping
- Shade: A Cool Place to Garden
- Compost
- Caring for Trees and Shrubs
- WNC Vegetable Garden Planting Guide
- Helpful Definitions
- Resources
- Toward an Environmentally Friendly Garden
HOW TO PURCHASE
- Garden Guides can be purchased at the Buncombe County Extension Office, 94 Coxe Avenue, Asheville for $10 (cash or check). There is free parking for your visit in the lot across the street.
- Have it mailed to you by sending a check for $12 (made out to BCMG Enhancement Fund) to BCMG Enhancement Fund, c/o NC Cooperative Extension Office, 94 Coxe Avenue, Asheville, NC 28801.
- CLICK HERE to purchase a guide online with a credit or debit card. Have your Guide mailed to you ($12), or for speedy service, purchase online and come to the Extension Office to pick it up ($10).
Questions? Call the Buncombe County Extension Office at 255-5522.