The Garden Path Gift Shop in our Visitor Center features a large selection of nature-themed cards, T-shirts, puzzles, garden tools, field guides, hats, puppets, native plant books, and more.
The Garden Path
Gift Shop
All gift shop proceeds go to maintaining the Gardens.
Volunteering in
the Gift Shop
We’re always looking for conscientious volunteers to operate the gift shop and greet visitors.
Please visit our volunteers page to learn more.
Gift Shop & Visitor Center Hours
CURRENT HOURS
CLOSED FOR WINTER
Gift Shop & Visitor Center will reopen in March 2022
There is no admission charge for entry to the Gardens.
Please donate to keep the Gardens open.
We encourage you to support the Gardens by becoming a member!
NAKED BEE PRODUCTS
We carry a nice selection of Naked Bee’s 70% organic lotions along with the company’s organic olive oil, honey and beeswax lip balm.
FAIR-TRADE
Women of the Cloud Forest is a fair-trade business working directly with artisans in Costa Rica and Nicaragua since 2001. We carry the company’s earrings, balsa wood animal ornaments, and their wood-fired ceramic necklaces (pictured here).
TEA TOWELS
Visitors love our large selection of nature-themed flour sack towels. They make the perfect house-warming gift or Christmas present.
FOLKMANIS PUPPETS
Everyone loves our Folkmanis Puppets! Each season, our volunteer gift shop manager selects hand and finger puppets that represent the native flora and fauna of our region including, bears, birds, rabbits, skunks, possums – you name it. These snugly toys charm people of all ages.
NATURE CARDS
We have a nature card for every occasion, including these elegant Saturn Press cards from Swan’s Island, Maine. Saturn press typesets their cards by hand on high-stock, recycled paper with an antique letter press. Each card measures 5″ x 7″ and comes with a plastic protective sleeve.
LOCAL ARTISTS
Our gift shop features many local artists including Petunia’s, Moonshine Metalworks, Jane Voorhees, and Ann Vasilik. The line of jewelry pictured is part of the Ten Rivers Jewelry collection, handmade by BGA member Corinne Duncan.
A note about sales solicitations:
If you would like for us to consider stocking your product, please email product details to us at office@ashevillebotanicalgardens.org. You may also leave a non-returnable sample with your complete contact information and product wholesale price at the front desk during office hours.
We will pass product solicitations on to our volunteer gift shop manager. However, due to her large workload and limited hours, she will contact you ONLY if she is interested in your product. Our gift shop manager is a volunteer and does not keep regular hours. We do not give out her phone number or email address.
We never offer products on consignment.