Jay’s Naturalist Walk with Jay Kranyik SUNDAY, AUGUST 19th 9-11:30am Pre-registration is required.  Please call (828) 252-5190 to pay by credit card.  Cost for the class is $15 for members, $20 for non-members. On this slow ramble through the Gardens, we will observe and discuss numerous aspects of our natural history. Botany, scientific nomenclature, reading the landscape, birds, insects, weather, plant compounds, and other interesting subjects will be pondered in a fun, non-intimidating setting. Past naturalist walks have been graced…

Hemlock Conservation and Restoration with Sara deFosset SUNDAY, AUGUST 26th 2-4pm Pre-registration is required.  Please call (828) 252-5190 to pay by credit card.  Cost for the class is $15 for members, $20 for non-members. Sara deFosset, outreach associate for the Hemlock Restoration Initiative (HRI), will discuss hemlock trees in our Western North Carolina ecosystem and the threat they face from the hemlock woolly adelgid, an invasive insect native to Japan. Sara will tell us what is being done to combat…

Native Plant Gardening in Small Gardens and Containers with Dr. Lisa Wagner SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 30th TIME TBA shortly Pre-registration is required.  Please call (828) 252-5190 to pay by credit card.  Cost for the class is $15 for members, $20 for non-members. Many of our native species are well-suited to small spaces, allowing you to create natural garden vignettes in decorative containers, by entrances or around mailboxes. Slow-growing shrubs and compact perennials are easiest to use, but larger-growing natives are also…