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N. C. Piedmont helping the Mountains
N. C. Piedmont helping the Mountains
As western North Carolina's economy recovers following Hurricane Helene in September 2024, native nurseries and landscape designers in the Piedmont of NC continue to support the nurseries in the mountains. Stay up-to-date on the latest here.
Native Plant Show in Durham
Native Plant Show in Durham
Featuring M. R. Gardens plants, grown from seed using organic practices in a passive solar greenhouse in Asheville, NC.
New updated times!
3 to 5 pm, Saturday, April 26
4 to 6 pm, Sunday, April 27
212 W Geer St., Durham NC
The host is Preston Montague, landscape architect, artist and educator. His landscape is also part of the Keep Durham Beautiful "Second Annual Durham Garden Tour" held that same weekend. Tickets are available for the tour, but not required to attend the plant sale, after the tour.
Plant Availability:
Agastache scrophulariifolia, Hyssop, Purple Giant
Andropogon gerardii, Big Bluestem
Aquilegia canadensis, Columbine, Eastern
Blephilia hirsuta, Wood Mint, Hairy
Coreopsis tripteris, Coreopsis, Tall
Eryngium yuccifolium, Rattlesnake Master
Eupatorium perfoliatum, Boneset
Eutrochium fistulosum, Joe Pye, Hollow
Lobelia siphilitica, Lobelia, Great Blue
Monarda bradburiana, Bee Balm, Bradbury's
Monarda punctata, Bee Balm, Spotted
Penstemon digitalis, Beardtongue, Foxglove
Physostegia virginiana, Obedient Plant
Polemonium reptans, Jacob's Ladder
Ruellia humilis, Petunia, Wild
Salvia azurea, Sage, Blue
Salvia farinacea, Sage, Mealy Blue
Schizachyrium scoparium, Little Bluestem
Silene stellata, Starry Campion
Symphyotrichum ericoides, Aster - Heath
Symphyotrichum laeve, Aster - Smooth Blue
Symphyotrichum lateriflorum, Aster - Calico
Veronicastrum virginicum, Culver's Root
Porch Pickups in Raleigh
Porch Pickups in Raleigh
Laurel's Garden Design
5024 Trail Ridge Drive, Raleigh
Laurel is continuing to offer plants leftover from her early April sale, which featured Tanager Plants in Mars Hill and M. R. Gardens in Asheville
Go here for the list of plants.
Contact Laurel's Garden Design at 919.323.9661 or laurelsgardendesign@gmail.com with a list of requested plants, and she'll arrange a pickup time with you.
For more info, go to Laurel's website.
Now making plant deliveries: Up to four hours from Asheville
Now making plant deliveries: Up to four hours from Asheville
If you're placing a large order for mountain-grown plants and are four hours or less driving distance from Asheville, the nurseries can likely deliver your order. Go to the Volume Pricing page under the menu on the M. R. Gardens website to view volume discounts and suggested delivery fees. You can also contact Tanager Plants directly to place your order for their plants and discuss associated delivery fees.
If you're a landscaper or other horticultural professional, please consider filling out M R Gardens' survey inquiring about your needs. Find the link on this page.
Pictured here: Rachel Nelms of Rachel's Native Plants in Pittsboro, who purchased a truckload of M R Gardens' plants to use in landscaping projects or in her nursery. So appreciated!
M R Gardens would also like to thank the other nurseries, landscape designers, advocacy groups and other horticultural professions who have been supportive during this trying time, including:
Wild Ones, Central North Carolina Chapter
Little Sasquatch Farm and Garden
N. C. Cooperative Extension - Agricultural Agents
Shannon Currey, with Izel Native Plants and the Perennial Plant Association
Read more in the Landscape Architecture magazine. M R Gardens' story starts paragraph 12.
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