Don’t Miss Gardening Outside the Lines: Join Us in April
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On Saturday, April 5, 2025, the Extension Master Gardener℠ Volunteer Association of McDowell County is hosting a garden symposium, Gardening Outside the Lines, for county residents and other regional gardeners. This symposium will bring together backyard gardeners and gardening professionals for a day of insightful presentations featuring dynamic speakers who are leaders in their field. Topics will focus on eco-friendly gardening with special emphasis on Western North Carolina’s plant zones and climate considerations.
Register now for Gardening Outside the Lines.
Our symposium will feature presentations led by experts in the field:
Brie Arthur
Bestselling author and gardening personality, Brie Arthur is widely known for her leadership with the national Foodscape movement and her lively, information packed presentations. With more than two decades of professional horticulture experience she isa long-time contributor on the Emmy award winning PBS Television show “Growing a Greener World”. You can follow Brie’s gardening journey through her website, BrieGrows.com or her social media and YouTube channel, Brie the Plant Lady.
Basil Camu
Basil Camu is a treecologist, a co-founder of Leaf & Limb tree care company, an International Society of Arboriculture Board Certified Master Arborist, and author of “From Wasteland to Wonder: Easy Ways We Can Help Heal Earth in the Sub/Urban Landscape.” Leaf & Limb is an important partner with JCRA and is approaching tree care in a completely different, more holistic manner than traditional arboriculture companies.
Felder Rushing
Felder Rushing is an 11th- generation Southern gardener who travels worldwide in his quest for practical and inspirational home-gardening ideas to share. Widely promoting his belief that too many garden-variety gardeners are put off by strict horticultural rules (“We are daunted, not dumb” he says), Felder’s encouraging approach to teaching gardening earned him a celebration by Southern Living Magazine’s as one of “25 people most likely to change the South.” (Didn’t say how!)
Some of the Presentations tentatively scheduled are:
- Seeds of Enchantment: Unveiling the Art of Cottage Gardening
- Bountiful Containers: the Art of Small Space Food Scaping
- Slow Gardening North Carolina Style
- Over and Under the Fence
Along with this amazing lineup of talent, attendees will be provided a top quality lunch, including vegetarian and gluten free options. There will also be time to shop at local vendor booths, including the opportunity to buy books from the speakers.
Registration is available through Eventbrite and will be a great gift idea for the gardener in your life. Mark your calendars.