M R Gardens opens its greenhouse to the public on Saturdays
April through June 10, with sales from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
We aim for "as sustainable as possible," which
means not only using organic methods but also growing in a passive solar
greenhouse heated entirely by solar gain and cooled with manual vents.
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| Fireweed - Chamerion angustifolium. Native, beneficial, medicinal and edible. |
Sliding Scale! We offer a sliding scale, with a minimum of $1.00 a plant, for the last sale of the spring season, June 10. The special is for remaining vegetable starts and select herbs: tulsi, stinging nettles, catnip, alyssum, angelica, ashwagandha, balloon flower, borage and parsley. We continue to offer other herbs and native perennials at regular price ($4.00 to $7.00) and can give discounts by the flat.
Current availability - week of June 10
Culinary herbs: Rosemary, parsley, thyme, marjoram
Ground covers: Roman chamomile, alyssum, creeping thyme, marjoram
Southeast native perennials (all started by seed): Bee balm (Bradbury's), culver's root, early sunflower (Heliopsis helianthoides), fireweed, Lobelia (great blue), mountain mint, rattlesnake master, three varieties of Rudbeckia, including a bicolor daisy, vervain (Verbena stricta), white doll's daisy
(Boltonia), and several types of asters.
Plants that benefit the garden: Almost all of the plants listed as ground covers or medicinal and native plants attract beneficial insects to the gardens, i.e. pollinators or predators of pests to help keep the ecosystem in balance. University studies have rated mountain mint as one of the best attractor plants. In addition, comfrey's leaves provide "green manure" or fertilization when clipped and scattered around the garden.
Vegetable starts: We have a handful of tomatoes (heirloom slicers and Romas), ground cherries and habanero peppers left. To get an idea of the types of varieties we typically offer, see our full list at: https://squareup.com/store/m-r-gardens/. Be sure to order ahead of the season next year to so you get the varieties you'd like.
Plants that benefit the garden: Almost all of the plants listed as ground covers or medicinal and native plants attract beneficial insects to the gardens, i.e. pollinators or predators of pests to help keep the ecosystem in balance. University studies have rated mountain mint as one of the best attractor plants. In addition, comfrey's leaves provide "green manure" or fertilization when clipped and scattered around the garden.
Vegetable starts: We have a handful of tomatoes (heirloom slicers and Romas), ground cherries and habanero peppers left. To get an idea of the types of varieties we typically offer, see our full list at: https://squareup.com/store/m-r-gardens/. Be sure to order ahead of the season next year to so you get the varieties you'd like.
Find us at 441 Onteora Blvd., Asheville in the Oakley
community. Contact megan@mrgardens.net or 828.333.4151 (office line) with
questions or to set up an appointment.
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| Lavender - L. angustifolium |
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| Hyssop - H. officinalis. Medicinal and beneficial. |
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| Alyssum - "Royal carpet" has a mix of white and light purple flowers |
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| Comfrey's leaves can be used as a green manure in the garden |
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| Angelica - medicinal herb and beneficial flower |
