Bullington Gardens-Hendersonville NC Horticultural Learning Center-Arboretum-Public Gardens

  • The Place

    morning lightBullington Gardens, once the nursery of Bob Bullington, is on 12 acres of rolling land. Visitors are welcome to visit and enjoy the gardens which includes a therapy garden, shade garden, perennial borders, native woodland garden, pumpkin patch and herb garden. These gardens incorporate some of the many unusual mature trees that Mr. Bullington collected and introduced to the area. There is a half-mile nature tail through the wooded area of the grounds. The facilities at the Gardens include a multipurpose room, a greenhouse and headhouse (used for hands-on workshops) and an amphitheater.

  • Educational Programs

    Camp kids in herb garden Bullington Gardens hosts a variety of programs for school groups throughout the year. Elementary school programs such as Plant Explorations, In the Pumpkin Patch, Horticultural Therapy, Wildlife Interactions and Plant Math are offered to targeted grades. School gardens are also supported at area schools.  There are also summer programs for school children, including the Nature Explorer Camp. The BOOST program is conducted for special needs high school students as they attend weekly sessions to work on the grounds and gardens and learn basic job skills. Adult horticultural workshops offered by the Gardens cover topics such as basic gardening, landscape design, grafting, wildflower ID and many others.

  • What’s New

    Plant Sale: May 18, 10:00-4:00 A wide selection of plants. Come support Bullington and its educational programs.

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    Spring at Bullington

     

     

    BOOST students worked alongside gardeners at the Biltmore Estate to remove mums from the walled garden.

    BOOST students worked alongside gardeners at the Biltmore Estate's walled garden to remove about 10,000 mums in early November.

     

    Bryan design

    Student Bryan Mestril from North High claimed 3rd place for his entry in the design competition at the NC Chrysanthemum Society show in October.

     

     

                                   

  • Upcoming Events

    May 15: Container Gardening 3:00-4:30 Learn how to select and arrange ornamental plants to create beautiful container plantings with Nancy Duffy of Muddy Boots Garden Design, as she demonstrates planting the containers at Bullington. $12

    Call 828-698-6104 to register for programs

     

    May 18: Plant Sale, 10:00-4:00 A wide variety of perennials, veg. starts, herbs, unusual annuals and trees & shrubs, dahlias & daylilies. Directions from Hendersonville: Hwy 64 East, just pass the WalMart shopping center, turn left on Howard Gap Rd., go 1 mile, turn right on Zeb Corn Rd., go 0.6 miles to Upper Red Oak Trail on the right.

     

    June 1: Ramble to the Ridge 10:00-2:00 Our first spring gala with great food, music, garden tours, a silent auction and 2 beautiful locations. Tickets $50.

     

    Click the 'Upcoming Events' tab to see more.

     

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