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Just got this in my email - sounds like a great idea:

West Asheville Gardeners and Garden lovers

Join the West Asheville library and West Asheville residents in organizing an August or September 2009 Garden Walk.
West Asheville is blessed with a bevy of beautiful gardens, including Community, Art, Business/professional, herb, and privately cultivated vegetable and flower that have potential as an area walking tour.

Our first planning meeting is scheduled for Monday, June 1st, 6 pm, at the Wes… Continue

I've been talking to a few people about the yardsharing idea and there seems to be some interest in the West Asheville area. I'm going to go to this seed swap and I'll bring a sign up sheet to start connecting potential gardeners and yard space. We may have a meeting in mid April… Continue

Here's a good and timely idea - Yardsharing!
I just found out about a new Ning that helps to connect people who want to to share growing space, seeds, skills and gardening resources in order to grow food as locally as possible, literally right down the street. It's a natural extension… Continue

Got 2 truck loads of horse manure this week. One for my new veggie garden and one for a friend who has an established garden nearby. The poop is partially seasoned, so it's not too smelly, but it needs a couple more months to sit before I plant in it. There is a lot of sawdu… Continue

I dug into my sheet mulched new front yard garden yesterday. Taking advantage of the all too brief warm weather. I've had it sitting with layers of cardboard, manure and dry leaves since October. There were lots of worms! I dug out the paths. I still need some newspaper and wood chips to line them. I have a very elaborate garden plan for this plot. Don't know if I'll get it all in this year.
I planted some very late daffodil bulbs around the yard too. Got the 40 pack at Lowes. Tucked them in any… Continue