Two days before Easter days, there will be a unique spring garden show at the Western North Carolina Farmers Market in Asheville . This is the 17 annual spring plant sale sponsored by the Blue Ridge Horticulture Association, it begins on Friday, April 22nd from 9:00 a.m. till 6:00 p.m. then runs through Saturday, April 23rd.from 9:00 a.m. till 4:00 p.m..

Vendors will be nurserymen from upstate South Carolina and Western North Carolina . You will be talking directly to the grower that knows his product and his horticulture expertise will be a great opportunity to discuss your growing concerns and needs. In addition to locally grown plants of all kinds being for sale again this year, many handmade decorative and functional items for the garden will also be available.

One of the local growers among the group of over fifty vendors this year will include Walter Hoover of Charles Street Garden Iris Nursery in Saluda, specializing in Japanese irises (Iris ensata) ...