June is Pollinator Month!
June is Pollinator Month! Reems Creek Nursery has long been a supporter of pollinators, with many years of being a Monarch Waystation, hosting a certified Pollinator Garden, holding fun yet informative workshops, and lots more. Learn more about how we’re helping pollinators, and upcoming events!
2025 Pollinator of the Year – Squash Bee
The 2025 Pollinator of the Year is the Squash Bee, something we all rely on whenever we eat or use summer squash, winter squash, pumpkins, zucchini, and gourds (aka Cucurbita). Learn more about how important they are, and how you can help them thrive in your own garden!
2025 Montford Garden Tour
Reems Creek Nursery is a sponsor of the Montford Garden Tour, which was held on Saturday, June 7th. A beautiful, albeit muggy day, we wandered through the different gardens and wanted to share some of the different inspiration we found.
Organic Treatment Options for Fire Blight
Spring 2025 has brought us wild weather, and also, the perfect conditions for a serious bacterial disease called fire blight. While we select for disease resistant trees, resistant does not mean immune. Learn about this disease – mainly impacting Pears and Apples – and what you can do about it.
Hurricane Helene and Flooded Soils, Helping Our Farmers
Due to both the floods from Helene and the high amounts of rain experienced, the Buncombe County Extension Service is recommending that people get high quality soil tests and adjust for any changes to their soils.
‘Limelight’ Hydrangea – 2025 Presale – Two Weeks Only
We are offering our most popular summer Hydrangea for pre-sale! Limelight Hydrangeas are a classic, spectacular type of Panicle Hydrangea. Presale runs until Friday, March 7, 2025.
Helene T-shirt Fundraiser
Have you seen the groovy 1977 VW Bus at our entrance? Our amazing staff includes numerous professional artists, and they collaborated to repaint the bus. We have captured this wonderful artwork on a fun light-blue t-shirt. 100% of the proceeds of these shirts benefit victims of Hurricane Helene.
Recovering from Hurricane Helene – Accepting Supply Donations
In light of the heartbreaking devastation in our community, we will be accepting supply donations at our store location. If anyone has supplies they would like to donate we will be here to accept them and redistribute them in the community!
Japanese Maples – Refined Beauties for the Garden
The beauty, the mystique… but oh the price. We do get questions about why such lovely plants are so expensive, or how old the plants are in 1 gallon pots. Let’s talk about it!
September Garden Tips
It’s September and the temperatures are cooling down! Time to break out the flannels! Check out our tips on edible and ornamental gardening, as well as lawn care and more for this month.