At Reems Creek Nursery
Sat, June 14, 2025
2-3:30 PM
With Kira Blankenship & Matt Blankenship
Water adds the magic touch – transforming your backyard into a relaxing oasis that sooths the soul and delights the eyes. From an easy container pond to a more extravagant koi pond – your garden and your spirit will reap the benefits – including providing wildlife habitat. Kira and Matt will discuss the basics of setting up and maintaining your water garden, aquatic plants (including natives), fish, equipment, water quality, and more.
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**IMPORTANT: Our classroom space is limited. If your plans change and you are unable to attend, please cancel your ticket in Eventbrite so that others may have your space. Thank you for your consideration of others!
About Kira Blankenship: Being raised on a small farm in Western North Carolina, Kira has always had an affinity for plants and being outdoors. Kira joined the Reems Creek Nursery Crew in May of 2020, and has worked her way up to the current Tropical, Annual, Vegetable and Aquatic Plant Coordinator. Kira graduated from the University of North Carolina at Asheville with a Bachelor’s Degree in Environmental Science. Kira is our buyer for our aquatic plant department here at Reems Creek Nursery. Kira’s love of water gardening goes back to the pond in her grandparent’s backyard she enjoyed playing in as a child.
About Matt Blankenship: As a native to WNC, Matt has a deep love for the Appalachian mountains and all the flora and fauna held within them. An avid fisherman, mushroom forager and hiker, he is familiar with many plants and animals in the area. Matt resides in our Nursery stock department here at Reems Creek Nursery, but he is also our fix-it-man who can fix just about anything! Matt frequently lends a hand in our aquatic plants department. Matt and his wife Kira built and maintain their own home pond that they have had for many years.