Check out Asheville-area home/garden events

Send calendar items to Bruce Steele at bsteele@citizen-times.com two weeks before the event. Or mail to Bruce Steele, Asheville Citizen-Times, P.O. Box 2090, Asheville, NC 28802.

SHOWS, TOURS & EVENTS

GARDEN JUBILEE FESTIVAL: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. May 23-24, Sixth Avenue to Caswell Street along Main Street in downtown Hendersonville. “One-stop shopping for garden lovers,” with some 200 vendors, experts to answer questions, demos and workshops, children’s activities and more. To learn more, visit www.historichendersonville.org or call 828-693-9708.

BAMBOO WALKING TOURS: 1:30-3 p.m., on the second and fourth Sundays, through November at Haiku Bamboo Nursery/Farm, 468 Rhodes Mountain Road, Hendersonville. The next walk is May 24. Learn about bamboo plants, characteristics and environment. Wear walking shoes, no sandals. Cameras permitted. Adults $25, seniors $23, ages 13-18, $15, free for younger. To arrange a tour or to learn more, call 828-685-3053. Visit www.haikubamboonursery.net

ASHEVILLE-BLUE RIDGE ROSE SOCIETY ANNUAL SHOW: 9 a.m.-4 p.m. May 30-31, N.C. Arboretum Education Center, organized by the Asheville-Blue Ridge Rose Society. www.ncarboretum.org

BIENNIAL GARDEN TOUR: 9 a.m.-4 p.m. June 13, rain or shine. Organized by Buncombe County Extension Master Gardener Volunteers, featuring six home gardens and one school in Biltmore Lake area. $15. Proceeds benefit school garden grants and other programs.

CULLOWHEE NATIVE PLANT CONFERENCE: July 15-18, Western Carolina University. More than a dozen new plant walks and workshops and more. Register or learn more online at http://nativeplantconference.wcu.edu. Deadline is July 11.

WORKSHOPS & MEETINGS

SAND HILL COMMUNITY GARDEN POTLUCK & VOLUNTEER MEETING: 4-6 p.m. May 31, Buncombe County Sports Park, 58 APAC Drive, West Asheville; park in the first lot on the left. Gardeners of all levels invited to this event for new and prospective volunteers. Sand Hill grows healthy food for locals in need and you can also take home fresh, organic summer produce. For directions and information, contact lynn.pegg@buncombecounty.org or 828-250-6707.

HYDRANGEA HAPPINESS: 3-4:30 p.m. June 3, Bullington Gardens, 95 Upper Red Oak Trail, Hendersonville. Landscape Designer Nancy Duffy will discuss several species and cultivars, how to care for them and when to prune. $12. To register, call 828-698-6104.

TRADITIONAL REMEDIES FROM THE GARDEN: 1:30-3:30 p.m. June 17, Bullington Gardens, 95 Upper Red Oak Trail, Hendersonville. Learn about home remedies from your garden from naturalist and Extension Agent Craig Mauney. (Not meant to replace professional medical opinion, care or treatment.) $15. To register, call 828-698-6104.

WNC FARMERS MARKET

OPEN DAILY: Retail shops open 8 a.m.-6 p.m. every day, Brevard Road at Interstate 40. Fresh produce — including local strawberries, greens and asparagus, plus watermelons — as well as jams, jellies, local honey, cheese, wine and crafts. Spring supplies of bedding plants, hanging baskets and landscaping plants also available. Learn more at http://wncfarmersmarket.org.

Upcoming events include:

•Strawberry Day, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. May 29, with fresh, local strawberries and homemade ice cream supplied by Johnston Creamery in Mills River.

WNC TAILGATE MARKETS

For Buncombe County’s markets, see the Tailgate Market Report in this section or online at CITIZEN-TIMES.com.

•Bakersville Farmers Market: 8 a.m.-noon Saturdays, 101 Hemlock Drive, Bakersville.

•Flat Rock Tailgate Market: 3-6 p.m. Thursdays, 2720 Greenville Highway, Flat Rock.

•Haywood’s Historic Farmers Market: 8 a.m.-noon Wednesdays & Saturdays at the Haywood Arts Regional Theatre parking lot, 250 Pigeon St., Waynesville.

•Henderson County Tailgate Market: 7 a.m.-noon, 100 N. King St., Hendersonville.

•Jackson County Farmers Market: 9 a.m.-noon. Saturdays, municipal parking lot next to Bridge Park, along Railroad Avenue, Sylva.

•Madison County Farmers & Artisans Market: 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturdays, corner of Park and Physical Plant drives, Mars Hill.

•Historic Marion Tailgate Market: 3-6 p.m. Tuesdays, 9 a.m.-noon Saturdays, West Henderson and Logan streets, Marion5.

•Mills River Farmers Market: 8 a.m.-noon Saturdays, 5046 Boylston Highway, Mills River.

•Spruce Pine Farmers Market: 2-5 p.m. Wednesdays, 297 Oak Ave., Spruce Pine.

•Transylvania Tailgate Market: 8 a.m.-noon Saturdays, 190 E. Main St., Brevard. Visit TransylvaniaFarmersMarket.com.

•Original Waynesville Tailgate Market: 8 a.m.-noon Wednesdays and Saturdays, 171 Legion Drive, Waynesville.

•Yancey County Farmers Market: 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Saturdays, South Main Street, Burnsville.

ONGOING

LEICESTER GARDEN CLUB: Meets at 1 p.m. fourth Tuesday of the month at the Leicester Library. To learn more, contact Crystal Dover at 828-259-9649.

WEAVERVILLE GARDEN CLUB: Meets at 9:30 a.m. second Tuesday of every month September through June in the Community Room at the Weaverville Town Hall on Main Street. To learn more, call 828-658-1154.

GROW YOUR OWN FOOD: Hunter Community Garden on Johnson Farm Road in Haywood County has 12-by-50-foot lots and provides irrigation and many tools. $35. To learn more or sign up, contact Sarah Scott at the Haywood Extension Center, 828-456-3575.

COMPOSTING DEMONSTRATION: Learn how to compost, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. on the second and fourth Saturdays of the month, April-October, near Jesse Israel’s Garden Center, WNC Farmers Market, 570 Brevard Road. Free. Tips, instructions, Q&A, samples, demos and composters on display. Ask a Gardener information table also available for more general questions. To learn more, visit www.buncombemastergardener.org or call 828-255-5522.

MASTER GARDENERS’ FREE ASSISTANCE: Helpline open 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Monday-Thursday, and 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Fridays. Call 828-255-5522 or visit the Buncombe County Extension Office, 94 Coxe Ave., Asheville. Free soil sample test kits also available. For help anytime, visit www.buncombemastergardener.org, purchase “A Gardening Guide for Our Mountains,” available online or at the Extension office and subscribe to the free monthly newsletter for home lawn and garden enthusiasts — call 828-255-5522 or send an email with “Subscribe to Mountain Gardener” in subject line to Joyce.Plemmons@buncombecounty.org.

RAIN BARRELS: Buncombe County Cooperative Extension has 80-gallon rain barrels available for $110 plus tax at 94 Coxe Ave., Asheville. Call 828-255-5522 for availability.