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Educating the community and my customers about pollinators
Having your own pollinator garden is like having your own outdoor classroom. The life that native wildflowers attract to your yard is both breathtaking and an opportunity for young and old to connect with and learn about the natural world.
During my installations and maintenance visits I hope you and your family will want to learn about the plants and pollinators that you'll be helping. I will provide pictures and information about each of the species of wildflowers used in your planting in addition to insect ID guides to familiarize yourself with the pollinators you should expect to see.
I welcome the community to my public pollinator garden educational events held multiple times a year at pollinator gardens I have installed and to the annual fall monarch migration butterfly release held at the Monarch Waystation along the Black Mountain Greenway.
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Come learn and Get your hands dirty
Join me on a pollinator garden workday
Emily's Upcoming pollinator garden talks
Emily's Upcoming pollinator garden talks
Want to learn about meadow ecology, native plants & pollinators? Contact me about joining me to help with garden maintenance or volunteer to assist with an installation at one of my current sites. You can email me directly or join the Monarch Waystations of Black Mountain Facebook group to learn about regular workdays and volunteer opportunities. There are typically two volunteer work days each week.
Wednesdays @ Karen Cragnolin Park in West Asheville
Fridays @ one of the Monarch Waystations in Black Mountain. Contact me for times and details.
Emily's Upcoming pollinator garden talks
Emily's Upcoming pollinator garden talks
Emily's Upcoming pollinator garden talks
Fall 2025 Events
Sunday Sept 7th 4pm - 7pm
Dr. Wilson Community Garden Fundraiser Flowers Everywhere
@ 99 White Pine Drive, Black Mountain
Friday Sept 19th 9 am to 11am
Friday Sept 26th 9 am to ?
Friday Oct 3 9am to ?
This fall is the 10th anniversary of the Monrach Waystations of Black Mountain. We will celebrate by watching the migration for 3 weeks of Friday Mornings. Nature is unpredictable and we don't know exactly when and where peak migration will be this year, so I am setting aside these 3 Friday mornings in hopes that we will catch a large migration event. In 2023, we had over 1000 monarchs visiting the meadow during late September and it was here on Oct 3, 2015 where I saw my first monarch migration event, which inspired the creation of the 1st Black Mountain Monarch Waystation at S. Veterans Park.
Email emily@patchworkmeadows.com or see Facebook event for more info.
Learn to raise and release monarchs
Emily's Upcoming pollinator garden talks
Learn to raise and release monarchs
Rearing Monarchs and other caterpillars that you find in your own garden can allow your family to experience the magic and beauty of transformation.
The first step is planting host plants where they can lay their eggs. Check out this List of butterfly and moth host plants and get rearing tips from Monarch Watch