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New This Week May 24, 2022 New at Painters this Week Perennial Hibiscus and Spigelia Indian Pink available May 25th This week you will find three varieties of perennial Hibiscus available at Painters including Dark Mystery (pictured above). Evening Rose Perennial Hibiscus Holy Grail Perennial Hibiscus Spigelia Indian Pink We also have one last batch of Spigelia India Pink that will be available this week. These native perennials flew out of here last week, so get 'em while you can! This uncommon herbaceous perennial will grow in shade, is pollinated by hummingbirds, and has a relatively long blooming period with some of the most stunning flowers we've seen!

New This Week February 1, 2023 Locally made Wreaths, Pottery, Plant Hangers, and more! Available at our Valentine's Day Weekend Sale WREATHS FROM MACKEY MEADOWS POTTERY FROM VINE & FROND MACRAME PLANT HANGERS FROM LINE BY LINE MACRAME GARDEN ART FROM HAW CREEK FORGE STICKERS AND MORE FROM BEEHIVE95 DESIGNS

New This Week October 5, 2022 Coneflowers Growing Out of Coneflowers? It's a phenomenon known as Phyllody! Staff member John discovered coneflowers growing out of coneflowers in his garden this summer! It's a phenomenon known as phyllody . It's not a genetic mutation, but instead is the result of an infection introduced by some kind of sap sucking insect. It disrupts the plants hormones causing it to grow leaves where flower parts should be! Learn more!

New This Week January 23, 2023 Mature Philodendron & Pothos Baskets Bring one of these home for instant jungle vibes! BEAUTIFUL HANGING BASKETS We've got new varieties of beautiful, full, and long trailing pothos and philodendron hanging baskets! These favorite houseplants are low-maintenance and have a big impact - place them in a macrame plant hanger or clip the vines to your wall to turn your house into a jungle. There are so many varieties to choose from, and many houseplant lovers dream of collecting them all. We're excited to have a few new varieties as well as stunning mature examples of old favorites in 8" hanging baskets: (Described below from left to right) PHILODENDRON MICANS Philodendron hederaceum 'Micans' Dark velvety leaves with a iridescent sheen? Yes please! This philodendron is a show stopper and these are some of the fullest hanging baskets we've seen in a long time! PEARLS & JADE POTHOS Epipremnum aureum This variegated pothos is a great way to add texture and dimension to your houseplant collection. Slightly slower growing, we're loving these already full baskets! CEBU BLUE POTHOS Epipremnum pinnatum 'Cebu Blue' This highly sought after pothos is slowly becoming easier to find, but you've really got to hunt to find mature trailing baskets of it. With glossy blue-tinted leaves this plant is adored for its stunning foliage that can fenestrate when given something to climb. HEARTLEAF PHILODENDRON Philodendron hederaceum Create immediate jungle vibes in your home or office with a tremendously mature version of this classic philodendron. Many of the plants feature vines 5'+!

New This Week October 17, 2023 Thank You for an Amazing Fall Season We were so glad to see you! Whether you were perusing trees and shrubs, planning a spectactular perennial garden, or collecting some great houseplants, we are so grateful for all the folks who came out to share some gorgeous fall days with us. And while the gates have just closed, the Painters team is already humming along. Growing, transplanting, ordering, and cultivating a wide range of species for our spring season. We are especially excited about our expanded straight species perennials! If you can't wait until spring for a dose of Painters, we've got some winter events we are preparing: join Painters and regional artisans for a delightful holiday market at Little Crafty ; come back early next year at the Valentine's Day Sale; and always keep an eye on the socials for future events! See you soon!

New This Week March 8, 2022 Plant Preview Discover what we've got growing and a get a sneak peak at what you'll find at Painters this month! Petunias are a great cold-tolerant annual. We will have 6-inch containers of several fun colors available this week (and in baskets and porch pots in a couple weeks). Our favorite is the above Black Velvet variety (pictured above)! Starting this week you'll find an assortment of herbs inside the greenhouse. Our cool-season veggie starts are out and ready to be planted (as well as seeds from Sow True Seeds) We received over 150 plug trays full of annuals and veggies last week - that's over 40,000 plants! Check out some of the adorable baby plants below! That's a lot of future plants! Baby Begonias! Tiny Vinca! Tons of tomatoes!

New This Week August 16, 2022 Great Job Girl Scout Troop 2498 They've done some amazing things with the plants they got from our Non-Profit Plant Donation Day We are so proud of the amazing work Girl Scout Troop 2498 is doing. This troop picked up plants from our Non-profit Plant Donation Day and has been putting those plants to good use! This dedicated troop has added plants to the Black Mountain Library gardens that they tend, helped raise funds for Friends of the Library, thanked supporters of Troop 2498 with handmade planters, and they brought plants (and smiles) to people they know in the community who can't afford the luxury of plants. Thanks for all of your hard work - we love to see our plants go to good use! Visiting the BP Gas Station by Ingles in Black Mountain The Black Mountain Library Garden Giving our thanks to the Monte Vista Hotel in Black Mountain Dropping a planter off at Dang/Mountain Fairy Hair on Cherry Street in Black Mountain Saying thanks to Town Hardware in Black Mountain for their support

New This Week June 20, 2022 Night Blooming Cereus You don't want to miss these stunning flowers! The Night Blooming Cereus for sale at Painters are just about to bloom! Checkout this amazing time lapse video Austin made last year of these stunning flowers and bring one home this week!

New This Week February 20, 2023 Plant of the Week: Hellebores Hellebores are one the earliest perennial flowers to bloom, their rose-like blossoms signifying spring is on the horizon! Hellebores, also known as Lenten Roses, are very easy to grow in part shade to full sun conditions, provided they have some shelter from harsh winter winds and receive sunlight in the winter. The plant is extremely low-maintenance, only requiring you to clean off dried leaves occasionally (after the severe cold of this past December, you may need to cut back more frost burnt leaves than usual). The blooms on this evergreen perennial last months (sometimes December-May depending on the cultivar!). HELLEBORE 101: USDA Growing Zones: 3-9 Sun Exposure: Ideally partial shade in summer and direct sun in winter, but highly adaptable Soil Needs: Moist but well-drained Water: Like moisture, but don't let them sit in water. Once established they become more drought tolerant and shouldn't need any supplemental watering. Care: Easy Bloom Time: Mid-winter-late spring Flower Colors : White, pink, purple, or yellow Height: 1-2 feet Spread: 1-2 feet We will have multiple varieties of Hellebores available when we open this spring including Apricot Beauty, Winter Queen, Ashwood, Sunflare, and Dorothy's Dawn!

New This Week September 13, 2023 Week of Sept 11th: Artisans at Painters We are excited to expand our retail offerings! Not only are we excited to share our amazing plant inventory with you, but we are also psyched about our expanded retail offerings! We will be carrying products from an array of local artisans as well as other small businesses within the US. The talented local artisans include Vine and Frond pottery , Solstice Handmade nature-themed stickers and pins, Line by Line Macrame plant hangers & earrings, Blackwater Artisans cedar planters & trellises, Stephanie Sipp botanical coloring books and cards, Earth Echoes herbal products (including a gardeners' lotion made with Painters herbs), and several more. We also now have liquid feed and houseplant products by small businesses including Elm Dirt and October Violet , continue to carry products by Foxgloves and Spearhead Spades, offer Worm Castings by local Life Cycle Organic, and per usual offer an array of beautiful outdoor pottery by Asheville-based Pottery Market, and fun garden art by Mayze Manufacturing of Forest City. We love these locally crafted cedar planters of varying shapes and sizes by Blackwater Artisans. He even made us planters that perfectly fit our 8" mums! Vine & Frond really outdid themselves this fall with all of the new designs - her work just keeps getting better and better. We love it all! We are excited to now be carrying earrings by Line by Line Macrame as well as plant hangers, car hangers & more! She also does gorgeous wall hangers to order, like the one pictured above now hanging in our checkout building. Solstice Handmade has some of the coolest stickers, pins (larval and adult stages of native butterflies and moths), and even art classes - we love their work and are thrilled that they will be setting up at our Little Crafty this fall! Stephanie Sipp's coloring books and greeting cards are not only beautiful, but also educational - we love reading the historical and ecological tidbits about each plant! Earth Echoes makes a variety of herbal products, but we are currently carrying our two favorite products - her unbeatable Poison Ivy Wipes (they really help!), and her gardener's hand lotion named "Painters Blend", made with herbs she purchased from Painters (it smells amazing and works great)! Mayze Manufacturing of Forest City, has such fun concrete garden art! We love the stepping stones and mushrooms in particular! You can never go wrong with the gorgeous colors, glazes and shapes of Pottery Market's indoor and outdoor pots! We have a wonderful selection.

New This Week June 20, 2023 How to Prepare Your Gardens for this Week's Heavy Rains Tips on how to prepare your garden for heavy rains, and what to do after, including how to maximize drainage, what to cover, and how to support tall plants, to keep your garden thriving all summer long! How to prep your garden for the heavy rains expected this week, and what to do after: BEFORE 🌧 Drainage - clear/dig ditches deeper to ensure water is being funneled away from low areas and to avoid wash-out of gardens or driveways + move or cover any containers that don't have good drainage and can flood. 🌧 Support tall plants, as heavy rains and wind can cause breakage or flopping that may be hard for them to recover from. 🌧 Cover delicate & rot-prone plants with plastic sheeting/pots to prevent damage/excess saturation, but be sure to uncover on occasion to allow for air flow to prevent mildew. 🌧 Plant those plants you haven't gotten to yet - the best time for them to get established is with days of rain ahead! AFTER 🌦 Uncover all covered containers/plants immediately to allow for air flow & sun to hit them. 🌦 Check containers and beds for washed out soil and exposed roots, re-cover any exposed areas with compost/soil before they get burnt and damage the plant. 🌦 Cut back any broken stems/plants & deadhead spent blooms, retie/support plants that have fallen over. 🌦 Revamp soils, as nutrients may be leached - top with compost or mix in organic plant food. 🌦 Watch for slugs, snails and mildews (and treat organically if found). 🌦 Take advantage of wet soils and catch up on weeding - they won't break off at the root & will pop right out! 🌦 Check drainage ditches again and clear built up sediment/detritus.

New This Week October 10, 2023 Week of Oct. 9th: Moss Poles, Specialty Fertilizers & More Give Your Transitioning Houseplants a Boost! Painters' Moss Poles Did you grab one of the many gorgeous aeroids we had for sale during our Houseplant Spectacular last week? Did one of your tropical babies really take off this summer during the warm months? Then you may benefit from a support, and we highly recommend moss poles for optimal growth, giant leaves, and a lush look as your plant matures! Painters' planted moss poles were just gorgeous this year, and a huge part of that was our homemade poles. We trialed many brands over the last two years, and finally decided we had to make our own. This time we made extra so we can offer them for sale as well as use them for production. Why buy the Painters' pole? We use a steel stake in the core that can handle even the heaviest of plants and won't rot over time like most wood ones. The metal stake is then surrounded by a good inch thick of tightly packed long-fiber sphagnum moss and wrapped in an open plastic mesh. We designed ours to have a thick moss layer so that the plant roots have plenty of room to grow directly into the pole rather than just grasping the outside. When you water the pole from the top (we use a halved water bottle or a funnel), then the moss soaks up a lot of moisture which the plant roots can slowly absorb. It also creates a humid zone around the plant. We also use mesh with large holes so that even the biggest roots can grow into the moss. Try one for yourself! 26" = $24 & 36" = $30 As we transition our houseplants indoors for winter and refresh and reorder our houseplant collections, it's always a good time to do a thorough wipe down for pest prevention and dust removal (not just for looks but so they can properly absorb light), and to give them some extra oomph with a good fertilizer before the cold months. We have trialed quite a few products over the years, and we really like the below fertilizers and treatments by Elm Dirt and October Violet ! Elm Dirt caught our eye because it's created by a mom who wanted to use a product safe for her kids, pets, and pollinators that was also good for the planet. She uses worm castings in the mixes and bottles them in post-consumer plastics. And they REALLY work. We've been taking before and after photos of our plants at home! Fertlizers are a new and improved version of Fertilizers FYI... This is a great pairing for cleaning those leaves so they can get as much light as possible now that they are moved inside for winter.