Asheville-area Home & Garden calendar

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BASIC FLOWER ARRANGING: Dee Zaske teaches basic skills in using fresh and silk flowers, 5:30-8:30 p.m. Tuesdays, Sept. 14-Oct. 7, at Southwestern Community College's Macon campus. $69, plus supplies and flowers. Register at 369-7331.

FALL CONTAINER GARDENING: Unique ways to create container gardens. 10 a.m.-noon Sept. 15, N.C. Arboretum, Frederick Law Olmstead way (off N.C. 191), Asheville. $14, $11 members. 665-2492.

?TREES IN YOUR LANDSCAPE?: Part of the Gardening in the Mountain series presented by Extension Master Gardeners, 10 a.m. Sept. 15, at the Extension Office, 94 Coxe Ave., Asheville. Free.

DRY STACK STONE WORKSHOP: course includes discussion of stone work basics, followed by building of wall. 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Sept. 16 or Oct. 23, N.C. Arboretum, Frederick Law Olmstead way (off N.C. 191), Asheville. $129, $105 members. Bring gloves and wear sturdy shoes; tools provided. 665-2492.

DWARF CONIFERS: Michael Balogh of Mountain Meadows Nursery will present a program showcasing dwarf conifers for the WNC landscape, 2 p.m. Sept. 16, the Bullington Center, 33 Upper Red Oak Trail, Hendersonville. $12. 698-6104 to register.

MUSHROOMS: Learn the various kinds of fungi in our area. 9:15 a.m. Sept. 18, N.C. Arboretum, Frederick Law Olmstead way (off N.C. 191), Asheville. $15, $11 members. 665-2492.

COMPOSTING WITH MUSHROOMS: Learn how to grow mushrooms on non-compostable trash. 10:30 a.m. Sept. 18, N.C. Arboretum, Frederick Law Olmstead way (off N.C. 191), Asheville. $17, $13 members. 665-2492.

GROWING SHIITAKE MUSHROOMS: This demo class will teach you the skills of drilling, inoculating, stacking and caring for shiitake logs in your own yard. 2:45-4 p.m. Sept. 18, N.C. Arboretum, Frederick Law Olmstead way (off N.C. 191), Asheville. $15, $11 members. 665-2492.

DYEING FABRIC WITH PLANT MATERIALS: Program for kids ages 5-11. Make dyes from plant materials and experiment with the various colors produced by bark, lichens, berries, roots and leaves. Participants will take home a piece of fabric decorated with the dyes that are produced. 9:30-11:30 a.m. Sept. 25, the Botanical Gardens at Asheville, 151 W.T. Weaver Blvd. $7 per child. Registration required. 252-5190.

Asheville-area Home & Garden calendar