Rooted in WNC Since 1988
B.B. Barns is where you’ll find expert help to design beautiful gardens and landscapes, to discover amazing plants, to be inspired, and to create home spaces you love.
We’re more than a garden center… We’re Asheville’s and Western North Carolina’s much-loved destination for the best selection of indoor and outdoor plants, shrubs, and trees; gardening supplies and tools; horticulture expertise; and unique and beautiful home goods and gifts.
We’re more than landscapers… We help homeowners and businesses create and maintain show-stopping spaces that are as beautiful as they are functional, and as regionally-viable as they are beneficial. Our experienced and knowledgeable team of garden design and landscaping professionals are the best of the best.
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B.B. Barns offers a full-suite of landscaping services for homeowners and businesses in Asheville, NC, and surrounding areas. We promise to deliver the best in quality, design, installation and service. Look to our knowledgeable and experienced team to provide:
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Roots & Blooms Learning Library
When you’re looking for inspiration and expert plant, yard, and garden information, take a dive into our learning library...
Conifers Bring Year-Round Color, Character, and Structure to Your Garden
Plant Fruit Trees in Fall for a Sweet Start
Fall Lawn Care Tips for a Beautiful Spring Yard
How to Save Seeds from Your Blooms
Fall Veggie Seeds: What to Direct Sow
Fall Flower Seeds: The Secret to Spring Flowers!
We’re going to be great friends!
That moment when the crew packs up and the yard finally looks like the vision in your head 🌿
This entrance planting shows how structure and personality can live in the same bed. A trio of columnar evergreens anchors the walkway with year round height and privacy, while drifts of ornamental grass and low shrubs fill in around them for texture that only improves with time. Fall is our favorite season to install work like this. Cooler air and warm soil mean roots settle in fast, so by spring these plantings are already established instead of playing catch up.
Little details, like the stone faces tucked into the bed, are what turn a landscape into something that feels like home instead of a template.
Drop your questions about fall planting below. Our landscape team is happy to help you map out something just as personal for your own entrance.
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Okay, real talk have you started thinking about your spring bulbs yet?
It might feel early to think about spring, but fall is actually the best time to plant bulbs like tulips, daffodils, and crocuses. They need that cold winter dormancy to set up a strong bloom once the weather warms back up, so a little effort now means a much bigger payoff come spring.
The good news? Planting bulbs is low-effort and pretty forgiving, just get them in the ground before the first hard freeze and let the season do the rest. Come fall clean-up, dig a spot, drop them in, and forget about it until spring surprises you.
Stop by and stock up before the good ones are gone. What’s on your spring wish list: tulips, daffodils, or something a little more unexpected?
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You know fall has hit Western North Carolina when the mornings need a jacket but the afternoons still feel like summer stole the show.
Around the garden center, that means mums lining every corner, cool season vegetables going into the ground, and the first specimen trees of the season finding new homes. This is the stretch when the Blue Ridge really shows off, and there’s something satisfying about getting your beds ready while the leaves are turning right along with you.
If you’ve been putting off your fall planting, this is your sign. The soil’s still warm, the air’s finally cooperating, and WNC gardeners know this window doesn’t last forever.
Drop your favorite fall plant below 🍂
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🪴 Your houseplants deserve better than a slow, guilty death by neglect.
We get it, keeping plants alive inside can feel like a mystery. Too much water, too little light, the wrong pot, it adds up fast. That’s exactly why we’re hosting Houseplants 101, a free class where you’ll learn what your plants actually need to thrive, not just survive.
Saturday, September 19th at 10 AM, right here at B.B. Barns. Come with your worst plant horror stories, leave with a game plan for a home that’s actually green.
Spots are limited, so save your seat now. Link in bio to register!
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Fall in Western North Carolina means one thing for the vegetable garden: it’s time to switch gears. Our cool season veggie starters are in, and the next several weeks are your window to get kale, lettuce, radishes, and cabbage established before the first hard frost.
Timing matters here. Radishes are the quick win, ready to harvest in as little as 25-30 days, so you can tuck them in through early-to-mid October and still get a crop. Kale and cabbage starters need more lead time to size up, so getting them in the ground within the next few weeks gives roots time to establish while soil temps are still warm, even as air temps cool down. Lettuce falls in between and tends to tolerate light frost well, so it can keep producing even after the first cold snap.
The payoff is worth the planning: cool season crops actually sweeten up after a light frost, so what you plant now can be feeding you clear into November.
Not sure what to plant or when? Stop by and our team will help you map out your fall garden. 🌱
Right now is one of the best times to be in your garden 🪏 And one of our most common questions might surprise you!
Paul explains while technically, you can plant here in Western North Carolina any time you can get a shovel in the ground. But if you want your woody perennials to thrive, fall has a real advantage. Plant in spring, and the plant is splitting its energy between root development and pushing out buds and growth. Plant in fall, and all that energy goes into one job, building a strong root system before winter sets in. That head start is why fall planted woody perennials often come back stronger the following season.
If you’ve been on the fence about adding trees, shrubs, or other woody perennials to your beds, consider this your sign. Fall isn’t the backup plan, it’s often the better one.
Save this post for your fall planting list. 🍂 And come see us with all your gardening questions.
Fall has officially arrived at B.B. Barns.
The mums are here, the fall annuals are rolling in, and your garden is about to get a whole lot more colorful.
Looking for instant color? Go for the blooms. Mums and fall annuals will give you that bright, seasonal pop right now.
Want something that sticks around longer? Look for the buds. They’re just getting started and will give your landscape plenty of room to fill in and keep showing off.
Whether you’re refreshing your containers, adding color to the landscape, or just ready to make your yard feel like fall, we’ve got plenty of options waiting.
Are you Team Blooms or Team Buds?
The truck just dropped off exactly what fall in WNC calls for. 🍂
For anyone tackling a landscape refresh this season, we just brought in Colorado Blue Spruce and Blue Ice Arizona Cypress as new specimen evergreens, along with a staked Southern Magnolia and a stunning red Japanese maple ready to anchor a bed.
And if your containers need new life for fall, don’t skip the smaller arrivals. Mother Lode Juniper brings that chartreuse trailing texture, and Inky Whiskers Dwarf Black Mondo Grass is the moody, near-black spiller every fall pot needs. Pair either one with a dwarf conifer for instant structure.
What is first on your fall project list this year?!
