Rooted in WNC Since 1988
B.B. Barns is where youâll find expert help to design beautiful gardens and landscapes, to discover amazing plants, to be inspired, and to create home spaces you love.
Weâre more than a garden center… Weâre Ashevilleâs and Western North Carolinaâs 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.
Weâre 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.
Upcoming Events
Join us for informative seminars and workshops led by our own experts and guest speakers.
2026-08-22 10:00:00
- 2026-08-22 11:00:00
Miniature Fairy Garden âą Make & Take Workshop
2026-08-29 10:00:00
- 2026-08-29 11:00:00
Fall Container Gardening âą Free Seminar
2026-09-12 10:00:00
- 2026-09-12 23:00:00
Winter-Proof Your Lawn âą Free Seminar
2026-09-19 10:00:00
- 2026-09-19 11:00:00
Houseplant 101 Free Seminar
B.B. Barns Landscaping Services
Let our expert team do the hard work while you enjoy the results!
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:
- Landscape Design & Consultation
- Garden Coaching
- Installation & Enhancement
- Garden & Lawn Management
Roots & Blooms Learning Library
When youâre looking for inspiration and expert plant, yard, and garden information, take a dive into our learning library...
How to Save Seeds from Your Blooms
Fall Veggie Seeds: What to Direct Sow
Fall Flower Seeds: The Secret to Spring Flowers!
August Yard and Garden: Goals, Planning, Tasks
Uninvited Guests: A Friendly Guide to Common Houseplant Pests
Garden Bodyguards: How to Attract Beneficial Predatory Insects
Weâre going to be great friends!
Watch what happens when a landscape bed gets the attention it deserves. This transformation did not happen by accident. Fresh mulch, thoughtfully placed plantings, and consistent care turned a sparse hillside into a layered, textured landscape that works through every season.
As we move into fall, this is exactly the kind of prep work we recommend for WNC yards. A fresh layer of mulch now helps insulate root systems before the first frost, locks in moisture during those dry autumn stretches, and keeps weeds from taking hold while everything else slows down for winter. It is one of the simplest things you can do for your landscape, and it makes the biggest visual difference too.
If your beds are looking more âbeforeâ than âafterâ right now, fall is actually the ideal time to fix that. Root systems establish beautifully in cooler weather, giving your plants a head start before spring.
Ready for your own transformation? Reach out or stop by to schedule your fall landscape consult. đ
đ Fall doesnât mean your garden is done, it means itâs time to think ahead. Here in Western North Carolina, our first frost typically lands in mid to late October, which means the countdown for fall veggies actually starts now. Cool season crops like broccoli, collards, kale, lettuce, and spinach all do best when you count backward from that frost date and get seeds going while the soil is still warm enough to germinate.
The trick with starting seeds in August heat is soil temperature. Anything over 85°F can keep lettuce and spinach from sprouting at all, so a little extra care goes a long way. Planting seeds slightly deeper, keeping the bed consistently moist, and using a light mulch to hold in moisture and cool the surface can make the difference between a strong stand of seedlings and a disappointing one.
Stop by and let our team help you build out your fall veggie lineup before frost sneaks up on you.
#BBBarns #AshevilleGardening #WNCGardening #FallVeggies
If your landscape needs one plant that works overtime all summer long, itâs the Crape Myrtle. While so many other bloomers have already called it quits, these are just hitting their stride, covering themselves in color and holding onto it for weeks.
What makes Crape Myrtles such a smart choice for WNC yards is how much they do beyond the blooms. They handle our heat and dry spells with ease once established, their bark adds interest even in winter, and their shape makes them a natural anchor for layered plantings underneath, think perennials, grasses, or seasonal color filling in around the base. Itâs the kind of plant that pulls a whole landscape design together.
Whether youâre starting from scratch or looking to add structure to an existing bed, this is the plant that keeps giving all season.
Stop by our nursery to see them in bloom and find the perfect spot for one in your yard. đł
In the final video of our soil health series, Paul breaks down the three things every WNC garden needs to keep soil biology thriving long after the growing season winds down. First, protect whatâs already living below the surface, since healthy soil is full of fungi and bacteria doing work you canât see but absolutely rely on. Second, preserve that biology by mulching, which insulates the soil, retains moisture, and keeps those microorganisms active instead of exposed and stressed. Third, replenish it with compost, feeding the biology that feeds your plants so next season starts stronger than this one ended.
Healthy soil isnât a one-time fix, itâs an ongoing relationship, and Paulâs covered the fundamentals to keep that relationship going through fall and into next spring. If you missed any videos in this series, itâs worth going back and watching from the start, thereâs a lot of useful information in there thatâll change how you think about your garden. Up next, weâre diving into composting itself, so if youâve ever wondered how to actually get started, that series is coming soon.
Drop your soil questions below and weâll get Paul to answer them in the next one.
August is full of reasons to get outside, get creative, and spend a little more time in the garden. đż
Whether youâre looking to keep your summer garden thriving, add a little whimsy to your space, or start planning for the next season, weâve got plenty of inspiration waiting for you at B.B. Barns.
đ” Thriving in the Heat â Free Seminar | August 15, 10:00â11:00 AM
Learn which heat-tolerant, drought-resistant plants keep performing even through our hottest, muggiest stretches of summer.
đ§ Miniature Fairy Garden Make & Take â Workshop | August 22, 10:00â11:00 AM
Build your own miniature fairy garden using charming plants and accessories. A fun, hands-on project for gardeners of all ages.
đ Fall Container Gardening â Free Seminar | August 29, 10:00â11:00 AM
Join our Container Garden Designer to learn how to refresh your pots and planters for the beauty of the fall season ahead.
Come learn something new, get your hands in the dirt, and garden with us this month! đ
đž Orchids are one of those gifts that feel thoughtful without trying too hard. Theyâre beautiful, long-lasting, and with the right care, they can bloom again and again.
Whether youâre celebrating a birthday, thanking someone, welcoming someone into a new home, or simply want to brighten their day, an orchid is always a good idea. đ
And if youâre not sure which one to choose, B.B. Barns is here to help! Our garden center in Asheville has a variety of orchids, houseplants, and gardening favorites to make your next gift a little more special.
Come see whatâs blooming at B.B. Barns!
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This is what a thriving pollinator garden looks like in late summer. đ Layers of Black-Eyed Susans and Purple Coneflower spilling into ornamental grasses and spiky Agastache, all working together to feed bees, butterflies, and songbirds from spring through fall.
Fall is actually the best season to install a pollinator garden like this one. Cooler temperatures reduce transplant stress, fall rains help roots establish before winter, and perennials planted now come back stronger and fuller next spring instead of spending their first season just settling in. Itâs also the ideal time to leave seed heads standing rather than cutting everything back, since they feed birds and shelter beneficial insects through the colder months.
If youâve been eyeing a space in your yard that could use more color and more life buzzing through it, fall is when to make the move. Our landscape design team can help you plan a pollinator-friendly garden built to thrive for years, not just one season.
Book your fall landscape consult with our team today.
Youâve probably tossed those little green pellets aside without a second thought. Turns out theyâve been quietly feeding your plant its entire life at the garden center. đ±
Once that plant goes in your garden, the job shifts, and not to you. It shifts to your soil. Beneficial fungi and bacteria team up with your plantâs roots, mining nutrients like calcium and potassium and building the kind of stability a fertilizer pellet never could. Itâs a system gardeners have trusted for generations, long before liquid fertilizer existed.
The old rule still holds: feed your soil, not your plant, and let nature take it from there. Paulâs got more on building that soil biome coming next.
Whatâs your go-to for healthy soil? Tell us below. đ
