Photo of a cluster of Monarchs by Kim Bailey, Milkweed Meadows Farm
We celebrate Monarch Month from mid-September through mid-October.
You can often spot caterpillars from the summer’s final generation before migration. And watch for adult butterflies nectaring in your garden on their way to wintering grounds in Mexico!
During the peak of the Monarch Migration through the Swannanoa Valley, join us to dedicate the Monarch station on the Asheville Butterfly Trail.
Join Patchwork Meadows in Black Mountain for peak monarch migration viewings.
Celebrate the monarch butterfly during its migration and bring attention to the species’ declining numbers. Gorges State Park lies along the monarch’s migratory route. The butterflies can be seen in late September each year flying over the park’s visitor center on their way south to the high-elevation fir forests of Mexico’s Neovolcanic Mountains, where they overwinter until early spring.
Join Patchwork Meadows in Black Mountain for peak monarch migration viewings.
Calling all garden lovers! Join us 10:00-3:00 on Friday and Saturday, September 25 and 26 for our annual Fall Plant Sale and Market! The Market features unique plants grown in The North Carolina Arboretum’s Production Greenhouse and includes over 30 local growers and businesses.
Join Patchwork Meadows in Black Mountain for peak monarch migration viewings.
Live music, education activities celebrating our pollinators, native plants, and much more!
Join us at The North Carolina Arboretum on Sept 19th for a day dedicated to the Monarch Butterfly! Each fall the last of the year’s monarchs pass through Western North Carolina during their winter migration to Mexico, so what better time to celebrate!? From 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., you can enjoy a variety of activities, including a mini-live monarch tagging and release demonstration, crafts and educational exhibitors, a monarch-focused story walk.
Shop with some of the best local native plant growers in the area during the prime season for planting! Plus fabulous nature-inspired artists and makers, as well as coffee and treats on site. Plus kids activities, native plant focused classes, and a meet & greet session with landscapers who work primarily with natives.
This year WNC Wild Ones is offering 30 species of plants native to NC, with most found in the mountains. They have been grown from seed by WNC Wild Ones memberAdrienne O’Brien, a retired horticulturist who worked for the University of Michigan for 36 years.
The Asheville Botanical Garden will host numerous local plant vendors to offer a wide variety of native trees, shrubs, and flowers for fall planting. Signs will direct customers to the garden’s parking lot and to the designated overflow parking area at UNCA. Overflow parking lot is located at UNCA at 118 W.T. Weaver Blvd
Learn about and craft your own Monarch Butterfly life cycle, and color your own butterfly to take part in the Symbolic Monarch Migration to Mexico on Saturday, September 12 at the Hendersonville Farmers Market.
Shop for all your favorite perennials, shrubs, trees and so much more at Bullington’s annual fall plant sale.
This class will cover everything from milkweed seed collection and stratification to raising monarchs responsibly, reporting monarch sightings, and tagging monarchs.
Henderson County youth are invited to participate in the 31st annual Symbolic Monarch Migration education program at no charge thanks to Bullington Gardens, local volunteers, and sponsors. Any group (up to 30 participants) of youth located within Henderson County may take part in the program.
Classrooms with up to 30 participants in Asheville and Buncombe County are invited to participate in the 31st annual Symbolic Monarch Migration education program at no charge thanks to Bee City USA-Asheville donors and pollenteers.
In this free lunch-time class, join the community science volunteers that lead this in-depth project at the North Carolina Arboretum supervised by the Adult Education department. These dedicated volunteers observe the growth of milkweeds on the Arboretum property and count Monarch eggs, caterpillars, pupa, and adults that use these plants. This project has been operating for a few years and the volunteers will speak on their own experiences and compare data from 2026 and past years of surveys. Bring your own lunch, no food will be provided.
Visit the Blue Ridge Community College Horticulture Program’s Fall Plant Sale being held as part of Farm City Day at Jackson Park. Mums, fall asters, violas, pansies, mixed fall planters, perennials, shrubs, trees and succulents are perfect for gift giving. Many natives to support pollinators will also be available, including several hard-to-find species.
Join Patchwork Meadows in Black Mountain for peak monarch migration viewings.
Shop for all your favorite perennials, shrubs, trees and so much more at Bullington’s annual fall plant sale.
Join Patchwork Meadows in Black Mountain for peak monarch migration viewings.
Live music, education activities celebrating our pollinators, native plants, and much more!
Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Day with us at the Hendersonville Farmers Market. From the upbeat rhythms to the delicious baked goods, connect, celebrate, and share in the joy of heritage and community spirit! Visit the Milkweed Meadows Farm tent to view Monarch life cycle educational displays, purchase native milkweeds + other pollinator-friendly plants, and participate in the Symbolic Monarch Migration art activity for kids.
Join Patchwork Meadows in Black Mountain for peak monarch migration viewings.
Grab your binoculars because it’s migration celebration time! Our annual feathered frenzy is back, and you’re invited to join the fun. Celebrate the magic of fall bird and butterfly migration with a full day of family-friendly activities, live raptor demonstrations, beginner bird walks, a hawk watch, and so much more. Whether you’re a seasoned birder or just bird-curious, this is our biggest birding event of the year and you won’t want to miss it!
The Asheville Botanical Garden and numerous local plant vendors will offer a wide variety of native trees, shrubs, and flowers for fall planting. Signs will direct customers to the garden’s parking lot and to the designated overflow parking area at UNCA. Overflow parking lot is located at UNCA at 118 W.T. Weaver Blvd
Shop for all your favorite perennials, shrubs, trees and so much more at Bullington’s annual fall plant sale.
Garden Party Fundraiser - Dinner, Music, Garden and Milkweed Meadow tours, Pick your own cut flowers.
This class will cover everything from milkweed seed collection and stratification to raising monarchs responsibly, reporting monarch sightings, and tagging monarchs.
Classrooms with up to 30 participants in Asheville and Buncombe County are invited to participate in the 29th annual Symbolic Monarch Migration education program at no charge thanks to Bee City USA-Asheville donors and pollenteers.
