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What Happens at Cashiers Leaf Festival?

The answer: a lot of fun!

Look for the Dovecote Porch & Gardens tent – where we’ll be showing off our garden accessories and minigardens.

MP - Fall Festival - Pumpkins

 

We bought these pumpkins at Jaymoore Farms (next to Walmart). And the friendly folks there gave us a discount because I had a shop and bought so many!

Here’s the schedule for events for Oct. 11-12 in Cashiers:

Cashiers Valley Annual Leaf Festival –

Friday, Saturday and Sunday, October 10-12, 2014 – Village Green and Village Green Commons – Cashiers NC  Corner of 107 and 64     10:00am – 5:00pm  Free Admission!

Fine Arts & Crafts | Gourmet Food | Children’s Activities

Music on Two Stages, Schedule:

Saturday, Oct 11th
Village Commons Stage
11:00 – 12:30 – Tino Eno (Singer Songwriter)
1:00 – 2:30 – George Reeves and Jay Drummond
3:00 – 4:30 – Shawn James (Singer/Songwriter)

Sat. Oct 11th  Village Green Stage (Gazebo)
11:00 – 12:30 – Julie Gribble (Singer/Songwriter)
1:00 – 2:30 – Moonshine Babies (Americana)
3:00 – 4:30 – David Teague (Singer/Songwriter)

Sunday, Oct 12th
Village Commons Stage
12:30 – 2:00 – Steve Johannessen

Sunday, Oct 12th
Village Green Stage (Gazebo)
12:30 – 2:00 – Buddy Mix

Friday, October 10th, 7pm to 10PM    Dance Party with “Hurricane Creek!”

• Tented Event
• Rain or Shine
• Coolers welcome
• Food and Beverages for purchase
• Bring chairs
• $5.00 Donation at door for entry

 

Get Ideas on Floral Design

A Video from a Gardening Workshop at Dovecote:

Jodie Zahner, The Barefoot Gardener of Chattooga Gardens, shares her innovative techniques for floral design including using native greenery, harvesting methods, creating the armature and placement of flowers in the evergreen armature.

 

Garden Design Workshop for North Carolina Mountain Landscapes

North Carolina Garden Design Workshop

 

Participants in a recent garden design workshop at our offices in Cashiers, NC. Mary Palmer commented:

Did we have fun or what? Okay, visiting 7 gardens in record time plus lunch at Scotlyn’s Yard was something of a blitzkreig. I loved every minute!  Regretably, we had to limit the number of attendees to only 4 cars due to the private of the garden study. If there is interest in another field trip this fall, please let me know.

 

Events at Dovecote: Denise Dickens on Oct. 3-4

Denise Dickens Product ShotThe trunk shows will be on Friday and Saturday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Oct. 3-4.

Denise Dickens has been working in design and the creative arts for over 25 years. When she started designing women’s clothing in 2002, as Outside Designworks™, it was because she found the market lacking stylish designs that were suitable for her.

 “We baby boomers are not going down easily. We need easy silhouettes, but they can’t be drab or dowdy. I was always looking for the perfect coat or jacket to go with my favorite pants. Something that had color and style, that could keep me warm, or dry, or covered up when on the beach. I figured that other women must be looking for (and not finding) the same thing too.”

The result was Outside Designworks™. It is outerwear cut to flatter a woman’s body and created in fabrics that are luxurious yet easy to care for and durable for travel.

Outside Designworks™is a Washington, DC based company that specializes in outerwear for all seasons. The rainwear line is available year round and is designed to be truly waterproof in five different styles. The fall/winter lines are currently made in cashmere and alpaca in the finest and most innovative fibers available. The spring/summer warm weather outerwear is made of pure pima cotton and woven polyester for summer comfort and travel ease.