News

828newsNOW launches ‘Garden Anywhere’ guide for Asheville and WNC gardeners

The Garden Anywhere guide from 828NewsNow is Asheville and Western North Carolina’s resource for small-space gardening. Container gardens, balcony planters, raised beds, and more, all for Zone 7’s mountain climate and the real conditions WNC gardeners face. Photo: Metro Services


ASHEVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) — No yard? No problem. A new guide from 828newsNOW shows how Asheville and Western North Carolina residents can garden in small or unconventional spaces.

The “Garden Anywhere” guide provides tips for container gardening, raised beds, balcony planting and other space-saving methods suited to the region’s terrain and climate.

The guide is built with local challenges in mind, such as steep landscapes, limited yard space and varying elevation levels across the mountains. It focuses on USDA Zone 7 growing conditions, which shape planting timelines and seasonal expectations for gardeners in Asheville and surrounding communities.

The goal is to make gardening more accessible, whether someone is working with a full yard or a small apartment balcony.

The launch comes as interest in gardening continues to grow, particularly among renters and residents with limited outdoor space. The guide includes a quick-start section and recommendations for what crops grow best in containers in Western North Carolina’s climate.

“Garden Anywhere” is the first in a series of planned gardening resources. The full guide is available here or through 828newsNOW’s Asheville Guides hub.

Recent Headlines

15 hours ago in Entertainment, Music

Michael Jackson streams skyrocket after ‘Michael’ biopic opening weekend, up 95% in the US

Michael Jackson once sang "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough." For fans of the King of Pop's music, it's words to live by: Streams of his catalog jumped 95% in the U.S. over the weekend when compared with the same dates the previous weekend.

21 hours ago in Entertainment

Nedra Talley Ross, the last surviving member of the 1960s bee-hived pop band the Ronettes, dies

Nedra Talley Ross, the last surviving member of the 1960s bee-hived pop band the Ronettes, who sang the enduring hits "Be My Baby," "Baby I Love You" and "Walking in the Rain" alongside her cousins, has died. She was 80.

21 hours ago in Entertainment, Music

Melanie C says she’s bringing joy to the club with ‘Sweat,’ an athletic album from the Spice Girl

Get your heart pumpin'. She'll make you "Sweat." Such is the promise sung by the artist known as Melanie C, or Mel C and Sporty Spice of the game-changing '90s girl group Spice Girls, in the lead single from her ninth album of the same name.

21 hours ago in Entertainment

Summer Movie Preview: Nolan, Spider-Man and ‘Toy Story’ light up the cinemas

The movies always feel bigger in the summer. The budgets. The ambition. The names. The stakes. This summer, Hollywood has many of the regulars on the lineup: "Spider-Man," "Minions," "Star Wars" and "Toy Story." But the most eagerly anticipated is not a superhero, toy, or franchise: It's a 3,000-year-old epic poem.

22 hours ago in Sports, Trending

Marathon milestone shattered: Sabastian Sawe breaks the fabled 2-hour barrier by 30 seconds

A pair of African distance runners took down what was once among the most unthinkable records in sports on Sunday, shattering the long-unapproachable two-hour barrier in the 26.2-mile (42.2-kilometer) marathon.