Sandy Mush Herb Nursery

05/29/2026

NEW HOURS - hello all! We are changing our hours to Friday and Saturday from 10am - 5pm. We would love to see you then!

05/14/2026

Hello all!
The herb nursery will be CLOSED to visitors on Friday and Saturday this week (5/15-5/16) because we will be selling a plethora of beautiful natives at the UNCA botanical garden plant sale.
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We hope to see you there!

05/07/2026

We are closed on May 7, 8 & 9, 2026.

04/03/2025

Well folks, Its that time of year again - We have updated our Plant List! Kate and Fairman have spent the winter months carefully curating the collection, writing descriptions, and GROWING plants. Head over to www.sandymushherbs.com and download a copy!

PS. We survived Helene, but our road is still a mess so for the time being we are only open by appointment Thursdays thru Saturday - give us a call at (828) 683-2014 to arrange a time.

12/10/2024

https://youtu.be/reJCSHTO50E?si=5YZYhCIQWl5IFhQW&t=1118

Starting at 18:30 (towards the end) of episode 506 of The Good Road tv there is a nice bit about the nursery and Kate and Fairman. The parts before are great too. Filmed before Helene, it is hard to comprehend the before and after! We are all fine, but still don't have an access road rebuilt to the nursery - hopefully we will be able to see you all in the spring.

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09/29/2024

Hello friends near and far. We are all well. Our road is shot and it will be a few more days before I can get us out. But the images of WNC that just hit with the restoration of internet makes us forget our relatively minor worries and hope and pray for all our regional neighbors.

09/13/2024

Fall? Autumn? Winter is Coming? When is Spring? - Whatever label you choose - IT is HERE! and so is Asheville Botanical Garden Fall Plant Sale - Saturday September 14, 2024 from 9:00 to 3:00.
We have lots of plants pulled (mostly native) - Trees and shrubs, woodland and meadow perennials, and more.
Give Kate a call by 4:00 on Friday at (828) 683-2014 if you want to place a special order for us to bring in.

09/07/2024

As fall approaches we are starting to see the annual "Fall Color Forecasts" which can make us forget to look about as we go to and fro. Driving up the lane to the nursery is a case in point - sometimes we need to get out and walk to really see the early fall flowers finding respite from the drought in the shady streamside. But don't worry, the leaves will be pretty great too!
1) Blue Lobelia - Lobelia siphilitica, and White Wood Aster - Eurybia divaricata
2) Pink Turtlehead - Chelone lyonii, and White Wood Aster
3) Blue Lobelia
4) Pink Turtlehead and friend
5) Late October 2020
See our profile for ordering and visiting.
We will be at the Asheville Botanical Garden Fall Plant Sale on Sept 14, 2024 and the NC Arboretum Fall Plant Sale on Sept 27 & 28, 2024 - Special orders can be arranged!

All photographs ©Christopher Jayne

09/02/2024

September 2, 2024 - As we contemplate Summer's transition to Fall, COLOR is what comes to mind - and pollinators! Yellow and orange Jewelweed are buzzing with bees and humming with hummingbirds. Angelica gigas (non-native) beckons bumblebees with its striking magenta flowers. But there is nothing quite as colorful as the purple of Ironweed - Vernonia noveboracensis and the vibrant yellow of Giant goldenrod - Solidago gigantea gracing the edges of roads and pastures throughout Sandy Mush. The bumblebees enjoy the goldenrod, and the spiders enjoy the bumblebees!

We will be bringing an exciting collection of plants to the Asheville Botanical Garden on Saturday Sept. 14. And to the NC Arboretum Plant Sale on Friday and Saturday Sept 27-28.

We are shipping plants across the country for fall planting and would love to send some to you!

Plan a visit to the Nursery - give us a call first as fall hours can change.

Put some COLOR in your garden and make the citters happy!

Asheville Botanical Garden
The North Carolina Arboretum

03/02/2024

Kendra Wilson wrote a lovely article about us for Gardenista. All the photographs for the story were provided by our own Christopher Jayne

Sandy Mush Herb Nursery, in North Carolina, is a nursery that is focused on growing things properly, and offering advice on how to do that.