Weaverville


Groups take Madison County garden tour


MAKING


ALLOWANCES One of the


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HINT: In time, children may be


taught that investing goes one step beyond saving.


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Group members stand with garden owner Jack Jarvis, right. Sixteen individuals, including


many members of the Weaver- ville Tree Board and Weaverville Garden Club, traveled Aug. 7 to the Jarvis Japanese Gardens near Mars Hill, the living artistic cre- ation of Jack Jarvis. The creation is now a 14-year


gem of a garden and home base for Jarvis’s successful landscaping business. With the owner as tour guide, the group first explored his large bonsai collection, in- cluding newly cultivated plants and specimens obtained abroad that range from hundreds to over a thousand years old. The collection is entered through an Oriental-style carved gate. Jarvis also teaches the art of


bonsai and sells plants from the collection, but the necessity of giving close attention to the plants and watering them daily let the visitors know that this is a project only for the most dedi- cated gardeners.


Beyond the bonsai collection,


the Jarvis garden extends to five acres. There are evergreens and deciduous conifers planted in clusters, along with f lowering perennials and a variety of other specimen trees in the midst of large grassy areas. A striking design element is


the laying of textures and forms evident when gazing up the mountainsides. A large central pond was almost obscured by the lotus plants that recently completed their yearly display of blooms.


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A smaller pond is


spanned by an arched wooden bridge, allowing easy viewing of the large koi swimming below. Water features set among care-


fully arranged rocks and boul- ders are a Jarvis landscaping specialty, making his designs highly prized throughout the Southeast.


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