Mountains In Bloom

The 12th annual Mountains in Bloom is a multi-day garden festival (over 1200 attendees, July 8-11, 2010) in the mountain resort community of Highlands, NC. Mountains in Bloom features a tour of magnificent mountain gardens, a flower show, a photography competition, a home and garden market, and a flower-themed lecture and demonstration by Beverly Reese Church. Proceeds benefit The Bascom, a nonprofit visual arts center occupying a six-acre, $13 million campus.

Events include:

• Thursday daytime: flower-themed lecture and demonstration by New Orleans author, designer, and magazine editor, Beverly Reese Church.
• Thursday evening: Special event for Whiteside/Rhododendron (upper-level) Benefactors and corporate sponsors to meet and mingle with noted speaker Beverly Reese Church.
• Friday and Saturday daytime: garden tours, free admission to flower show & photography competition, free admission to home & garden market
• Friday 5-7 free party at The Bascom for all MIB attendees to view a related exhibition, "Heroes of Horticulture," and enjoy a demonstration by Bascom artist-in-residence Susan Knight Smith on the art of paster painting
• Sunday: Benefactors Party at the home of Cathy and Bob Fisher