Emerald Isle Garden Club

10/14/2026

🏆💙 FIRST PLACE! 💙🏆

We have some exciting news to share! The Emerald Isle Garden Club has been awarded 1st Place for our annual Yearbook at the October 13, 2026, awards!

A HUGE shoutout and heartfelt thank you to our very own Tula Satterfield, whose hard work, creativity, dedication, and attention to detail made this recognition possible! 🌸🌿

Our annual yearbook is a wonderful reflection of our club, its members, and all the amazing things we accomplish together throughout the year.

Tula, we are so grateful for the time and love you pour into making our yearbook something truly special. This award is so well deserved!

Please join us in giving Tula a BIG round of applause! 👏💐

10/08/2026

🐦💙 A BIG shoutout to our Emerald Isle Garden Club rockstars, Veronica and Sue, for taking the time to clean out the birdhouses along our Bluebird Trail for the season!

And a special thank you to Veronica’s husband, Roger, for lending a helping hand!

We sure do appreciate these hardworking volunteers who help keep our feathered friends happy and our community beautiful! 🌿🐦

Y’all ROCK! 💚👏

10/06/2026

🍂🐝 October with the Emerald Isle Garden Club! 🐝🍂

Yesterday, the Emerald Isle Garden Club gathered for our October monthly meeting at the Floyd Messer Board Room in Emerald Isle!

Our hostesses welcomed us with festive fall décor and a delicious spread of refreshments — the perfect way to kick off another wonderful meeting. 🍁

We talked about several exciting things on the horizon, including our Annual Wreath & Bow Fundraiser on Friday, November 20th at the Thirsty Surfer and preparations for a BIG milestone…

🎉 Can you believe the Emerald Isle Garden Club is turning 40?! 🎉

A very special thank you to our presenters for teaching us all about the fascinating world of bees and beekeeping! 🐝 It was quite the buzz, and getting to enjoy their fresh local honey was truly the icing on the cake! 🍯

Thank you to everyone who joined us, our wonderful hostesses, and our presenters for making October’s meeting such a sweet one.

🌿 We hope you’ll join us for our November meeting — we’d love to see you there!

10/05/2026

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10/01/2026

🐝🌸 What’s all the BUZZ about? It’s our October Garden Club meeting! 🌸🐝

Join us Monday, October 5th for another fun morning with the Emerald Isle Garden Club!

☕ Refreshments start at 9:30 AM
🌿 Meeting kicks off at 10:00 AM
📍 Floyd Messer Jr. Board Room in Emerald Isle, next to the EIPD

This month we’re talking all things BEES! 🍯

🐝 “Beekeeping as a Hobby”
Presented by Johnnie Burgess, member of the Crystal Coast Beekeepers Association.

Johnnie manages his own hives and harvests his own honey, and he’ll be sharing a little about what goes into keeping happy, healthy bees and producing that delicious liquid gold. 🍯

And here’s the really SWEET part…he’ll be bringing some of his amazing honey to sell at the meeting!

Come for the coffee, stay for the bees…and maybe head home with a jar of local honey! 🐝🍯🌼

Not a member yet? Come check us out! We’d love to have you join us! 💚

10/01/2026

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09/29/2026

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09/14/2026

🌿 We’re back—and we have SO much to celebrate! 🌿

Today, the Emerald Isle Garden Club kicked off our 2026–2027 year, and this one is extra special! 💚

Can you believe we’re celebrating 40 YEARS of the Emerald Isle Garden Club?! 🎉 And that’s not our only milestone—this year also marks the 10th anniversary of our Green Thumbs kids program! 🌱 WOW!

We have a wonderful year ahead, including two of our biggest fundraisers that help us continue supporting programs and events throughout our community:

🎄 Annual Wreath & Bow Fundraiser — November 20
🃏 Card & Games Party — February 24

Be sure to mark your calendars—we’d love to have you join us!

🎂 We also want to wish a very Happy Birthday to our September birthday girls, Jean Wilkerson and Maria Hickox! We hope you both have a wonderful birthday month!

🌸 Interested in joining the Emerald Isle Garden Club?
We’d love to grow our club with some new faces! Stay tuned for details about our October meeting coming soon.

Here’s to 40 years of friendship, gardening, community, and making Emerald Isle a little more beautiful! 🌺🌿💚

08/30/2026

08/28/2026

September is almost here, and it’s time to get those fall gardens growing! 🌱🍂

Cooler days bring a whole new season of planting possibilities. Whether you’re adding fresh greens and herbs, trying a few fall veggies, or adding some late-season color, this week-by-week guide offers plenty of inspiration.

🌿 Garden Club Tip: September is a great time to refresh tired summer beds and start thinking ahead to your fall and winter garden.

What are YOU planning to plant this September? Tell us in the comments! 👇🌻