River Bend Garden Club

River Bend Garden Club A club for residents of River Bend and surrounding communities, for both experienced and new gardeners. Meetings are a chance to get to know neighbors.

Half-hour Meet & Greet with refreshments, followed by an entertaining, educational guest speaker. Members meet on the second Tuesday of the months between September and June. Each meeting features a speaker or other educational program about gardening. Meetings begin at 12:30 with an informal meet-and-greet session that includes refreshments. After a 30-45 minute presentation beginning at 1:00, b

y a local expert in some gardening topic, reports are heard from the five elected officers and from 10 different committee chairs. There is a raffle of gift bags at each meeting, and a garden quiz with a prize to the winner. The club was founded in 1974, and has a membership of over 80 people. No gardening expertise or experience is required, and members do not need to live in River Bend, although most do. Annual dues are $15. A catered luncheon is held in December and June, instead of meetings those months. The purposes of the club are three: To foster friendships among people with gardening interests; to increase knowledge of indoor and outdoor gardening; and to encourage beautification within the community. The club gives to local charities, works with residents of both Howell Center and River Stone assisted living facilities nearby, participates in home and garden tours, takes day trips to places of historic and horticultural interest, and allows an opportunity for River Bend residents to get to know their neighbors. The Memorial Garden at Town Hall and the planter box at Plantation Square are two of its ongoing beautification projects. Anyone is invited to attend meetings as a guest. Speakers have addressed topics such as landscaping and lawns, container planting, dealing with deer, w**d control, mulching and composting, pollinator gardens, crafts and floral arranging, perennials and bulbs, shrubs and groundcovers, herb gardening, and much more! Meeting dates are announced on this page.

More than 30 Garden Club members met for Lunch Tuesday at Saltwater Grill. Regular monthly meetings will resume in Septe...
06/10/2026

More than 30 Garden Club members met for Lunch Tuesday at Saltwater Grill. Regular monthly meetings will resume in September.

How to befriend local wildlife.
06/10/2026

How to befriend local wildlife.

05/31/2026
Our Planter Box on Shoreline Drive is ready for Memorial Day, plus America's celebration of our 250 years, and our July ...
05/20/2026

Our Planter Box on Shoreline Drive is ready for Memorial Day, plus America's celebration of our 250 years, and our July 4th Independence Day. A gentleman walked by while we were decorating the box, and commented on how attractive it always looks. He thanked the Garden Club for taking on this project. We have heard similar comments from other River Bend residents about our Planter Box.

Every year, the garden club donates a dozen floral centerpieces to Craven Hospice's fundraiser breakfast, held at the Co...
05/14/2026

Every year, the garden club donates a dozen floral centerpieces to Craven Hospice's fundraiser breakfast, held at the Convention Center in New Bern. Susan Maciulewicz, Julie Hendrickson, and Janet Nawojski created the arrangements.

Master Gardeners Plant Sale! Sat, 10-noon.
05/14/2026

Master Gardeners Plant Sale! Sat, 10-noon.

See you Saturday at the Extension! We'll have some great plants available.

Our May meeting featured a speaker from Possumwood Acres Wildlife Sanctuary. She taught us how to identify common NC sna...
05/13/2026

Our May meeting featured a speaker from Possumwood Acres Wildlife Sanctuary. She taught us how to identify common NC snakes. Three other volunteers accompanied her and let us handle the snakes. Twenty-nine members and two guests attended.

Reminder to members: If you have cuttings, extra flower seeds, or seedlings you want to pass along, take them to the Gar...
05/08/2026

Reminder to members: If you have cuttings, extra flower seeds, or seedlings you want to pass along, take them to the Garden Club's next meeting, on Tuesday, May 12. Share the wealth!

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