River Bend Garden Club

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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, by 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.

We love dressing our Memorial Garden at Town Hall for the season.
10/26/2026

We love dressing our Memorial Garden at Town Hall for the season.

If you missed yesterday's Garden Club meeting, you missed a good one! Our speaker, Rachael Tipton from Harbourside Garde...
10/14/2026

If you missed yesterday's Garden Club meeting, you missed a good one! Our speaker, Rachael Tipton from Harbourside Garden Co. educated and entertained us. The next meeting is November 10, when the guest speaker will be New Bern photographer Ben Lindermann.

Reminder to all members: The Adopt-A-Plant Table is one of our best features. Please consider what you can donate for th...
10/10/2026

Reminder to all members: The Adopt-A-Plant Table is one of our best features. Please consider what you can donate for the October meeting. Share what you have!

10/09/2026
Our October 13 meeting features horticulturist Rachael Tipton, owner of Harbourside Garden Co., in Stonewall as our spea...
10/06/2026

Our October 13 meeting features horticulturist Rachael Tipton, owner of Harbourside Garden Co., in Stonewall as our speaker. Come for refreshments at 12:30 in the Municipal Building. Guests are welcome. If you haven't joined yet, now's the time to sign up for a full year of benefits.

The Master Gardeners Fall Bulb Sale has begun! Visit the link below and select your bulbs for delivery November 20 throu...
10/03/2026

The Master Gardeners Fall Bulb Sale has begun! Visit the link below and select your bulbs for delivery November 20 through 22 at a specified location, or, for a small fee, you can have them shipped to you. Think holiday gifts for loved ones! Craven Extension Master Gardener Volunteers chose these spring-flowering bulbs from a local nursery, so they are perfect for our climate and soil. The sale runs from October 1 through November 15. https://www.cravenmastergardener.org/

When you see Susan or Gail, be sure to wish her a Happy Birthday!
10/01/2026

When you see Susan or Gail, be sure to wish her a Happy Birthday!

This year, we had more members making multiple baked goods for our annual fundraiser. It's member participation like thi...
09/28/2026

This year, we had more members making multiple baked goods for our annual fundraiser. It's member participation like this that lets our club continue to do good in the community.

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