Welcome to The Raleigh Garden Club! 

 
 

Join us for our 100th Anniversary Special Events

Thanks everyone for coming out to the Historic Isabelle Bowen Henderson House and Garden. Here’s the recipe for “The Isabelle” mocktail

Monthly Meetings

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Recycled Greenhouse: The Joys of Designing, Building and Using- Andie Provencher
May 7
Recycled Greenhouse: The Joys of Designing, Building and Using- Andie Provencher

10:30am Registration

11:00am Program - Andie will walk thru the inspiration, practical logistics of gathering supplies, design, and construction of a self-sustaining greenhouse/personal workspace. She hopes you’ll be inspired to create a greenhouse of your own!

Meetings are the first Wednesday of each month at 10:30-1:00 September through June and are held at the NC State University Club, 4200 Hillsborough St.

Guests are welcome at Monthly Meetings!

Members will receive an email invitation. If you do not receive an invitation, please contact RGC Reservations Committee at rgcreservations@gmail.com. The price for lunch is $25. The “No Lunch” option is $10.

RGC Announcements

Donate to the 100 for 100 Campaign here. The funds we collect will go towards the renovation of the Raleigh Little Theatre shade garden adjacent to the Rose Garden. The Rose Garden was originally designed and planted through the efforts of the Raleigh Garden Club along with several other local groups.

RGC Nametag Sale
Don’t miss your chance to purchase a magnetic nametag for RGC meetings and events. Order here.

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RGC ACTIVITIES: APRIL 2025

Please note these activities are intended for Raleigh Garden Club members.If you would like to join the Raleigh Garden Club, you can find an application here.

April 4 Friday 6:00 – 9:00 pm. 100th Anniversary Event: Exhibit opening - Planting Power: 100 Years of the Raleigh Garden Club, City of Raleigh Museum.  Note: the exhibit will be on display starting March 20.

April 7  Monday, 4:30 – 6:00 pm. Rosey Girls Youth Garden Club. Girls Club, 701 N. Raleigh Blvd. Set up at 3:30 pm.

April 9 Wed, 9-12pm. Charlotte Hilton Green workday. Sign up here. 3103 White Oak Road, Raleigh

April 10  Thursday, 10:00 am – 12:00 pm. Horticulture. Tour the City of Raleigh Nursery 4225 Daly Road, Raleigh. sign up here

April 11  Friday, 9:00 – 11:00 am. JC Raulston Arboretum Winter Garden maintenance, weather permitting.

April 15  Tuesday, 10:00 am. Martha Franck Fragrance Garden maintenance, weather permitting.

April 16  Wednesday, 10:00 am – 12:00 pm. Dix Garden work day. Seeding for summer/fall flowers.

April 17 Thursday 10:00 am – 8:00 pm (by train; start and end in Cary); 2:00 pm in Charlotte (for tour), 100th Anniversary Event: Tour of Elizabeth Lawrence House and Garden.

April 17 Thursday 12 noon – 1:00 pm. Lunchbox Lecture, Exact Title TBD (Lecture about “A hidden gem in the heart of West Raleigh, where history, architecture, and horticulture intertwine”), by Russ Stephenson, City of Raleigh Museum

April 18  Friday, 10:00 am – 12:00 pm.Civic Improvement, Earth Day! Tour of Bob and Linda Hatcher’s Yard/Garden, 4114 Carpenter Pond Rd, Durham. Due to road widening and construction of a development across from his property, Bob Hatcher needs to cancel our tour of his yard/garden.

April 19 Saturday 1:00-3:00 pm.Talkin’ Trees – City of Raleigh’s Zach Manor will discuss the city’s Urban Forest Project. This event was planned to coincide with our exhibit at the COR museum

April 25  Friday 11am-12pm. Arbor Day Memorial Ceremony. Kiwanis Park, 2525 Noble Road, Raleigh. In memory of Virginia Anne Sears Byrd, Betty Jean Phillips Gaster, Sara Griffin Jenkins, and Annette Owen. All are welcome to  attend.

RGC ACTIVITIES: MAY 2025

Please note these activities are intended for Raleigh Garden Club members. If you would like to join the Raleigh Garden Club, you can find an application here.

May 2-3 Friday 12:00 noon - 7:00 pm; -Saturday 9:00 am - 4:00 pm Raleigh Garden Club Spring Plant Sale, Highland United Methodist Church

May 4-6. GCNC Annual meeting in Winston-Salem. Click here for info.

May 5   Monday, 4:30 – 6:00 pm. Rosey Girls Youth Garden Club, Girls Club, 701 N. Raleigh Blvd. Set up at 3:30 pm.

May 9  Friday, 9:00 – 11:00 am. JCRA Winter Garden maintenance, weather permitting.

May 10 Saturday, 11:00 am – 2:00 pm. 100th Anniversary Event - Raleigh Garden Club Volunteer Event at Family Fun Day, City of Raleigh Museum

May 12 Monday, 10:00 am – 12:00 pm. Board of Directors meeting, JCRA.

May 20  Tuesday, 10:00 am. Martha Franck Fragrance Garden maintenance, weather permitting.

May 27 Tuesday, 1:00 – 3:00 pm. Environmental Group. Topic: Keystone Species, Flowering Lawns and No Mow May at the JCRA Ruby McSwain Education Center.

May 28  Wednesday, 10:00 am – 12:00 noon. Fancy Flowers Design Workshop - Working with Color in your Design. Led by Bess Treadwell. JCRaulston Arboretum. Prepayment for supplies required.

RGC Featured Sponsors
for this month

We are grateful to ALL of our sponsors for their support.

To see all of the wonderful companies that sponsor the Raleigh Garden Club and to find links to their websites, visit our Sponsors page.

Please visit our Sponsors and let them know how much we appreciate their support!