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Monthly Meetings

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Oct 7- Protecting Historic Landscapes and Gardens in North Carolina by Benjamin Briggs
Oct 7
Oct 7- Protecting Historic Landscapes and Gardens in North Carolina by Benjamin Briggs

Benjamin Briggs will talk about how Preservation North Carolina protects historic landscapes and gardens using protective covenants. This important work will preserve historic places for the future and the people of NC.

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Nov 4- A Walk Through My Garden, by Dennis Werner
Nov 4
Nov 4- A Walk Through My Garden, by Dennis Werner

Dennis and Georgina Werner have gardened in this location for almost 40 years. The talk will feature some of their favorite plants that have graced their garden for many years.

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Dec 2- Home for the Holidays by Sharon Stickell and Ericka Doerfler
Dec 2
Dec 2- Home for the Holidays by Sharon Stickell and Ericka Doerfler

Ericka will be speaking on "Home for the Holidays" and offering fresh cut greenery decorating ideas for holiday-themed wreaths, bundled mistletoe, mailbox swags and dining centerpieces. They will also discuss maintenance and longevity tips, key plant and flower combinations and most importantly having fun with florals!


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Jan 6- The Secrets of Roses Revealed by John Dole
Jan 6
Jan 6- The Secrets of Roses Revealed by John Dole

John Dole, Professor of Horticultural Science at NCSU, will start with a brief history of the rose, continuing to modern commercial roses and a tour of US and global cut rose production. He will finish with a quick exploration of rose research at NC State, including how to make your cut roses last longer. 

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Feb 3- The Healing Power of Plants: Exploring Therapeutic Horticulture by Amy Bruzzichesi
Feb 3
Feb 3- The Healing Power of Plants: Exploring Therapeutic Horticulture by Amy Bruzzichesi

This month we will explore the growing field of therapeutic horticulture and the age-old truth that gardening is good for the whole person—body, mind, and spirit. Amy Fee Bruzzichesi, MSW, HTR, will share an overview of this rewarding practice, which purposefully uses plants and gardens to improve mental, emotional, physical and spiritual well-being. We will learn about her role and the exciting work happening right here in North Carolina, while taking a quick look back at how garden clubs played a role in building this type of work.

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Mar 3- Secret Gardens of North Carolina by Heather Leah
Mar 3
Mar 3- Secret Gardens of North Carolina by Heather Leah

Did you know there's a 200-year-old ghost garden hidden in the woods of North Carolina that's bloomed for decades after the family who planted it passed on? Have you ever heard of the enchanted garden that once spanned an abandoned stone bridge in the mountains? And you may know about the Rose Garden in Raleigh - but did you know that exact same garden was once a tank training facility during World War I? Heather has travelled across North Carolina, visiting the most beautiful gardens in the state — while uncovering the secrets that lie beneath the flower petals.

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RGC monthly meetings are held on the first Wednesday of each month, September through June, at the NC State University Club on Hillsborough Street, 10:30am - 1:00pm.

Member Registration
Guest Registration

Registration is REQUIRED for all monthly meetings.

Plantfest 2026

The NC State Extension Master Gardener volunteers of Orange County invite you to PlantFest 2026 on Sat, Oct 10, 9-3. The event includes a big plant sale and garden festival, with children's activities, gardening exhibits and information from the master gardeners, a nature-themed art sale, free seeds, and food. The plant sale will offer many native plants, including some that may be hard to find. More information can be found at www.PlantFestNC.org .

Fall Bulb Sale

Place your order here from Terra Ceia Farms. Deadline to order is Sept 30. Bulbs will be available for pickup at our November meeting, just in time for the ideal planting season between mid-November and January 15.

NGC will offer 2 schools at JCRA this fall!

Oct 5-6 Landscape Design School Course 2 info here. Deadline to register Sept 21.

Oct 26-28 Flower Show School Course 1 info here. Deadline to register Oct 10.

Upcoming Activities:

The below activities are intended for Raleigh Garden Club members only. To become a member, all that is required is to attend 1 monthly meeting and pay dues. If interested, please email us at reservations@raleighgardenclub.org and our reservations chair will gladly get you signed up to attend.

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RGC Activities: September 2026

Aug 30, Sun 11-1‍ ‍Flower Shuttle Team, 4704 Randolph Ct, Raleigh. Sign up here.

Sept 6, Sun 11-1‍ ‍Flower Shuttle Team, 4704 Randolph Ct, Raleigh. Sign up here.

Sept 8, Tues 3:45 Jeffreys Grove Elementary Garden Club. Sign up here.

Sept 13, Sun 11-1‍ ‍Flower Shuttle Team, 4704 Randolph Ct, Raleigh. Sign up here.

Sept 14, Mon 4:30-6 Rosey Girls Youth Garden Club, Girls Club, 701 N. Raleigh Blvd. Set up at 3:30 pm.

Sept 15, Tues 9-11 Martha Franck Fragrance Garden Workday, weather permitting.

Sept 17, Thurs 9-11 JCRA Winter Garden Maintenance, weather permitting.

Sept 17, Thurs 9-11 Dix Park Garden Workday, weeding, mulching, planting. Sign up here.

Sept 20, Sun 11-1‍ ‍Flower Shuttle Team, 4704 Randolph Ct, Raleigh. Sign up here.

Sept 22, Tues 3:45 Jeffreys Grove Elementary Garden Club. Sign up here.

Sept 22, Tues 10-4, check in 9am. GCNC Fall Board of Directors Meeting, NC State University Club. Register here.

Sept 23, Wed 1-3 100th Anniversary Shade Garden planting workday. Sign up here.

Sept 25, Fri 10- 11:30 Civic Improvement trip to Cedar Creek Gallery. We will tour the gallery’s charming gardens and workshops and have time for shopping. Bring lunch and a chair so that we can have a picnic together in the gardens after the tour. 1150 Fleming Rd, Creedmoor, NC 27522. Sign up here.

Sept 27, Sun 11-1‍ ‍Flower Shuttle Team, 4704 Randolph Ct, Raleigh. Sign up here.

Sept 30, deadline to order bulbs. Place your order here.

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RGC Activities: October 2026

Oct 4, Sun 11-1‍ ‍Flower Shuttle Team, 4704 Randolph Ct, Raleigh. Sign up here.

Oct 5, Mon 4:30-6 Rosey Girls Youth Garden Club, Girls Club, 701 N. Raleigh Blvd. Set up at 3:30 pm.

Oct 5-6, Mon-Tues NGC Landscape Design School Course 2, JCRA. Registration deadline Sept 21. More info here. Registration form here.

Oct 8, Thurs 9:30- 12 GCNC District 10 Fall Board Meeting JCRA.

Oct 11, Sun 11-1‍ ‍Flower Shuttle Team, 4704 Randolph Ct, Raleigh. Sign up here.

Oct 14, Wed 9-12 Charlotte Hilton Green Park workday.

Oct 15, Thurs 9-11, JCRA Winter Garden Maintenance, weather permitting.

Oct 15, Thurs 11, Horticulture trip to Camellia Forest Nursery. This is an established nursery specializing in Camellias. We will get a tour and discussion of their process and varieties. If you want to add a visit to the English Garden it is a $10 fee. 620 NC Hwy 54 W. Chapel Hill, NC 27516

Oct 15, Thurs 10-12, Floral Design, “The Golden Hour”, Creating with Late Summer and Early Fall Flora, led by Joyce Moses. Cost $25. JCRA Ruby McSwain Education Center.

Oct 17, Sat 10-4, Autumn Art & Plant Festival presented by Wake Forest Garden Club. More info here.

Oct 18, Sun 11-1‍ ‍Flower Shuttle Team, 4704 Randolph Ct, Raleigh. Sign up here.

Oct 20, Tues 10-12, Civic Improvement, Tour the State Capital. See the beautiful architecture and hear about the history of the building. 1 E Edenton St, Raleigh. Sign up here.

Oct 20, Tues 10-12, Martha Franck Fragrance Garden Workday, weather permitting.

Oct 25, Sun 11-1‍ ‍Flower Shuttle Team, 4704 Randolph Ct, Raleigh. Sign up here.

Oct 26, Mon 1-3, Environmental. “Behind the Scenes: JCRA Seed Collection”. Learn how the JC Raulston Arboretum seed collection program works, meet the volunteers involved, see behind-the-scenes processing and storage, try cleaning seed, and take home one or two packets of surplus seed. JCRA McSwain Education Center. Sign up here.

Oct 26-28, Mon-Wed, Flower Show School. National Garden Club’s Flower Show School is a comprehensive program with all you need to know about judging, entering, competing and chairing a National Garden Clubs (NGC) flower show. For more information on the course offered at JCRA this fall, click here. Registration deadline Oct 10.

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RGC Activities: November 2026

Nov 1, Sun 11-1‍ ‍Flower Shuttle Team, 4704 Randolph Ct, Raleigh. Sign up here.

Nov 2, Mon 4:30-6 Rosey Girls Youth Garden Club, Girls Club, 701 N. Raleigh Blvd. Set up at 3:30 pm.

Nov 8, Sun 11-1‍ ‍Flower Shuttle Team, 4704 Randolph Ct, Raleigh. Sign up here.

Nov 15, Sun 11-1‍ ‍Flower Shuttle Team, 4704 Randolph Ct, Raleigh. Sign up here.

Nov 16, Mon Environmental Field Trip: Beech Bluff County Park (time TBA), 3321 NC 42 Hwy., Willow Spring, NC. Explore the park’s natural areas, conservation work, demonstration gardens, food forest and environmental education features.

Nov 17, Tues 10-12 Martha Franck Fragrance Garden Workday, weather permitting.

Nov 18, Wed 9-12 Charlotte Hilton Green Park workday.

Nov 19, Thurs 9-11 JCRA Winter Garden Maintenance, weather permitting.

Nov 19, Thurs 10-12 Dix Park Garden Workday, weeding, pruning, planting bulbs, seeding for Spring flowers. Sign up here.

Nov 22, Sun 11-1‍ ‍Flower Shuttle Team, 4704 Randolph Ct, Raleigh. Sign up here.

Nov 29, Sun 11-1‍ ‍Flower Shuttle Team, 4704 Randolph Ct, Raleigh. Sign up here.

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RGC Activities: December 2026

Dec 4, Fri 11-1 Horticulture trip to Homewood Nursery. This is a long established family nursery.  We will get a tour of their extensive Poinsettia varieties, many of which they developed themselves. They have many outdoor and indoor plants, as well as a lovely gift shop. 10809 Honeycutt Rd. Raleigh, NC 27614

Dec 6, Sun 11-1‍ ‍Flower Shuttle Team, 4704 Randolph Ct, Raleigh. Sign up here.

Dec 7, Mon 4:30-6 Rosey Girls Youth Garden Club, Girls Club, 701 N. Raleigh Blvd. Set up at 3:30 pm.

Dec 10, Thurs 12pm Holiday Luncheon for Transitions LifeCare staff, volunteers, and RGC members. RGC members, bring a dish or dessert to the ham buffet by 11.30. Sign up here. Luncheon is in the  auditorium in the Administration Building located at 250 Hospice Circle in Raleigh.

Dec 13, Sun 11-1‍ ‍Flower Shuttle Team, 4704 Randolph Ct, Raleigh. Sign up here.

Dec 15, Tues TBD Martha Franck Fragrance Garden Workday, weather permitting.

Dec 17, Thurs 9-11 JCRA Winter Garden Maintenance, weather permitting.

Dec 20, Sun 11-1‍ ‍Flower Shuttle Team, 4704 Randolph Ct, Raleigh. Sign up here.

Dec 27, Sun 11-1‍ ‍Flower Shuttle Team, 4704 Randolph Ct, Raleigh. Sign up here.

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RGC Activities: January 2027

Jan 3, Sun 11-1‍ ‍Flower Shuttle Team, 4704 Randolph Ct, Raleigh. Sign up here.

Jan 10, Sun 11-1‍ ‍Flower Shuttle Team, 4704 Randolph Ct, Raleigh. Sign up here.

Jan 11, Mon 4:30 pm-6:00 pm, Rosey Girls Youth Garden Club, Girls Club, 701 N. Raleigh Blvd. Set up at 3:30 pm.

Jan 17, Sun 11-1‍ ‍Flower Shuttle Team, 4704 Randolph Ct, Raleigh. Sign up here.

Jan 19, Tues TBD Martha Franck Fragrance Garden Workday, weather permitting.

Jan 21, Thurs 10-12 JCRA Winter Garden Maintenance, weather permitting.

Jan 24, Sun 11-1‍ ‍Flower Shuttle Team, 4704 Randolph Ct, Raleigh. Sign up here.

Jan 31, Sun 11-1‍ ‍Flower Shuttle Team, 4704 Randolph Ct, Raleigh. Sign up here.

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RGC Activities: February 2027

Feb 1, Mon 4:30-6 Rosey Girls Youth Garden Club, Girls Club, 701 N. Raleigh Blvd. Set up at 3:30 pm.

Feb 7, Sun 11-1‍ ‍Flower Shuttle Team, 4704 Randolph Ct, Raleigh. Sign up here.

Feb 11, Thurs 1-3 Dix Park Workday, weeding, planting, dividing perennials. Sign up here.

Feb 14, Sun 11-1‍ ‍Flower Shuttle Team, 4704 Randolph Ct, Raleigh. Sign up here.

Feb 16, Tues 10-12 Martha Franck Fragrance Garden Workday, weather permitting.

Feb 17, Wed 10-12 Floral Design led by Susan Daughtry. JCRA Ruby McSwain Education Center.

Feb 18, Thurs 10-12 JCRA Winter Garden Maintenance, weather permitting.

Feb 21, Sun 11-1‍ ‍Flower Shuttle Team, 4704 Randolph Ct, Raleigh. Sign up here.

Feb 22, Mon 1–3 Environmental, Water Quality. Speaker from City of Raleigh on local water quality, watersheds, stormwater, and practical ways gardeners and homeowners can help protect water resources. JCRA Ruby McSwain Education Center.

Feb 25, Thurs 11 Horticulture trip to NCSU Greenhouse used for the study of plant and microbial biology. Houseplant propagation workshop after tour! 2791 Pillsbury Circle, Raleigh, NC 27895

Feb 28, Sun 11-1‍ ‍Flower Shuttle Team, 4704 Randolph Ct, Raleigh. Sign up here.

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RGC Activities: March 2027

Mar 1, Mon 4:30-6 Rosey Girls Youth Garden Club, Girls Club, 701 N. Raleigh Blvd. Set up at 3:30 pm.

Mar 7, Sun 11-1‍ ‍Flower Shuttle Team, 4704 Randolph Ct, Raleigh. Sign up here.

Mar 14, Sun 11-1‍ ‍Flower Shuttle Team, 4704 Randolph Ct, Raleigh. Sign up here.

Mar 16, Tues 10-12 Martha Franck Fragrance Garden Workday, weather permitting.

Mar 17-21, Wed-Sun Art in Bloom, NCMA. Tickets on sale Jan 2027.

Mar 18, Thurs 10-12 JCRA Winter Garden Maintenance, weather permitting.

Mar 21, Sun 11-1‍ ‍Flower Shuttle Team, 4704 Randolph Ct, Raleigh. Sign up here.

Mar 22, Mon 1–3 Environmental, Victorian Language of Flowers. Speaker will explore floral symbolism, botanical history, and the ways flowers were used to communicate meaning, paired with a simple botanical art activity. JCRA Ruby McSwain Education Center.

Mar 23, Tues 10 am Tour NCDA&CS Agronomic Services Labs, including the soil lab.
4300 Reedy Creek Rd., Raleigh, NC 27607

Mar 25, Thurs 11 Horticulture trip to Big Bloomers. Huge plant factory! & lunch at Miss Lucy’s. 275 Pressy Foushee Rd. Sanford, NC  27339 

Mar 28, Sun 11-1‍ ‍Flower Shuttle Team, 4704 Randolph Ct, Raleigh. Sign up here.

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Monthly Featured Sponsors

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.

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