CONSERVATION PLEDGE
I pledge to protect and conserve the natural resources of the planet earth and promise to promote education, so we may become better caretakers of our air, water, forest, land and wildlife.
I pledge to protect and conserve the natural resources of the planet earth and promise to promote education, so we may become better caretakers of our air, water, forest, land and wildlife.
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Conservation Pledge
Welcome! The Hillsborough Garden Club, established in 1925, will be celebrating 100 Years of Gardening Together in 2025. This website features our distinguished history, as well as the many exciting events that members of the Club support and foster.
Upcoming:
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Thursday, June 12
Field Trip
Car Pool meet up: 9:30 am at HUMC
Tour begins: 10:00 am
Program: Duke Campus Farm Tour
Address: 4934 Friends School Rd (directly across from Carolina Friends School in the Duke Forest)
Meet Our Sponsors
Pat and Bo O'Reilly
Mighty Oak Sponsor
River Birch Sponsor
Flowering Dogwood Sponsor
Share the Blooms
June 4, 18, July 2, 16, August 6, 20, September 3
Firefly Farm 9am - 11am
4911 Hunt Rd, Hillsborough
Aromatic Aster Sponsor
Coneflower Sponsor
Centennial Celebration
100 Years of Gardening Together
Pollinator Week June 16-22
details below
All events are free. Rain or shine.
June 16 -22
Wildflower Seed of the Year packets at the Orange County Library Hillsborough), Carlisle & Linny, GroSmart, and Margaret Lane Gallery.
June 18
Open Garden Tour at Homegrown Cut Flowers
2419 June Dr
Hillsborough, NC
9am - 1pm
June 22
Queen Flora Saves the Bees - A play for the entire family
Eno River Farmer's Market Pavilion
144 E. Margaret Lane
Hillsborough, NC
Three performances: 11am, 1:30 pm, 3:30pm
June 22
Butterfly Host Plant Scavenger Hunt
Hillsborough Visitors Center
150 E King St
Hillsborough, NC
10am - 3 pm
Museum exhibit - 100 Years of Gardening Together
January 8 - March 23, 2025
Orange County Historical Museum
Hillsborough, NC
Free and open to the public
Garden Tour - 100 Years of Gardening Together
Saturday, May 3, 2025
10 am - 4 pm
Hillsborough, NC
Ticket sales begin in March 2025
Children’s Play - Queen Flora Saves the Bees
Sunday, June 22, 2025 11am, 1:30pm, 3:30pm
Eno River Farmer’s Market Pavilion
Hillsborough, NC
Free and open to the public
Celebration Dinner - 100 Years of Gardening Together
Tuesday, October 7, 2025
Keynote Speaker: Bryce Lane
Union Grove Farm
Chapel Hill, NC
Member + guest invite only
The Hillsborough Garden Club (HGC) is proud to announce a new competitive grant program to support local organizations and individuals that carry out public programs or projects that promote horticultural, gardening, or other efforts to protect and conserve our natural resources.
The HGC will sponsor two grant cycles each year; the deadline for applications for the Fall award is 5 p.m., September 15, 2024.