The Hobby Greenhouse Club

HGC Fall Plant Sale (Sept 5-6, 2025)
2025-09-05 09:00 - 2025-09-06 18:00 (America/New_York) | 2318 Metts Avenue Wilmington NC, 2318 Metts Avenue, Wilmington, NC, 28403, United States
Save the date for our next Hobby Greenhouse Club plant sale: Sept 5-6, 2025 from 9-6 at 2318 Metts Ave, Wilmington, NC
Cash and checks only. Proceeds from the sale fund scholarships for horticultural students at Cape Fear Community College and Brunswick Community College.

Greenhouse Panel Discussion (Aug 12, 2025)
2025-08-12 19:00 (America/New_York) | Arboretum, 6206 Oleander Dr, Wilmington, NC, 28403, United States
Join us for our monthly meeting. All are welcome.
This month features our annual Greenhouse Panel Discussion. We will have different panelists than last year, so please come with your questions.
Learn more about our club at hobbygreenhouseclub.org

Interesting Plants of Brunswick County's Green Swamp with Kristin Rahn (July 8, 2025)
2025-07-08 19:00 (America/New_York) | Arboretum, 6206 Oleander Dr, Wilmington, NC, 28403, United States
Join us for our Hobby Greenhouse Club monthly meeting at the Arboretum. All are welcome.
Kristin Rahn will speak on the subject of interesting plants of Brunswick County’s Green Swamp. Kristin is an experienced speaker and operates an intriguing photography business and website (see additional biographical details). You can follow her on Instagram or Facebook
This meeting will also feature our annual ice cream social.
Learn more about our club at hobbygreenhouseclub.org
Green Swamp Native Plants Calendar with latin names (PDF)

HGC Monthly Meeting: Container Contest (June 10, 2025)
2025-06-10 19:00 (America/New_York) | Pine Valley Baptist Church (Fellowship Hall), 3940 Shipyard Blvd, Wilmington, 28403
Join us for our monthly meeting. All are welcome. This month is for the annual Container Contest.
The Container Contest is open to members who have paid their 2025 dues before June 1, 2025.
If you would like to participate in the contest, and have not paid your dues, please mail them to
The Hobby Greenhouse Club
P.O. Box 7835
Wilmington, NC 28406
Please arrive by 6:30 pm to get your entries tagged and in place by 7:00 pm for the meeting.
Typical categories include:

Hanging Basket – must be hanging and in a basket type container
Single Planting – one type of plant in container
Mixed Planting – more than one type of plant in a container
Edible Planting – herbs, vegetables, or fruit
Most Unusual Container – anything able to contain and support plant life
Member’s Choice – voted by the members. Each member gets a total of only one vote for their top choice from all the plants entered. Entry with the most votes wins.

Rules:

Must be planted by the person entering
Must be an established planting
Must be planted for a minimum of two weeks
More than one entry per person is allowed
Judging is done by an impartial non-member
Entries (plants or containers) from any previous year may not be resubmitted.

Cash prizes are awarded to the 1st and 2nd place winners in each category and there is a prize for Member’s Choice.
Learn more about our club at hobbygreenhouseclub.org

How to Successfully Grow Tomatoes in SE NC with Rich Keegan (May 13, 2025)
2025-05-13 19:00 - 20:30 (America/New_York) | Pine Valley Baptist Church (Fellowship Hall), 3940 Shipyard Blvd, Wilmington, 28403
Join us for our monthly meeting. All are welcome.
The May 13, 2025, meeting will be held at Pine Valley Baptist Church, Fellowship Hall at 3940 Shipyard Blvd., Wilmington at 7:00 pm.

The guest speaker is Rich Keegan: “How to Successfully Grow Tomatoes in Southeastern NC”
Learn more about our club at hobbygreenhouseclub.org

[Canceled] There will be no April 2025 meeting
2025-04-12 18:30 (America/New_York) | TBD
Hi all – we were unable to secure a location for the after sale potluck this year. Checks to sellers will be mailed to you.

HGC Spring Plant Sale (Apr 4-6, 2025)
2025-04-04 09:00 - 2025-04-06 17:00 (America/New_York) | 2318 Metts Avenue Wilmington NC, 2318 Metts Avenue, Wilmington, NC, 28403, United States
Free
Friday, April 4, 2024 (9am – 6pm)
Saturday, April 5, 2024 (9am – 6pm)
Sunday, April 6, 2024 (noon – 5pm)

Cash or checks only

Growing Orchids in a Hobby Greenhouse with Paula Paye (Mar 11, 2025)
2025-03-11 19:00 (America/New_York) | Arboretum, 6206 Oleander Dr, Wilmington, NC, 28403, United States
Join us for our monthly meeting. All are welcome.
Paula Paye will speak on “Growing Orchids in a Hobby Greenhouse.”
Paula is a member of the Cape Fear Orchid Society as well as the Hobby Greenhouse Club. Paula grows many rare and unusual orchids in her 14’x 23′ greenhouse. She was selected as “Grower of the Year” in 2022 by the Cape Fear Orchid Society.

Learn more about our club at hobbygreenhouseclub.org

Camellia Propagation with Nate Buffum (Feb 11, 2025)
2025-02-11 19:00 (America/New_York) | Arboretum, 6206 Oleander Dr, Wilmington, NC, 28403, United States
Join us for our monthly meeting at the arboretum. All are welcome.
Speaker: Nate Buffum
Topic: Camellia propagation: Cuttings, Grafting, and Air Layering

Learn more about our club at hobbygreenhouseclub.org

Carnivorous Plants (Jan 14, 2025)
2025-01-14 19:00 (America/New_York) | Pine Valley Baptist Church (Fellowship Hall), 3940 Shipyard Blvd, Wilmington, 28403
Join us for our monthly meeting. All are welcome.
Mr. Lyndon McCall, owner of Nahunga Creek Tropicals in Warsaw, NC, will speak on the topic of “Carnivorous Plants” (such as Venus Flytraps, etc.)
Follow Nahunga Creek Tropicals on Instagram or Facebook
Learn more about our club at hobbygreenhouseclub.org

HGC Monthly Meeting (Holiday Dinner)
2024-12-10 18:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | Arboretum, 6206 Oleander Dr, Wilmington, NC, 28403, United States
Please bring a dish to share. The club will provide turkey and ham.
Appetizers at 6pm, meeting at 6:30, dinner at 6:45.
No ugly sweater competition this year.

HGC Monthly Meeting (Nov): Gabriella de Souza "Native Plants"
2024-11-12 19:00 - 20:30 (America/New_York) | Arboretum, 6206 Oleander Dr, Wilmington, NC, 28403, United States
Our guest speaker this month is Gabriella de Souza on the topic of “Native Plants”

HGC Monthly Meeting (October): Figs
2024-10-08 19:00 - 20:30 (America/New_York) | Pine Valley Baptist Church (Fellowship Hall), 3940 Shipyard Blvd, Wilmington, 28403
Phil D’Angelis – Figs

HGC Monthly Meeting (Sept)
2024-09-14 18:30 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | Arboretum, 6206 Oleander Dr, Wilmington, NC, 28403, United States

Fall Plant Sale at 2318 Metts Ave
2024-09-06 09:00 - 2024-09-07 18:00 (America/New_York) | 2318 Metts Avenue Wilmington NC, 2318 Metts Avenue, Wilmington, NC, 28403, United States
Friday, Sept 6, 2024 (9am – 6pm)
Saturday, Sept 7, 2024 (9am – 6pm)

Cash or checks only

HGC Monthly Meeting (August)
2024-08-13 19:00 - 20:30 (America/New_York) | Arboretum, 6206 Oleander Dr, Wilmington, NC, 28403, United States
Guest Speaker: Alyssa Winfield, landscape designer

HGC Monthly Meeting (July)
2024-07-09 19:00 - 20:30 (America/New_York) | Arboretum, 6206 Oleander Dr, Wilmington, NC, 28403, United States

HGC Monthly Meeting: Container Contest
2024-06-11 19:00 - 20:30 (America/New_York) | Arboretum, 6206 Oleander Dr, Wilmington, NC, 28403, United States
Our annual container contest. Details to follow. See last year’s winners below.

HGC Monthly Meeting (May)
2024-05-14 19:00 - 20:30 (America/New_York) | Arboretum, 6206 Oleander Dr, Wilmington, NC, 28403, United States

HGC Monthly Meeting & After Sale Potluck Dinner
2024-04-13 18:30 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | Pine Valley Baptist Church (Fellowship Hall), 3940 Shipyard Blvd, Wilmington, 28403

Spring Plant Sale at 2318 Metts Ave (Fri-Sun)
2024-04-07 12:00 - 17:00, 2024-04-06 09:00 - 18:00, 2024-04-05 09:00 - 18:00 (America/New_York) | 2318 Metts Avenue Wilmington NC, 2318 Metts Avenue, Wilmington, NC, 28403, United States
Friday, April 5, 2024 (9am – 6pm)
Saturday, April 6, 2024 (9am – 6pm)
Sunday, April 7, 2024 (noon – 5pm)
Cash or checks only

HGC Monthly Meeting: The Citrus Man
2024-03-12 19:00 - 20:30 (America/New_York) | Pine Valley Baptist Church (Fellowship Hall), 3940 Shipyard Blvd, Wilmington, 28403
Stan Mckenzie (the Citrus Man) will join and bring plants for sale.

HGC Monthly Meeting: Camellias
2024-02-13 19:00 - 20:30 (America/New_York) | Arboretum, 6206 Oleander Dr, Wilmington, NC, 28403, United States
Sherry Buffum, Nate Buffum, and Melissa Zylich will join from the Tidewater Camellia Club.

HGC Monthly Meeting (January)
2024-01-09 19:00 - 20:30 (America/New_York) | Arboretum, 6206 Oleander Dr, Wilmington, NC, 28403, United States

Christmas Party
2023-12-11 18:00 - 20:00 UTC | Arboretum, 6206 Oleander Dr, Wilmington, NC, 28403, United States
Please bring a dish to share. The club will provide turkey and ham.
We will also have an ugly sweater contest with prizes for the top 3. Please wear your ugliest sweater!

HGC Monthly Meeting: Natural Stormwater Solutions
2023-11-14 19:00 UTC | Arboretum, 6206 Oleander Dr, Wilmington, NC, 28403, United States
Anna Reg-Gingerich will be speaking on Natural Storm Water Solutions.

Anna Reh-Gingerich (ah-nah ray ging-rick) is the Watershed Coordinator for the Heal Our Waterways Program, City of Wilmington Stormwater.

HGC Monthly Meeting: Stefanie Brown of Blue Basil Garden Coaching
2023-10-10 19:00 - 20:30 UTC | Arboretum, 6206 Oleander Dr, Wilmington, NC, 28403, United States
An avid gardener for 19 years in two climates, Stefanie Brown, the founder of Blue Basil Garden Coaching is on a mission to help as many people as possible grow their own food. As a transplant from New York, she has taken her cold climate gardening knowledge and learned the secrets of growing fresh vegetables and herbs year round. At this presentation she will share her tips and techniques that you can use to expand your garden’s production and harvest your own fresh veggies and herbs every day of the year.
Blue Basil Instagram: @bluebasilgardencoaching
See you at the Arboretum!

Monthly Meeting & Potluck Dinner
2023-09-12 18:30 UTC | Arboretum, 6206 Oleander Dr, Wilmington, NC, 28403, United States
