Join us in Reedville, Virginia, for ...
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Monthly educational/environmental programs and projects
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Fun and friendships
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Floral design workshops and Horticulture education
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Floral design and horticulture juried exhibitions
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Community gardening projects and children's education
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Opportunities for involvement in District, State and National level programs
Share our passion for gardening and make our world a better place through conservation, beautification and environmental protection
Conservation and Recycling
Household Hazardous Waste Collection Schedule
​Contact your county for the latest information on schedules, locations and acceptable materials for disposal:
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Northumberland County: TBD
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Lancaster County: TBD
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Westmoreland County: TBD
Conserve our natural resources and promote education as caretakers of our air, water, forests, land and wildlife.
Information & Upcoming Events
Sep 17, 2024
09:30 a.m.
CBGC Board Meeting / Heathsville
The September 2024 Board Meeting will be held at Heathsville United Methodist Church (UMC). All CBGC Board Members are asked to attend.
Sep 24, 2024
12:00 p.m.
CBGC General Meeting / Heathsville
The September 2024 General Meeting will be held at Heathsville United Methodist Church (UMC). Anne Haynie, Horticulture Chair, will present a workshop on how to select horticulture for display, how to display it and correctly fill out an entry card for meetings or the upcoming flower show on May 17, 2025, at the Tavern Meeting Building in Heathsville, VA.
Oct 15, 2024
09:30 a.m.
CBGC Board Meeting / Heathsville
The October 2024 Board Meeting will be held at Heathsville UMC. All CBGC Board Members are asked to attend.
Oct 22, 2024
12:00 p.m.
CBGC General Meeting / Heathsville
The October 2024 General Meeting will be held at Heathsville UMC. CBGC floral designers will provide a workshop demonstrating basic floral designs and members will complete a design of their own.
Nov 19, 2024
09:30 a.m.
CBGC Board Meeting / Heathsville
The November 2024 Board Meeting will be held at Heathsville UMC. All CBGC Board Members are asked to attend.
Dec 10, 2024
11:30 a.m. Social Hour
12:30 p.m. Lunch
Annual Holiday Luncheon / Burgess
The CBGC Annual Holiday Luncheon will be held at Horn Harbor Restaurant in Burgess.
Dec 17, 2024
09:30 a.m.
CBGC Board Meeting / Heathsville
The December 2024 Board Meeting will be held at Heathsville UMC. All CBGC Board Members are asked to attend.
Jan 21, 2025
09:30 a.m.
CBGC Board Meeting / Heathsville
The January 2025 Board Meeting will be held at Heathsville UMC. All CBGC Board Members are asked to attend.
Jan 28, 2025
12:00 p.m.
CBGC General Meeting / Heathsville
The January 2025 General Meeting will be held at Heathsville UMC. Genny Chase, a Master Flower Show judge, will demonstrate the design types that will be included in the CBGC’s flower show on May 17, 2025, at the Tavern Meeting Building in Heathsville, VA. Genny is a member of the Creative Floral Arrangers of the Americas, National Flower Arrangers, past president of the Kilmarnock Garden Club and the Piedmont District Flower Show Judges’ Council. Genny is also a Certified teacher of Ikebana, Japanese Flower Arranging in the Ikenobo School, and a member of Ikebana International and Ikebana of Richmond.
Feb 18, 2025
09:30 p.m.
CBGC Board Meeting / Heathsville
The February 2025 Board Meeting will be held at Heathsville UMC. All CBGC Board Members are asked to attend.
Feb 28, 2025
12:00 p.m.
Field Trip - Healthy Harvest Food Bank / Warsaw
​Members are invited to tour the Healthy Harvest Food Bank Aquaponics Facility led by Tammy Cole, Director of Operations for the Aquaponics Facility. Tammy will also discuss how the facility sustains itself will describe the impact of the produce produced on the community.
Mar 18, 2025
09:30 a.m.
CBGC Board Meeting / Heathsville
The March 2025 Board Meeting will be held at Heathsville UMC. All CBGC Board Members are asked to attend.
Mar 25, 2025
12:00 p.m.
CBGC General Meeting / Heathsville
The March 2025 General Meeting will be held at Heathsville UMC. Sue Lindsey will present "The Romance That Soured Chemicals in the American Garden", a history of our attitudes to chemical use over the last century from the impact of Rachel Carson (“Silent Spring”) through the ideas of Doug Tallamy; a renewed appreciation of native plants; and an earth friendly approach to horticulture. Sue is a long-time member of the Northern Neck Master Gardeners and their Living Shoreline program.
Apr 15, 2025
09:30 a.m.
CBGC Board Meeting / Heathsville
The April 2025 Board Meeting will be held at Heathsville UMC. All CBGC Board Members are asked to attend.
The April 2025 General Meeting will be held at Heathsville UMC. Ann Olsen will present "Gardens of the Hudson Valley" describing her visits to premier gardens in the Hudson Valley of New York this past spring. Ann is a long time active Master Gardener and enjoys visiting gardens in the U.S. and Europe.
Apr 22, 2025
12:00 p.m.
CBGC General Meeting / Heathsville
May 17, 2025
09:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Free & Open to the Public
"Growing and Showing in the Northern Neck" / Heathsville
The Chesapeake Bay Garden Club (CBGC) will present a small standard flower show at the Rice’s Hotel/Hughlett’s Tavern, Tavern Meeting Building in Heathsville, Virginia. Members will show their own creative floral designs, thematic table settings decorated with floral arrangements, and an array or horticulture specimens from their gardens. The show is free and opened to the public.
May 20, 2025
09:30 a.m.
CBGC Board Meeting / Heathsville
The May 2025 Board Meeting will be held at Heathsville UMC. All CBGC Board Members are asked to attend.
May 27, 2025
12:00 p.m.
Tour of Belle Isle State Park / Lancaster
Members are invited to tour Belle Isle State Park in Lancaster, Virginia. Rachel Howell, Educational Specialist at Belle Isle State Park, will conduct the tour.
Jun 17, 2025
09:30 a.m.
CBGC Board Meeting / Heathsville
The June 2025 Board Meeting will be held at Heathsville UMC. All CBGC Board Members are asked to attend.
Jun 24, 2025
12:00 p.m.
Luncheon and Installation of Officers / TBD
Information regarding the June 2025 Luncheon and Installation of Officers will be provided at a later date.