Greenville Council of Garden Clubs

10/03/2026

Saturday, 10/17, will be a special Saturday here at the grounds of our GCGC headquarters!

Mark your calendar to come to our Fall Festival and Plant Sale!

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Happy Saturday! 🍂

10/03/2026

Bakers…take note!

10/02/2026

It’s just 2 Saturdays away!
See you then…

10/01/2026

While these lovely fall sights were not taken on our grounds, we do have the perfect space for brides, corporate events, civic groups or families to set up their outdoor venue on our lower grounds!

Plus, we have a large stone staircase!
And yes, you can find colorful fall 🍃 🍁leaves 🍂 here too!

Come,walk and see!

560 N Academy Street, Greenville
The Kilgore-Lewis House is open from 10:00-2:00, Wednesday through Friday.

Call the office for details for guided house/grounds tours: 864-232-3020

09/30/2026

Come wander the grounds of our almost 5 acre Urban Arboretum and watch fall come to life!

The Kilgore-Lewis House is open from 10:00-2:00, Wednesday through Friday, or by appointment. Call the office to schedule tours or events: 864-232-3020

We also offer guided tours of the grounds with prior arrangements. We welcome senior groups, church groups, homeschoolers, environmental groups…any and all!!!

Wear comfortable shoes!!!
Lots of great places to take great photos too.

Plus, our FALL FESTIVAL AND PLANT SALE are on Saturday, October 17! See you here!

09/29/2026

09/28/2026

Those brown seed heads you're about to cut…don’t!

Did you know they really are a bird feeder?

Coneflowers, black-eyed Susans and sunflowers have lost their colors by now. And to many, they are looking “dead.”

But to a goldfinch, they're just getting good. Finches cling to the heads and pick the seeds out one by one.

The dried stems do a second job.
Seeds that drop feed ground-feeding birds such as sparrows and juncos later in the fall. The standing stems also catch leaves at their base, where insects spend the winter.

Nothing here costs money. It's a chore you get to skip!

Leave the seed heads standing through winter.

If you want the bed to look tidy, cut a clean edge along the front and let the back stay wild.

Save the cleanup for spring, when new growth starts to push up.

In other words…let them be!

09/26/2026

The Greenville Garden Club is definitely spreading joy, one “pumpkin bouquet”at a time!

Their members create and deliver personalized arrangements to Meals on Wheels recipients every month, fostering a spirit of community connection and care.

What a wonderful project!

09/25/2026

What an excellent way to use the end-of-season sunflower heads!