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For Members:
Our Spring General Meeting has been postponed indefinitely in order to follow appropriate COVID-19 Stay Home guidelines for all. Watch your emails for updates and newsletters. For Everyone: Stay Home and Stay Informed. Click for Assembly Member Rebecca Seawright's 3/19 COVID-19 Special Report and ongoing weekly Special Reports. Grow NYC has had to suspend food scrap drop off sites for composting. Try freezing your scraps! |
The Roosevelt Island Garden Club (RIGC) is a community of gardening enthusiasts who work together to beautify our Roosevelt Island home, to increase gardening knowledge, and to impart an appreciation for gardening, nature, and environmental stewardship among our members and our neighbors.
The Roosevelt Island Garden Club Community Garden is located on Roosevelt Island in New York City between the Octagon soccer field and the Pony baseball field. The garden entrance is across from the Fire Department at 750 Main St.
The purpose of the RIGC is: to manage a community garden club in a manner that provides a rewarding and enjoyable gardening experience. RIGC members work together as volunteers on maintenance and upkeep of the facility. RIGC strives to impart an appreciation for gardening and to increase the gardening knowledge of its members and the community.
The Roosevelt Island Garden Club does not and shall not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion (creed), gender, gender expression, age, national origin (ancestry), disability, marital status, sexual orientation, or military status, in any of its activities or operations. The Roosevelt Island Garden club is a non-profit, volunteer organization for community gardening.
The purpose of the RIGC is: to manage a community garden club in a manner that provides a rewarding and enjoyable gardening experience. RIGC members work together as volunteers on maintenance and upkeep of the facility. RIGC strives to impart an appreciation for gardening and to increase the gardening knowledge of its members and the community.
The Roosevelt Island Garden Club does not and shall not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion (creed), gender, gender expression, age, national origin (ancestry), disability, marital status, sexual orientation, or military status, in any of its activities or operations. The Roosevelt Island Garden club is a non-profit, volunteer organization for community gardening.
To contact the RIGC, email rigardenclub@gmail.com or write to RIGC P.O. Box 127 NY, NY 10044
To become an associate gardener or to volunteer for a project, please email the RIGC Secretary at rigardenclub@gmail.com
To join the wait-list for a garden plot and membership, please mail in the wait-list form below:
To become an associate gardener or to volunteer for a project, please email the RIGC Secretary at rigardenclub@gmail.com
To join the wait-list for a garden plot and membership, please mail in the wait-list form below:
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Garden Club Members, tap on the calendar above for upcoming meetings and events.
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Pages on this Site
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Home
About RIGC – Information about the club, our rules and by-laws, and bios of our executive board members FAQ– Answers to Frequently Asked Questions about the Club for visitors and members RI Garden Blog – Check out the latest Garden Club-related news and announcements, nature and ecology related tips, and green initiatives on Roosevelt Island. Gardening Resources - Links to articles, websites, ideas. Outdoors on R Island-Listen and learn about wonderful outdoor spaces in nature on Roosevelt Island. Local Events – Links to events, classes, and workshops of interest to gardeners in our area. Membership Info – Learn how to become a member, associate, or a volunteer with the RIGC. |
Roosevelt Island Community Garden
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Blossoming Tree in Spring
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Poppies (Papaver rhoeas)
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Irises blooming in spring
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Dianthus "pinks" (Dianthus barbatus)
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Dahlia 'Pink Petticoat'
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