All over Nassau and Suffolk County are garden clubs where people can get together and discuss their favorite gardening tips and chores. You are bound to find one that is perfect for you, here is a list of the garden clubs located around Long Island.
American Rhododendron Society
Meets: September – May
Planting Fields Arboretum, Oyster Bay
Dues: $40
Bonsai Society of Greater New York
Meets: Monthly
William C. Odol Community Center in H. Garrick Williams Park in Massapequa
Dues: $17 for students, $40 for single, $45 for joint membership
Eastern Suffolk Bonsai Society
Meets: 7PM Second Tuesday all Year
Bellport Community Center
Dues: $40
Fort Neck Garden Club
Meets: 12:30PM First Wednesday of the month
Bar Harbour Library, Massapequa Park
Dues: $20
Horticultural Alliance of the Hamptons
Meets: Monthly lectures (Except July and August)
Bridgehampton Community House, Montauk Highway
Dues: $45, $75 family, $10 nonmembers
Long Island Bonsai Society
Meets: 7:30PM Second Monday all year (Except October when the meeting is the third Monday)
Planting Fields Arboretum in Oyster Bay
Dues: $40, $45 couples, $10 students
Long Island Cactus and Succulent Society
Meets: 7:30PM third Monday
Kellenberg Memorial High School, Uniondale
Dues: $20
Long Island Dahlia Society
Meets: 6:30PM third Thursday (at the library) 9AM-12PM every Saturday (at arboretum)
East Islip Public Library, East Islip or Bayard Cutting Arboretum, Oakdale
Dues: $20
Long Island DayLily Society
Meets: Call or check website
Planting Fields Arboretum, Oyster Bay
Dues: $35 ($10 local, $25 national)
Long Island Horticultural Society
Meets: Check website for meeting schedule
Planting Fields Arboretum State Historic Park, Oyster Bay
Dues: $35 per family
Long Island Orchid Society
Meets: 7:30PM second Thursday of every month
Knights of Columbus, Hicksville
Dues: $20
Long Island Rose Society
Meets: 7PM second Friday March – December
Plainview – Old Bethpage Library, Plainview
Dues: $25
Merrick Garden Club
Meets: 12:15PM the third Monday of the month (Except August and December)
St. John Lutheran Church, Bellmore
Dues: $40
The Long Island Master Gardeners
Meets: 8:45AM the third Wednesday of the month
Brookhaven Ecology Site, Holtsville
Dues: $25
Long Island Chrysanthemum Society
Meets: Call for monthly meeting location
Dues: $30
Mid Island Dahlia Society
Meets: 7:30PM First Monday, February – December
Church of the Advent, Westbury
Dues: $15
The Long Island Gesneriad Society
Meets: 12PM the second Saturday, September – June
South Lounge of Hay Barn at Planting Fields Arboretum
Dues: Check Website
Sweet Water African Violet Society
Meets: 7:30PM the first Wednesday, September – November and January – May
West Sayville Fire Department, Montauk Highway
Dues: $10
Suffolk Orchid Society
Meets: 7PM the second Monday, September – June
Emma Clark Library, Setauket
Dues: $15 single, $22 family
Thank you to Newsday for the original information. You can read more here.