Blount-Bridgers Arboretum

10/27/2022

While planning your spring garden, make sure to plan for all your essential garden tools, including trowels, plant augers, cultivators, garden knives, garden secateurs, and garden gloves.

And make sure to visit BloominBucks.com. They have almost any bulb you may be looking for. Plus, if you select "Blount Bridgers Arboretum" at checkout, we receive a portion of the sale!

10/25/2022

10/20/2022

Fall is the perfect time to catch up on your garden maintenance. There are plenty of things you can do in the fall to ensure you have a beautiful spring garden!

For starters, regularly adding compost to your garden's soil in the fall can help nourish the area for future growing months.

If you're already planning for spring and the perfect spring bulbs, make sure to visit BloominBucks.com. They have almost any bulb you may be looking for. Plus, if you select "Blount Bridgers Arboretum" at checkout, we receive a portion of the sale!

10/18/2022

Enjoy these cool fall temperatures with a quiet walk through our Arboretum.

And don't forget to visit BloominBucks.com when planting your own garden. They have every kind of bulb you could imagine. And if you select "Blount Bridgers Arboretum" at checkout, we receive a portion of the sale!

10/13/2022

There aren’t many flowers that grow from bulbs that are native to the US, but we do have a few! Camassia is probably the most famous native bulb you’ll see.

10/11/2022

The landscape may be changing as the temperatures cool down, but did you know it's never too early to start thinking about spring planting?

The perfect time to plant your spring-blooming bulbs is when the ground temperature falls below 60 degrees and stays there. Too early, and your bulbs won't be able to establish roots. Too late, and your bulbs and their roots could freeze.

While planning your spring garden, don't forget about BloominBucks.com. They have every kind of bulb you could imagine. And if you select "Blount Bridgers Arboretum" at checkout, we receive a portion of the sale!

10/03/2022

The Blount-Bridgers Garden Committee sponsored a Downtown Walking Tour of Homes and Gardens on Saturday, October 1st which was wildly successful!!

Special thanks to the participating homes and gardens:
Homes on the tour were: Sammy and Louise Anderson and Jon and Stefanie DuBose.
Homes and Gardens were: Chad and Tiffany Cayton, Brandon Bunn and Doug Halterman, and Charles and Jennifer Taylor
Gardens only were: Bill and Cindy Hunter, Edward and Susan Roberson, and Candis Owens
Public Gardens were: Calvary Church Arborboretum, Calvary Church Guild Garden, Edgecombe Garden Club Herb Garden, Howard Memorial Presbyterian Churchyard,and the Blount-Bridgers House and Garden.

Many volunteers contributed to making this event the wonderful success that it was. A big thank you goes to Brandon Bunn, Jennifer Bridgers, Meredith Henry, Judy Mayo, Julie Thomas, Gina Wingo, Bill Hunter, Kaye Flowers, Tina Parker, Elizabeth Burns, Connie Sherrill, Eric Greene, Anne Boone Urquhart, Peggy Taylor, Tara Williamson, Linda Goines, Ellen Clark, Sandra Wooten, Bailey Foote, Shirley Manson, Marilyn Douglass, Allison Rhodes, Kelly Anderson, Nancy Hill, and Caty Gray Urquhart. Always the Town of Tarboro is a big supporter especially Jason Nichol’s Maintenance Dept. ESPECIALLY Chris League’s Dept within Maintenance. Thank you to the Tarboro Magazine and to John Walker of the Tarboro Weekly, to Eastern Living Magazine and Triangle Gardener Magazine for the coverage. Also, a big thank you to Tourism Development Authority.

Our sponsors were:
818 St. Andrew Street Airbnb
Ace Home Center
Brendan Bass
Calvary Episcopal Church
Carlisle Funeral Home
Doug Henry Chevrolet
East Carolina Kitchen and Bath
Eastern Petroleum
Edward Jones
Fountain, Roberson & Anderson
Jennifer Taylor DDS
See and Donna Cooper
Nash Building Systems
Providence Bank
Tarboro Conservatory of Music
Tarboro Printing
Tarboro River Bandits
Warren Accounting
William G. Clark

09/29/2022

This is it! In just 2 more days, the Downtown Tarboro Home and Garden tour will be in full swing on October 1 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.! Rain or shine!

Purchase your tickets at the following link, or in person at the Tarboro Chamber of Commerce, the Blount-Bridgers House, or Rusty's Gift Shop. bit.ly/3LOyDDT

09/27/2022

Come rain or shine, the Downtown Tarboro Home and Garden Tour will still be happening this Saturday, October 1, from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m.!

Just take a peek at all of the homes and gardens you get to explore on the tour:

1. Blount-Bridgers House - 130 Bridgers Street
2. Blount-Bridgers Arboretum - 130 Bridgers Street
3. Edward & Susan Roberson Garden - 908 St. Andrew Street
4. Lanier-Lewis House - 1005 St. Andrew Street
5. W.A. Hart House - 1109 North Main Street
6. Hart House - 1103 North Main Street
7. Norfleet House - 1100 North Main Street
8. Garden Club Herb Garden - 201 West Porter Street
9. W.H. Powell House Garden - 806 N. Main Street
10. Whitehead House Garden - 104 West Park Avenue
11. Memorial Garden at Howard Memorial Presbyterian Church - 303 East St. James Street
12. Guild Garden of Calvary Parish Garden - Corner of Panola and Church Street
13. Calvary Churchyard & Arboretum - 411 East Church Street
14. Howard-Taylor House - 509 St. Patrick Street

Purchase your tickets at the following link, or in person at the Tarboro Chamber of Commerce, the Blount-Bridgers House, or Rusty's Gift Shop. bit.ly/3LOyDDT

09/23/2022

Enjoy a sneak peak of the Downtown Tarboro Home and Garden Tour with Discover Edgecombe!