Bismarck
Mandan
Garden
Club
The Bismarck-Mandan Garden Club is a non-profit organization that brings community members together
to promote all aspects of the growing of plants. The Club maintains several public gardens for non-
members to enjoy, as well as offering many member only benefits including garden tours, educational
opportunities, and access to plant sales. See the Become a Member section below to learn more about joining!
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Nine (or more!) garden tours
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Plant sale and auction
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Seed swap
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Informative in person lectures
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Newsletters
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Access to online lectures and resources
The Bismarck Garden Club started at the World War Memorial Building on May 19th, 1954 with 66 members: 16 gentlemen and 50 ladies. The dues were $1.00 per person. Meetings were held at the Provident Life Building. The Mandan Garden & Flower Club formed in 1959. The two clubs merged in the late nineteen sixties.
Regular meetings of the Bismarck-Mandan Garden Club are held monthly in February, March, April, May, September, and October. Meetings are held the third Tuesday of the month at 6:30pm at the Bismarck Veterans Memorial Library in the downstairs meeting room.
Programs with speakers are featured at the February, March, April, September, and October meetings on various topics that appeal to gardeners.
A plant sale and auction are held in May. The location and other details are announced prior to the event. Club members grow the plants from seeds and donate from their own gardens to provide an abundance of wonderful plants. The auction features unique plants, gardening supplies, potted arrangements, and other fun garden-related items.
Members tour local gardens in June, July, and August. Each month features three or more different gardens. Gardens vary from small to large, works in progress to finished, wild to formal, and everywhere in between! Teaching gardens are sometimes toured with opportunities for club members to learn on site. The public gardens maintained by Bismarck Mandan Garden Club are also occasionally featured.
The following beautiful public gardens are maintained by Garden Club. Please stop by and enjoy!
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26th & Main
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Buck Stop Junction
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Dakota Zoo Rose Garden
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Former Governor's Mansion
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South Washington & Bowen
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Mandan Depot
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Mandan Marquee
Become a Member
Membership $20 - Includes admission to all meetings, special events, garden tours (one ticket to each tour), newsletters, and handouts.
Extra Tour Tickets $5/set - Each set includes one additional ticket to each tour. Extra tickets cannot be purchased without club membership.
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Payment Options - Dues can be paid via check, cash, or electronic payment (see below) through May of the membership year. Payment can also be made in person at meetings from February through May.
To pay by mail, please fill out and mail the membership form. Make checks payable to the Bismarck-Mandan Garden Club, and mail to:
Bismarck-Mandan Garden Club
P.O. Box 269
Bismarck, ND 58502
Electronic Payments - The club offers electronic payments through Venmo. The account on Venmo can be found by searching for @BMGardenClub. Include payment details so it is clear which membership level and how many extra tour tickets (if any) are being paid for.
Please send a copy of your completed membership form (photo or PDF) to bismangardenclub@gmail.com to ensure we have received and processed your electronic payment.
