When Does the Redding Garden Club Meet, and Can Guests Attend?

The Redding Garden Club meets monthly from September through May, with no meetings in November or December. Guests are always welcome at these meetings, which include a light lunch and a guest speaker. If you are considering attending, the main thing to confirm is the current month's date and location, since the site lists meetings under its "Meetings & Events" section rather than publishing a single fixed calendar here.

Meeting Schedule at a Glance

What to Expect at a Meeting

The format is social and educational rather than a formal business session. You can expect a light lunch and a talk from a guest speaker. The club describes its speakers as experts on gardening, conservation, Audubon topics, landscape design, and flower design, so the subject matter shifts from month to month.

This makes a meeting a low-pressure way to sample the club before deciding whether to join. You do not need to be an experienced gardener to fit in — the club says it welcomes "gardeners of all interests and skill levels," and its garden volunteer work explicitly requires no experience.

How to Confirm a Specific Meeting

Because the club does not post a single standing date and time in the material available here, take these steps before you go:

1. Open the club's website and check the Meetings & Events section, which lists Monthly Meetings, Board Meetings, and Upcoming Events.
2. Look for the current month's listing to confirm the date, time, and venue.
3. If nothing is posted for the month you want, use the Contact page to ask directly.
4. As a backup, the club runs a Facebook group with more than 600 community members where you can ask questions and see recent posts.

Expected result: you will have a confirmed date, time, and location rather than arriving on a guess. The most common snag is assuming a meeting happens every month — remember that November and December are skipped.

Beyond the Monthly Meeting

If the meeting schedule does not fit your calendar, the club has other ways to get involved. It maintains more than 15 public garden sites, runs conservation and education programs, holds an annual spring plant sale, conducts youth programs, awards scholarships, and sponsors field trips. Board meetings are listed separately from monthly meetings, so check the events section if you are interested in those.

For anyone weighing whether to attend a first meeting, the guest policy removes most of the risk: you can come as a guest, hear a speaker, and decide about membership afterward.