Lake Lure Flowering Bridge Newsletter

June 2026

Our mission is to maintain gardens that are enjoyable, inspirational and used to

educate people about gardening and its health and environmental benefits.

Rotary Club Pitches In!

Rotary Club of Tryon joined us in May to help install planters in our new Courtyard Terrace. Siding was installed and painted on the large stainless steel planters they donated for the project. These planters will be filled with trees, shrubs and seasonal flowers.

Education Center Eventss!

Pollinator Week Celebration

Saturday, June 27, 2026
10 am - 2 pm

Join us for our Pollinator Week Celebration, which will include children's activities, educational exhibits and information tables about pollinator gardens, native gardening and much more!

Did you know?
Pollinator Week is an annual celebration observed since 2010 in support of pollinator health. Pollinators are insects and small animals like birds, butterflies, and bees that pollinate plants and make our gardens and world greener.

More about Pollinator Week at Pollinator Partnerships website .

Upcoming Classes at the Lake Lure Flowering Bridge’s Educational Center

June 27, 2026 – Pollinator Week Celebration, with children’s activities. Free to the public.

July 8, 2026 – How to Propagate Plants for the Garden

» Register online

July 22, 2026 – Let's Make a Fairy Garden
» Register online

August 12, 2026 - Learn to make a Crystal Suncatcher

August 22,2026 - Let’s Make a Solitary Bee House

August 26,2026 - How to Plant and Manage a Native Wildflower Meadow

September 9, 2026 - How to Grow Carnivorous Plants

September 12, 2026 - Learn to make a Driftwood Suncatchers

September 23, 2026 – How to Paint Brick Books

September 26, 2026 - Painted Pumpkins

October 7, 2026 – Fall Wreath Workshop

October 17, 2026 - Pet Remembrance Rocks

November 14, 2026 – Christmas Craft Class

December 2, 2026 – Christmas Wreath Workshop

Registration links will be provided a few weeks before each class.

Commemorative Bricks Have Been Installed!

About 600 bricks, including bricks that survived the storm, as well as new bricks ordered in the last 20 months, were installed along the garden paths. Visitors are already stopping by to browse the bricks and read the inscriptions. A big "thank you" to all who donated a brick. You made this recovery possible.

If you would like to find the location of your brick, locations can be found in the brick locator on our website. If you have any questions about your brick, contact us at bricksales@lakelurefloweringbridge.org.

Brick Locator on our Website

Green Salamander Art Trail

Can you find all six green salamanders, hidden in plain sight, at the Lake Lure Flowering Bridge?

More on the Chamber of Hickory Nut Gorge Website

Celebrating the Volunteers

The Bridge wouldn’t exist without the efforts and talents of our devoted group of volunteers. We are so proud of the work they have been doing over the past months.

Thanks to everyone!

On April 30th, the Master Gardeners of Spartanburg joined us to replant and mulch the east end gardens. The Master Gardeners were a wealth of information and it was a great experience to work side by side with these wonderful gardeners.

Garden Spotlight

Butterfly Haven Garden

Butterflies are very important visitors to our gardens, so we made a place just for them!

The Butterfly Haven Garden is planted with butterfly-loving plants, including a border of Purple Pixie Lorazepam, Dianthus and Salvia, that attract butterflies to the garden. Volunteers built a butterfly-shaped feature in the center and filled with colorful varieties of "hens and chicks" plants. Visitors are encouraged to stop and enjoy watching the butterflies dance.

Sponsors:

Linda’s Plants is a popular local nursery who has been there with support and guidance since our beginnings in 2012.

Southern Living Plant Collection reached out to us after Helene to see how they could help us. They have supported us through large plant donations, media coverage and advice from their vast knowledge of plants.

Rainbow Bridge Update

Rose expert Paul Zimmerman, who is designing the new Rainbow Bridge garden has been on site assisting in the installation of 100 rose bushes. The roses were planted in a colorful pattern that will resemble a rainbow. An 80-foot water feature resembling a brook will run under the new Rainbow Bridge.

About 470 of the original Rainbow Bridge collars were recovered from the lake after the storm. A special section of the new Rainbow Bridge is being designed by Amy Wald for these collars. Amy is a local artist who designed, built and installed the original Rainbow Bridge in 2022. A complete list of the recovered Rainbow Bridge collars is available on our website.

More details will be available in the coming months, so stay tuned!

Rainbow Bridge Garden Plan

Lake Lure Flowering Bridge
3070 Memorial Hwy

PO Box 125

Lake Lure, NC 28746

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Lake Lure Flowering Bridge is a volunteer 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.

Donations to help preserve and maintain the bridge gardens are appreciated — and tax-deductible.