Trowel and Growl
Jul
10
9:30 AM09:30

Trowel and Growl

July 10
9:30 AM

Dianne Blahusch's
9 Evergreen Lane Camden

Parking is limited at Dianne’s
Car Pool: First Congressional Parking lot.  9:15 AM

A note from Dianne describing her property.

“We have a one acre….. mostly anemic yard. Nothing seems to be growing. It is very shady – with a lot of pine. There are pockets of sun in different spots where we are trying to grow vegetables but that’s not working well. Could be the soil? My wife Lindsay has a large medicinal herb garden and it’s doing “ok”.

We see thriving full beautiful plantings everywhere we go but we feel like we must be in another USDA hardiness zone! We also want to grow more native and other flowers in order to draw the butterflies and the birds and the insects, etc. We prefer a much more natural landscape.”

We are looking forward July 10 and excited to get
some new ideas!

Karen’s preferred method to Signup is an email
Karen Cease kbcease@aol.com 

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A Tour of Shleppinghurst Gardens
Jul
31
9:15 AM09:15

A Tour of Shleppinghurst Gardens

A Tour of Shleppinghurst Gardens
Lincolnville, ME
9:15 AM Tour

 With owner Ken Cleaves


For 37 years, Ken Cleaves has been clearing, moving rocks, and making paths in the woods of his Lincolnville 60 acre quarry property which he purchased for $16,000 in 1982. During those years he has transformed the land based on Japanese design, landscaping, and gardening principles.  He calls his tranquil, rambling landscape “Shleppinghurst.” 

Shleppinghurst Garden features wandering paths, ledges, stone walls, a spring fed pond edged with Japanese-style stonework, and an amphitheater-shaped quarry. Mr. Cleaves uses mostly native shrubs and trees to quietly enhance the natural landscape with tranquil beauty and symmetry

“It started out as a flower garden,” Cleaves relates. That flower garden has morphed into a well-tended Japanese garden that includes hundreds, if not thousands, of trees, shrubs and perennials-many native-that this gardener molded into a calm and serene Japanese-style garden tucked into a bit of rural Maine. And he has done it all “by hand,” with a come-along or levers and a wheel barrow.

Google Schleppinghurst Lincolnville ME for photos and an article written in Maine Boats and Harbors!

Cost: $15 a person

Parking is limited so we need to
carpool please
More details to come as we get closer
to the visit

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Karen Cease kbcease@aol.com 

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Village Green & Gardens Summer Maintenance
Aug
3
9:00 AM09:00

Village Green & Gardens Summer Maintenance

Volunteers are needed for light duties including raking, trimming, and pulling early emerging weeds. We will gather at the Village Green on Monday, Aug 3 at 9:00 am and break into teams to work in the four different areas until 10:30 am.

If you are new to the Club or gardening in the Mid-Coast, this is a great opportunity to meet members and learn from Master Gardeners. Bring your hand tools, rakes, garden gloves, hats, and water bottles. Home baked muffins will be provided for a carbohydrate boost!

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Village Green & Gardens Fall Cleanup
Sep
14
9:00 AM09:00

Village Green & Gardens Fall Cleanup

Volunteers are needed for light duties including raking, trimming, and pulling early emerging weeds. We will gather at the Village Green on Monday, Sept 14 at 9:00 am and break into teams to work in the four different areas until 10:30 am.

If you are new to the Club or gardening in the Mid-Coast, this is a great opportunity to meet members and learn from Master Gardeners. Bring your hand tools, rakes, garden gloves, hats, and water bottles. Home baked muffins will be provided for a carbohydrate boost!

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Village Green & Gardens Putting the Gardens to Bed
Oct
5
9:00 AM09:00

Village Green & Gardens Putting the Gardens to Bed

Volunteers are needed for light duties including raking, trimming, and pulling early emerging weeds. We will gather at the Village Green on Monday, Oct 5 at 9:00 am and break into teams to work in the four different areas until 10:30 am. Camden paid parking does not go into effect until Memorial Day, May 25.

If you are new to the Club or gardening in the Mid-Coast, this is a great opportunity to meet members and learn from Master Gardeners. Bring your hand tools, rakes, garden gloves, hats, and water bottles. Home baked muffins will be provided for a carbohydrate boost!

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Village Green & Gardens Summer Maintenance
Jul
6
9:00 AM09:00

Village Green & Gardens Summer Maintenance

Volunteers are needed for light duties including raking, trimming, and pulling early emerging weeds. We will gather at the Village Green on Monday, July 6 to meet members and learn from Master Gardeners. Bring your hand tools, rakes, garden gloves, hats, and water bottles. Home baked muffins will be provided for a carbohydrate boost!

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Fernwood Shade Nursery Tour CANCELLED Will be Rescheduled
Jun
18
1:00 PM13:00

Fernwood Shade Nursery Tour CANCELLED Will be Rescheduled

A tour of Fernwood Shade Nursery is reserved for Club members on June 18th from 1pm – 3pm. Fernwood is a specialty nursery in Montville focusing on native and woodland plants hardy to this area. They have one of the largest collections of shade tolerant plants including hosta, ferns, wildflowers and other choice plants for shade in New England. We will have a private tour with the owner, Denise Miner, who will be pleased to answer all questions about what to purchase, where to place and how to nurture shade plants. You don’t want to miss visiting this artistic and magical place. Additional details to come.

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Village Green & Gardens Spring Cleanup
Jun
1
9:00 AM09:00

Village Green & Gardens Spring Cleanup

Volunteers are needed for light duties including raking, trimming, and pulling early emerging weeds. We will gather at the Village Green on Monday, May 4 at 9:00 am and break into teams to work in the four different areas until 10:30 am. Camden paid parking does not go into effect until Memorial Day, May 25.

If you are new to the Club or gardening in the Mid-Coast, this is a great opportunity to meet members and learn from Master Gardeners. Bring your hand tools, rakes, garden gloves, hats, and water bottles. Home baked muffins will be provided for a carbohydrate boost!

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Village Green & Gardens Spring Cleanup,
May
4
9:00 AM09:00

Village Green & Gardens Spring Cleanup,

Volunteers are needed for light duties including raking, trimming, and pulling early emerging weeds. We will gather at the Village Green on Monday, May 4 at 9:00 am and break into teams to work in the four different areas until 10:30 am. Camden paid parking does not go into effect until Memorial Day, May 25.

If you are new to the Club or gardening in the Mid-Coast, this is a great opportunity to meet members and learn from Master Gardeners. Bring your hand tools, rakes, garden gloves, hats, and water bottles. Home baked muffins will be provided for a carbohydrate boost!

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April General Meeting and presentation Flower Arranging Through the Eyes of an Artist
Apr
23
10:00 AM10:00

April General Meeting and presentation Flower Arranging Through the Eyes of an Artist

Hospitality at 10 AM followed by Marc Hall who will be doing a flower arrangement demonstration The presentation will be part of our 2026 theme Re-visioning Your Gardens and focused on Flower Arranging Through the Eyes of an Artist. The public is welcome to attend. A short business meeting will follow the presentation.

Please note: Please be aware, in case you are sensitive to pollen, the room will be filled with floral aroma throughout the demonstration.

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Embracing the Organic Process of Design
Feb
24
10:30 AM10:30

Embracing the Organic Process of Design

Embracing the Organic Process of Design with Irene Barber. Irene is the principal of Greenscapes Design, LLC. She consults and designs vibrantly landscaped ecosystems that support clean water, biodiversity, and healthy soils.

Event is Free. Seats are limited seats, so we ask that you register ahead of time.

Coffee and Snacks 10AM
Program begins 10:30

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Choosing the Right Plants
Feb
17
10:30 AM10:30

Choosing the Right Plants

Choosing the Right Plants with Sharon Turner. Sharon is the owner of Crystal Lake Farm and Nursery. For the past 20 years, she and her son Eli have built their business together and acted as stewards of this small piece of Maine.

Event is Free. Seats are limited seats, so we ask that you register ahead of time.

Coffee and Snacks 10AM
Program begins 10:30

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Using Hardscape
Feb
10
10:30 AM10:30

Using Hardscape

Emma launched ColLab, a collaborating laboratory of five independent, women-owned landscape architecture practices in the Northeast designing landscapes to fit unique goals.

Event is Free. Seats are limited seats, so we ask that you register ahead of time.

Coffee and Snacks 10AM
Program begins 10:30

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Elements of Landscape Design
Jan
27
10:30 AM10:30

Elements of Landscape Design

Elements of Landscape Design with Todd Richardson. Todd has led the award-winning firm Richardson & Associates for over 30 years. He has extensive experience in site development and landscape design.

vent is Free. Seats are limited seats, so we ask that you register ahead of time.

Coffee and Snacks 10AM
Program begins 10:30

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General Membership Meeting
Oct
23
9:00 AM09:00

General Membership Meeting

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Save the date! Geneie Everett, GCFM liaison to Horticulture Therapy and Wiscasst Garden Club member, will enlighten us about the burgeoning field of Horticultural Therapy and discuss. ways in which individual garden clubs can participate and aid in the cause.

Join us for coffee and refreshments at 9am, speaker and presentation at 9:30am followed by the Business Meeting.

Free and all are invited to join.

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General Membership Meeting
Aug
28
9:00 AM09:00

General Membership Meeting

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Save the date! Wendy Reinemann, co-owner of Guinea Ridge Nursery and Farm, will discuss “Gardening in an Era of Climate Change” touching on topics such as changing plants,  calendars and Zones.

Join us for coffee and refreshments at 9am, speaker and presentation at 9:30am followed by the Business Meeting.

Free and all are invited to join.

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