August General Meeting: Grace McMullen the Assistant Director from Camden Parks and Recreation
Aug
27
9:00 AM09:00

August General Meeting: Grace McMullen the Assistant Director from Camden Parks and Recreation

  • Saint Thomas' Epsicopal Church (map)
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Hospitality at 9am followed by Grace McMullen the Assistant Director from Camden Parks and Recreation will be sharing the inside scoop on the public realm in August.
As folks well know, the Garden Club works in concert with town staff on so many initiatives that beautify the town environs and make this a terrific place to live. Let’s hear from Grace about priorities and planning efforts that are making way for positive change right now.

The public is welcome to attend. A short business meeting will follow the presentation.

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May General Meeting: Annual Business Meeting plus speaker Peter Ralston
May
28
9:00 AM09:00

May General Meeting: Annual Business Meeting plus speaker Peter Ralston

Continuing our “Re-Visioning “ theme, Peter Ralston, well-known for his iconic photographs of the people and working communities that define coastal Maine’s character, will be speaking about how he views things when he looks through the lens of his camera.He will be speaking to how I “see” the land and seascapes - and people.

Peter Ralston has photographed the coast of Maine for forty-eight years and enjoys few things more than photographing the “real” coast…the working communities that define coastal Maine’s character.

His work has been seen in countless books and magazines, featured on network television and has been exhibited in galleries, collections and museums throughout the United States and abroad. In 2003 his photography as well as his role as co-founder of the Island Institute was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Laws Degree at Colby College. His work can always be seen at Ralston Gallery in “downtown” Rockport.

If you’d like to learn more about Peter and his photographic process, you can watch a 16-minute documentary short, Peter’s Eye, which was accepted into the Camden International Film Festival in 2011,  here. 

Join us at 9:00 am for hospitality followed by our speaker Peter Ralston at 9:30 and a short business meeting. The meeting is at St Thomas’ Episcopal Church, Camden. All are invited to attend.

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

April General Meeting with presentation: Flower Arranging through the Eyes of an Artist

  • Camden Library / Picker Room (map)
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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.

Coffee and Snacks 10AM
Program begins 10:30

Link to Register IN PERSON
Link to Register for ZOOM Presentation

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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.

Coffee and Snacks 10AM
Program begins 10:30

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The Layered Garden
Feb
3
10:30 AM10:30

The Layered Garden

The Layered Garden with David Culp. David is the principal of David L. Culp Designs, creator of the gardens at Brandywine Cottage, and author of several books including The Layered Garden.

Zoom Only

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This week’s program is on Zoom only, but the public is invited to an in-person watch party in the French Conference Room at the Camden Town Office!

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General Membership Meeting
Oct
23
9:00 AM09:00

General Membership Meeting

General Membership Meeting
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

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General Membership Meeting
Aug
28
9:00 AM09:00

General Membership Meeting

General Membership Meeting
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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Winter Horticulture Series "Benefits of Nature Experiences for Health and Well-Being"
Feb
18
9:30 AM09:30

Winter Horticulture Series "Benefits of Nature Experiences for Health and Well-Being"

There’s a reason we all get that Zen feeling when we garden presented by speaker Michael Blacketer from Mt. Cuba Center.

Free Zoom presentation. Register for this program here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Lf5yj116RWO-qJoLHRbz7w

Presented in conjunction with Camden Public Library.

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Speaker Mary Katherine Hayes and General Membership Meeting
Sep
26
9:00 AM09:00

Speaker Mary Katherine Hayes and General Membership Meeting

  • St Thomas' Episcopal Church (map)
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Join us for coffee at 9am followed by a presentation - free and open to all.

Speaker Mary Katherine Hayes- a Camden Garden Club Board member, Chair of the Education Committee and Master Gardener- will present “A Children’s Contemplative Garden: Hold the Veggies”

Please note: Due to unforeseen circumstances, the September scheduled speaker is unable to attend. Mary Katherine’s presentation was originally scheduled for October. Look for updates on the October program on this website.

The General Membership Business Meeting will follow Mary Katherine’s presentation at 10:30 am.

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Living on the Edge: The Changing Waterfront Environment
Feb
27
9:30 AM09:30

Living on the Edge: The Changing Waterfront Environment

February 27th- 9:30 am

Living on the Edge; The Changing Waterfront Environment

Speaker: Blake Sanborn Landscape Architect and Camden Garden Club Member

Speaker Blake Sanborn, Landscape Architect at Richardson and Associates and Camden Garden Club Member, is an award-winning landscape architecture leader with over 20 years of experience, designing and implementing community-serving open spaces, residential properties and mixed-use development. Blake is proud to volunteer on the NCC Executive Committee of the American Society of Landscape Architects where he has chaired the Stewardship and Sustainability committee. His expertise on changing waterfront environment is a greatly anticipated topic.   

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Container Gardens, Butterfly Gardens and All that Stuff
Feb
20
9:30 AM09:30

Container Gardens, Butterfly Gardens and All that Stuff

February 20th 9:30 am

Container Gardens, Butterfly Gardens and All that Stuff

Speaker: Doug Tallamy, TA Baker, Professor of Agriculture, University of Delaware and co-founder of HomeGrown National Parks, a resource to regenerate biodiversity in your own backyard

Here is a sneak preview of some of the many tips Tallamy will be sharing: Many native plants have extensive root systems, so use large pots Some native species can grow tall and will need a wall, stake, trellis, or hoop for support. Perennial species (plants that live for more than one year) may come back year after year. It is important to leave pots outside in a semi-sheltered area so that the plants go through natural cold cycles. Clay, ceramic, and terracotta pots may crack in low temperatures. If you live in an area with cold winters, consider using plastic pots. At the end of the season, if you don’t want to keep your potted plant, either plant it in the ground or give it to a friend. And, please remember to log your container plants ON THE HNP MAP. 

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Sculpture and Art at the Dallas Arboretum
Feb
13
9:30 AM09:30

Sculpture and Art at the Dallas Arboretum

February 13th 9:30 am

Sculpture and Art at the Dallas Arboretum

Speakers from the Bureau of the Dallas Arboretum

The joint speakers at the Dallas Arboretum will discuss ground-breaking horticultural research conducted in the Dallas Arboretum & Botanical Garden Trial Gardens as well as discussing the recent sculpture exhibition. Tucked among the blossoming tulips, azaleas, and daffodils of Dallas Blooms at the Dallas Arboretum are some very familiar faces, waiting for visitors to stop for a chat. They are Gary Lee Price’s “Great Contributors” bronze sculptures depicting some of history’s most inspiring figures.

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Garden Design with a New England Lens
Feb
6
9:30 AM09:30

Garden Design with a New England Lens

February 6th 9:30 am

Garden Design with a New England Lens

Speaker: Irene Barber, Coastal Maine Botanical Gardeners

Irene Barber, registered Horticultural Therapist (HTR) and coordinator of the Horticultural Therapy Program at CMBG, will speak about ecologically conscious landscapes, design, and gardening. She is the designer of the Farnsworth Museum Gardens. Barber knows about the intimate relationship between people and plants—sun to soil, seed to root, plant to harvest, harvest to human, human to human. It’s that connection that drew her to the practice of horticultural therapy (HT), defined by Barber as, “the transformation that happens when we work with the earth to improve well-being. She adds, “plants, like people, are resilient; they can heal, they can recover, rehabilitate, rejuvenate, and prefer to live in communities. They bounce back. When we think about designing a garden, we so often think about nurturing the plant, it’s also about how that plant is nurturing us.” 

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