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Free and open to all: General Membership Meeting plus speaker Heather McCargo, Founder of Wild Seed Project
Join us for coffee at 9am followed by a presentation - free and open to all.
Speaker Wendy Reinemann will talk about The 2024 Gardening Season: Lessons Learned (or maybe should have learned.) Wendy is the owner of Guinea Ridge Farm, Union and Guinea Ridge Nursery in Rockport.
She never fails to show us the perfect plant for the perfect place and will guide us through the ups and downs of this season.
The General Membership Business Meeting will follow Wendy’s presentation at 10:30 am.
Let’s talk about the role childrens’ gardens have and the possibilities for the Town of Camden to create one.
April General Membership Meeting and Speaker Kerry Ann Mendez
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.
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.
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.
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.”
Sustainable Rose Gardening in New England
Speaker: Mike and Angelina Chute, Rose Solutions
"Sustainable roses are sturdy, attractive plants that can hold their own in a pesticide-free landscape.” Our January speakers offer many different programs about how to grow and maintain roses. This program features modern, recently introduced varieties as well as old favorites that are disease-resistant, winter hardy, easy to grow and bloom all season. They will speak to the core of sustainability, explaining the different grades and types of roses, their growth habits and how to select the best varieties for your garden.
