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Hospitality at 9am followed by speaker David Kibbe and the topic is timely “edible natives you can grow in Maine” The public is welcome to attend. The presentation will be followed by a short business meeting.
Weekly presentations through the month of February on Gardening topics we all good use a few ideas and tips on - Stay Tuned!
Hospitality at 9am followed by speaker to be announced. The presentation will be part of our 2026 theme Re-visioning Your Gardens and focused on preparing your garden for winter. The public is welcome to attend.
John Fromer from Merryspring will be speaking to the club on September 24th about preparing our gardens for winter will be followed by a short business meeting.
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.
SAVE THE DATE - the 2026 Annual Garden Tour will be held Thursday July 16th 2026. Details to be published in early 2026 with tickets going on sale May 1st.
June General Meeting dedicated to all things Tour.
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.
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.
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
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
Link to Register IN PERSON
Link to Register for ZOOM Presentation
Using Hardscape with Emma Kelly. Emma launched ColLab, a collaborating laboratory of five independent, women-owned landscape architecture practices in the Northeast designing landscapes to fit unique goals.
Coffee and Snacks 10AM
Program begins 10:30
Link to Register IN PERSON
Link to Register for ZOOM Presentation
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
Register for ZOOM Watch Party
Register to Attend on Zoom
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!
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.
Coffee and Snacks 10AM
Program begins 10:30
Link to Register IN PERSON
Link to Register for ZOOM Presentation
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
Join Volunteers in Planting Bulbs in the Camden Traffic Islands
General Membership Meeting
SAVE THE DATE Rebecca Goldenthal, owner of IN FULL BLOOM in Portland, will guide us in transforming those tired summer containers into festive, eye`- catching outdoor holiday décor, sure to be the envy of all your neighbors
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.
2025 Expo: Edible Gardens & Bountiful Tables
General Membership Meeting and speaker Viña Lindley. She is a home garden specialist and an MGV instructor with a passion for kitchen gardens. Her topic is “Kitchen Gardens 101.”
Traffic Island Planting: Volunteers Needed
General Membership Meeting and Speaker Deborah Trickett
Time-Saving, Might-Mite Shrubs that Outshine Perennials
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.
Are there good bees and bad bees? Do they talk? Find out!
Presented by Nick Dorian, Ph.D. ecologist and educator
Free Zoom presentation. Register for this program here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_j-cBkyhHQDOuETkiPRUhhw
Presented in conjunction with the Camden Public Library
Presented by Susan Pell, Ph.D. and Executive Director Our annual Zoom garden tour with behind the scenes peek at one of our National Treasures in Washington D.C.
Free Zoom presentation. Registration link will be available soon
White-throated Sparrow. Photo credit: Deborah Bifulco / Macaulay Library
Let’s talk about the role childrens’ gardens have and the possibilities for the Town of Camden to create one.
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.
Free and open to all: General Membership Meeting plus speaker Heather McCargo, Founder of Wild Seed Project
April General Membership Meeting and Speaker Kerry Ann Mendez
