The Camden Garden Club will host a free public Zoom presentation on Tuesday, February 14, 2023 from 10AM to 11AM on the topic of “Yardscaping.”
This program is the third in the Club’s 55th Winter Horticulture Series in partnership with the Camden Public Library.
Through Yardscaping, Gary hopes to inspire Maine people to create and maintain healthy landscapes through ecologically based practices that minimize reliance on water, fertilizer and pesticides. Some things he will discuss are: low maintenance and native plants, input yard care, proper plant choice, and managing pests wisely. Think first... Spray last.
Maine State Horticulturist Gary Fish. Photo by Gary Fish.
Gary Fish has been the Maine State Horticulturist since 2015. He was the Manager of the Pesticide Programs for the Board of Pesticides Control for 28 years. He has been working off and on as a practicing Licensed Professional Forester since 1985 with Kents Hill Forestry Services, is the former chair of the Arborist Board, and worked as horticulturist for ChemLawn Services Corporation for 5 years from 1983 to 1988. Gary is also a landscape and nature photographer. He grew up in Farmington, Maine and says he was an entomologist from birth and was inspired to love plants by his mother who grew beautiful roses and rock gardens.
The remaining public talks of the Camden Garden Club’s 55th Annual Winter Horticulture Series take place in partnership with the Camden Public Library Tuesdays in February, 10–11AM. Topics include conservation and environmental stewardship for home gardeners, as well as botanical photography and research.
Since 1969, the Camden Garden Club has provided the Winter Horticulture Series of public talks to Camden area residents as a community service in Maine’s coldest months.
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The oldest garden club in Maine, the Camden Garden Club cultivates the art of gardening to its fullest sense, develops and preserves beauty in and around Camden, and promotes civic improvements, education, and conservation of natural resources.