2014-2015 Programs
Unless otherwise noted, all programs are open to the public and begin at 1:30 PM at the Topsham Public Library (25 Foreside Road). The public is welcome to join members beforehand at 12:00 noon at the bring-your-own lunch and business meeting. Desserts and coffee are provided by the Club.
Details of off-site programs, including arrangements for car pooling, will be announced closer to the program date.
For more information, please send us a message by clicking here.
Details of off-site programs, including arrangements for car pooling, will be announced closer to the program date.
For more information, please send us a message by clicking here.
2014 Programs
April 9 – Annual Meeting & Pot Luck Lunch (no guest speaker)
May 14 - "Gardens, Birds, and Other Wildlife" with photo-journalist Robin Robinson. Click here for flyer.
June 11 - "Gardening in Tune with Nature: the little things that run the world," a presentation focused on the role of insects in the garden ecosystem with Reeser Manley & Marjorie Peronto, co-authors of "The New England Gardener's Year: A Month-by-Month Guide for Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, and Upstate New York" Click here for flyer.
July 9 - Field trip to North Creek Farm in Phippsburg, ME, owned by gardener and author, Suzy Verrier. Click here for flyer and additional information.
August 13 - Members-only picnic on Orr’s Island. Click here for flyer. (Cancelled due to rain.)
September 10 - Angela Twichell, Executive Director of the Brunswick-Topsham Land Trust, landowners of Crystal Spring Farm and the Tom Settlemire Community Garden. Click here for flyer.
October 8 - Presentation by Jim Masse, Nursery Manager at Estabrook's, on "Local Color, Using Native Plants in the Landscape" and on protecting gardens from the winter cold.
November 12 - Barbara Longstaff, GCFM Horticulture Chairman and BeeGAP Project Coordinator, on bringing native Mason Bees to our gardens, a joint project of the National Garden Clubs and Crown Bees.
December 10 - Members-only Christmas Pot-luck Party and Auction
May 14 - "Gardens, Birds, and Other Wildlife" with photo-journalist Robin Robinson. Click here for flyer.
June 11 - "Gardening in Tune with Nature: the little things that run the world," a presentation focused on the role of insects in the garden ecosystem with Reeser Manley & Marjorie Peronto, co-authors of "The New England Gardener's Year: A Month-by-Month Guide for Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, and Upstate New York" Click here for flyer.
July 9 - Field trip to North Creek Farm in Phippsburg, ME, owned by gardener and author, Suzy Verrier. Click here for flyer and additional information.
August 13 - Members-only picnic on Orr’s Island. Click here for flyer. (Cancelled due to rain.)
September 10 - Angela Twichell, Executive Director of the Brunswick-Topsham Land Trust, landowners of Crystal Spring Farm and the Tom Settlemire Community Garden. Click here for flyer.
October 8 - Presentation by Jim Masse, Nursery Manager at Estabrook's, on "Local Color, Using Native Plants in the Landscape" and on protecting gardens from the winter cold.
November 12 - Barbara Longstaff, GCFM Horticulture Chairman and BeeGAP Project Coordinator, on bringing native Mason Bees to our gardens, a joint project of the National Garden Clubs and Crown Bees.
December 10 - Members-only Christmas Pot-luck Party and Auction
2015 Programs
January 14 - Meeting cancelled.
February 11 - Rex Beisel & Craig Cote from Barred Owl Daylilies in Otisfield, Maine, growers of 1100 registered cultivars.
March 11 - Derek Lovitch from Freeport Wild Bird Supply, on "Introduction to Backyard Birdfeeding." Click here for more information.
April 8 - "Quiche and Salad" Celebratory Pot-Luck Luncheon, followed by Annual Meeting and Installation of Officers
May 6 - Kyle Rosenberg from Forest to Shore Tree and Landscape Services on "Pruning Techniques." Click here for more information.
January 14 - Meeting cancelled.
February 11 - Rex Beisel & Craig Cote from Barred Owl Daylilies in Otisfield, Maine, growers of 1100 registered cultivars.
March 11 - Derek Lovitch from Freeport Wild Bird Supply, on "Introduction to Backyard Birdfeeding." Click here for more information.
April 8 - "Quiche and Salad" Celebratory Pot-Luck Luncheon, followed by Annual Meeting and Installation of Officers
May 6 - Kyle Rosenberg from Forest to Shore Tree and Landscape Services on "Pruning Techniques." Click here for more information.