Programs from Previous Years
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2023 Programs
Wednesday, January 11, 12:00 Noon - "From Pharaoh to Warhol: A Brief Consideration of the Flower in Western Art" presentation by Geoff Bates at the Topsham Public Library
Wednesday, February 8, 12:00 Noon - "The Hows and Whys of Pruning" presentation by Liz Stanley at the Topsham Public Library
Wednesday, March 8, 12:00 Noon - "Bringing Nature Home in Maine" presentation by Adam Tufts, Maine Audubon at the Topsham Public Library (For more information on the "Bringing Nature Home" project, click here.)
Wednesday, April 13, 12:00 Noon - Annual Meeting & Potluck Luncheon
Wednesday, May 19 - no program because of Medomak District Annual Meeting on May 1
Wednesday, June 7 - no program because of Annual Plant Sale on June 10
Wednesday, July 12 - Field trip to see gardens at Campo de Fiori in Bowdoinham, ME
(for Topsham Garden Club members and their invited guests)
Wednesday, August 9 - Field trip to a special pollinator garden in Brunswick, ME
(for Topsham Garden Club members and their invited guests)
Wednesday, September 13 - "Wildflower Propagation" talk by Richard Bicknell at The Highlands in Topsham, ME (for residents of The Highlands, Topsham Garden Club members and their invited guests)
Wednesday, October 11 - Social hour and business meeting at The Highlands in Topsham
Wednesday, November 8 - Tour of the Roux Center for the Environment at Bowdoin College (for Topsham Garden Club members and their invited guests)
Wednesday, December 13 - Members-only holiday potluck luncheon and auction
Wednesday, February 8, 12:00 Noon - "The Hows and Whys of Pruning" presentation by Liz Stanley at the Topsham Public Library
Wednesday, March 8, 12:00 Noon - "Bringing Nature Home in Maine" presentation by Adam Tufts, Maine Audubon at the Topsham Public Library (For more information on the "Bringing Nature Home" project, click here.)
Wednesday, April 13, 12:00 Noon - Annual Meeting & Potluck Luncheon
Wednesday, May 19 - no program because of Medomak District Annual Meeting on May 1
Wednesday, June 7 - no program because of Annual Plant Sale on June 10
Wednesday, July 12 - Field trip to see gardens at Campo de Fiori in Bowdoinham, ME
(for Topsham Garden Club members and their invited guests)
Wednesday, August 9 - Field trip to a special pollinator garden in Brunswick, ME
(for Topsham Garden Club members and their invited guests)
Wednesday, September 13 - "Wildflower Propagation" talk by Richard Bicknell at The Highlands in Topsham, ME (for residents of The Highlands, Topsham Garden Club members and their invited guests)
Wednesday, October 11 - Social hour and business meeting at The Highlands in Topsham
Wednesday, November 8 - Tour of the Roux Center for the Environment at Bowdoin College (for Topsham Garden Club members and their invited guests)
Wednesday, December 13 - Members-only holiday potluck luncheon and auction
2022 Programs
Cancelled by COVID-19 - Wednesday, January 12
Wednesday, February 9 - "Houseplants 101" discussion based on materials provided by Renée Tourtelotte of Skillins Greenhouses (Click here for flyer)
Wednesday, March 9 - "Seeds! Seeds! Seeds!" presentation by Will Larson
Wednesday, April 13- Annual Meeting
Wednesday, May 11 - Field trip to Eastern Plant Specialties in Georgetown, ME
Wednesday, June 8 - no program because of Annual Plant Sale on June 11
Wednesday, July 13 - Field trip to see gardens in The Highlands in Topsham, ME
Wednesday, August 10 - Field trip to a special private Brunswick garden
(for Topsham Garden Club members and their invited guests)
Wednesday, September 14, 12:00 Noon - "Ticks!" presentation by Bob Emmon at The Highlands in Topsham
Wednesday, October 12, 12:00 Noon - "English Gardens" illustrated talk by Claudia Knox
Wednesday, November 9, 12:00 Noon - "Growing Tropical Begonias in Maine" presentation by Lucy Kuder
Wednesday, December 14 - Members-only holiday potluck luncheon and auction at the Holden Frost House at The Highlands in Topsham (Details to be announced)
Wednesday, February 9 - "Houseplants 101" discussion based on materials provided by Renée Tourtelotte of Skillins Greenhouses (Click here for flyer)
Wednesday, March 9 - "Seeds! Seeds! Seeds!" presentation by Will Larson
Wednesday, April 13- Annual Meeting
Wednesday, May 11 - Field trip to Eastern Plant Specialties in Georgetown, ME
Wednesday, June 8 - no program because of Annual Plant Sale on June 11
Wednesday, July 13 - Field trip to see gardens in The Highlands in Topsham, ME
Wednesday, August 10 - Field trip to a special private Brunswick garden
(for Topsham Garden Club members and their invited guests)
Wednesday, September 14, 12:00 Noon - "Ticks!" presentation by Bob Emmon at The Highlands in Topsham
Wednesday, October 12, 12:00 Noon - "English Gardens" illustrated talk by Claudia Knox
Wednesday, November 9, 12:00 Noon - "Growing Tropical Begonias in Maine" presentation by Lucy Kuder
Wednesday, December 14 - Members-only holiday potluck luncheon and auction at the Holden Frost House at The Highlands in Topsham (Details to be announced)
2021 Programs
Cancelled by COVID 19 - January through May programming
Wednesday, June 9 - Field trip to Bob Metivier's "Garden Rooms of Pond Ridge" in Topsham
Thursday, July 15 - Field trip to Shady Glen Nursery in Freeport
Wednesday, August 11 -"Flower Arranging with Flowers from Your Garden" demonstration by Master Gardener Lynne Holland under the tent at The Highlands, Topsham (For more information, click here to download a flyer.)
Wednesday, September 15 - Field trip to a very special pollinator garden in Brunswick
Wednesday, October 13 - Field trip to the Ecology Center at the Cathance River Education Alliance (CREA) in Topsham with presentation on "Native Plants" by Executive Director Caroline Eliot, seed exchange, and optional tour
Wednesday, November 10 - "Greek Gardens in Literature, Illustrated," a presentation by Will Larson of Pinetree Garden Seeds and Shady Glen Nursery at Curtis Memorial Library in Brunswick
Wednesday, December 8 - Members-only holiday potluck party at the Holden Frost House at The Highlands in Topsham
Wednesday, June 9 - Field trip to Bob Metivier's "Garden Rooms of Pond Ridge" in Topsham
Thursday, July 15 - Field trip to Shady Glen Nursery in Freeport
Wednesday, August 11 -"Flower Arranging with Flowers from Your Garden" demonstration by Master Gardener Lynne Holland under the tent at The Highlands, Topsham (For more information, click here to download a flyer.)
Wednesday, September 15 - Field trip to a very special pollinator garden in Brunswick
Wednesday, October 13 - Field trip to the Ecology Center at the Cathance River Education Alliance (CREA) in Topsham with presentation on "Native Plants" by Executive Director Caroline Eliot, seed exchange, and optional tour
Wednesday, November 10 - "Greek Gardens in Literature, Illustrated," a presentation by Will Larson of Pinetree Garden Seeds and Shady Glen Nursery at Curtis Memorial Library in Brunswick
Wednesday, December 8 - Members-only holiday potluck party at the Holden Frost House at The Highlands in Topsham
2020 Programs
January 8 - "The Conifers of Monhegan: Science, Art & History Informing Each Other Through Dynamic Decades of Deforestation, Recovery & Resilience" with Bowdoin College professor Barry Logan
February 12 - "Signs of the Seasons; A New England Phenology Monitoring Program" with Beth Bisson from the Maine Sea Grant Program at the University of Maine.
March 11 - "Ecology of a Garden" with Barbara Murphy, Gardeners Growing Healthy Communities (co-sponsored with the Topsham Public Library)
Cancelled by COVID-19 - April 8 - Annual Meeting and potluck lunch
Cancelled by COVID-19 - May 13 - Field trip to Gilsland Farm Audubon Center in Falmouth.
Cancelled by COVID-19 - June 10 - "Container Gardens" with Elizabeth Stanley, University of Maine Cooperative Extension Service
Cancelled by COVID-19 - July 8 - Field trip to Campo di Fiori nursery in Bowdoinham.
Cancelled by COVID-19 - August 12 - Members-only picnic at the home of a Topsham Garden Club member.
Cancelled by COVID-19 - September, October & November programs
Cancelled by COVID-19 - December 9 - Members-only holiday party and auction
January 8 - "The Conifers of Monhegan: Science, Art & History Informing Each Other Through Dynamic Decades of Deforestation, Recovery & Resilience" with Bowdoin College professor Barry Logan
February 12 - "Signs of the Seasons; A New England Phenology Monitoring Program" with Beth Bisson from the Maine Sea Grant Program at the University of Maine.
March 11 - "Ecology of a Garden" with Barbara Murphy, Gardeners Growing Healthy Communities (co-sponsored with the Topsham Public Library)
Cancelled by COVID-19 - April 8 - Annual Meeting and potluck lunch
Cancelled by COVID-19 - May 13 - Field trip to Gilsland Farm Audubon Center in Falmouth.
Cancelled by COVID-19 - June 10 - "Container Gardens" with Elizabeth Stanley, University of Maine Cooperative Extension Service
Cancelled by COVID-19 - July 8 - Field trip to Campo di Fiori nursery in Bowdoinham.
Cancelled by COVID-19 - August 12 - Members-only picnic at the home of a Topsham Garden Club member.
Cancelled by COVID-19 - September, October & November programs
Cancelled by COVID-19 - December 9 - Members-only holiday party and auction
2019 Programs
January - Planning session; no business meeting
February 20 - "Garden Travelogue" presentation by Topsham Garden Club member Ann K. Williams
March 13 - "High Impact, Low Maintenance Perennials, Flowering Shrubs and Annuals" with Kerry Ann Mendez of Perennially Yours
April 10 - Annual Meeting and potluck lunch Click here for flyer.
May 15 - Field trip to Shady Glen Nursery in Freeport. Car pool leaves from the Topsham Home Depot Park & Ride lot at 9:30 AM.
June 12 - "Members' Favorite Gardening Tools: Show, Tell, Try" Click here for more information.
July 10 - "Common Bees in Maine" with Master Gardener, Jean Vose. Click here for more information.
August 14 - Field trip to University of Maine Gardens at Tidewater Farm in Falmouth with tour led by Master Gardener David Elliott. Car pool leaves from the Topsham Home Depot Park & Ride lot at 9:15 AM. Click here for more information.
September 11 - “Making An Arrangement That Pleases the Arranger” workshop by Topsham Garden Club member Liz Volckening
October 9 - "Invasive Plants and the Challenge of Ethical Gardening" with Jean Potuchek of the "Jean's Garden" blog
November 13 - "Backyard Birding Basics" with Nick Lund, Maine Audubon
December 4 - Members-only Holiday Party & 85th Anniversary Celebration
January - Planning session; no business meeting
February 20 - "Garden Travelogue" presentation by Topsham Garden Club member Ann K. Williams
March 13 - "High Impact, Low Maintenance Perennials, Flowering Shrubs and Annuals" with Kerry Ann Mendez of Perennially Yours
April 10 - Annual Meeting and potluck lunch Click here for flyer.
May 15 - Field trip to Shady Glen Nursery in Freeport. Car pool leaves from the Topsham Home Depot Park & Ride lot at 9:30 AM.
June 12 - "Members' Favorite Gardening Tools: Show, Tell, Try" Click here for more information.
July 10 - "Common Bees in Maine" with Master Gardener, Jean Vose. Click here for more information.
August 14 - Field trip to University of Maine Gardens at Tidewater Farm in Falmouth with tour led by Master Gardener David Elliott. Car pool leaves from the Topsham Home Depot Park & Ride lot at 9:15 AM. Click here for more information.
September 11 - “Making An Arrangement That Pleases the Arranger” workshop by Topsham Garden Club member Liz Volckening
October 9 - "Invasive Plants and the Challenge of Ethical Gardening" with Jean Potuchek of the "Jean's Garden" blog
November 13 - "Backyard Birding Basics" with Nick Lund, Maine Audubon
December 4 - Members-only Holiday Party & 85th Anniversary Celebration
2018 Programs
January 10 - Meeting cancelled due to weather
February 14 - "Favorite Native Plant Cultivars for Maine" with Kyle Rosenberg, Arborist, City of Bath Division of Forestry and owner of Forest to Shore Tree and Landscape Services
March 14 - Meeting cancelled on account of Nor'easter
April 11 - "Everything About Dahlias" with Suzanne Bushnell of the Harpswell Garden Club and Judy Stallworth of the Bath Garden Club
May 9 - "A Tour of Five Members' Spring Gardens in Topsham & Brunswick"
June 13 - "Foraging for Wild Edible and Medicinal Plants" with Tom Seymour, Wild Plants of Maine
July 11 - "A Tour of Bob Metivier's 'Garden Rooms of Pond Ridge'" in Topsham. For more information, click here.
August 8 - Meeting cancelled
September 12 - "Bring Nature Home in Maine" with Eric Topper, Maine Audubon's Director of Education. For more information, click here.
October 10 - "The Life in Your Garden" with authors Reeser Manley and Marjorie Peronto. For more information, click here.
November 14 - "Gardening for All" with Ellen S. Gibson of Maine AgrAbility. For more information, click here.
December 5 (first Wednesday) - Member's-Only Christmas Pot-luck Party and Auction in the Holden Frost House at The Highlands
January 10 - Meeting cancelled due to weather
February 14 - "Favorite Native Plant Cultivars for Maine" with Kyle Rosenberg, Arborist, City of Bath Division of Forestry and owner of Forest to Shore Tree and Landscape Services
March 14 - Meeting cancelled on account of Nor'easter
April 11 - "Everything About Dahlias" with Suzanne Bushnell of the Harpswell Garden Club and Judy Stallworth of the Bath Garden Club
May 9 - "A Tour of Five Members' Spring Gardens in Topsham & Brunswick"
June 13 - "Foraging for Wild Edible and Medicinal Plants" with Tom Seymour, Wild Plants of Maine
July 11 - "A Tour of Bob Metivier's 'Garden Rooms of Pond Ridge'" in Topsham. For more information, click here.
August 8 - Meeting cancelled
September 12 - "Bring Nature Home in Maine" with Eric Topper, Maine Audubon's Director of Education. For more information, click here.
October 10 - "The Life in Your Garden" with authors Reeser Manley and Marjorie Peronto. For more information, click here.
November 14 - "Gardening for All" with Ellen S. Gibson of Maine AgrAbility. For more information, click here.
December 5 (first Wednesday) - Member's-Only Christmas Pot-luck Party and Auction in the Holden Frost House at The Highlands
2017 Programs
January 11 - "Cathance River Education Alliance" with CREA Executive Director, Matt Dubel. For more information, click here.
February 8 - "Lyme Disease Prevention" with Midcoast Lyme Disease Support & Education (MLDSE) co-founders, Paula Jackson Jones & Angele Rice. Click here for more information about the program and click here for a Lyme Disease fact sheet.
March 8 - "Hardy Succulents and Rock Garden Plants" with Mark Brandhorst of Halls Pond Gardens in South Paris, Maine. For more information, click here.
April 5 - "Multiple Strategies for Organizing Gardening Information" with Jean Potuchek, followed by Annual Meeting with Installation of Officers and Business Meeting. For more information, click here.
May 1 - "Using Native Perennials, Shrubs and Trees" with Heather McCargo, Executive Director of the Wild Seed Project, at the Medomak District Annual Meeting hosted by the Topsham Garden Club at the Unitarian-Universalist Church of Brunswick, 1 Middle Street, Brunswick
June 3 - (Note: Saturday, 9:00-1:00) Topsham Garden Club Annual Plant & Yard Sale at Topsham Town Hall, 100 Main Street
June 14 - "18th Century Landscaping at 'Montpelier,' the Knox Museum in Thomaston, Maine" with Anne Perkins.
July 12 - Field trip to the Knox Museum with docent-led tour of "Montpelier," the recreated home of General Henry Knox with an 18th century garden plan. Tour begins at 10:00 AM. For more information, click here.
August 9 - Members-only potluck picnic at the home of Betsy & Vicky Marr in Bristol, starting at 12:00 noon.
September 13 - "Bringing Pollinators to Your Garden with Companion Planting"
with Jean Vose of Humble Abodes Beekeeping Supplies in Windsor, ME. For more information, click here.
October 11 - "Old and New Plants, and Everything Maine-Garden" with Tom Atwell, "Maine Gardener"columnist at the "Portland Press Herald"
November 8 - "Presence and Purpose: Lessons Learned About Gardening” a Pecha Kucha presentation by Master Gardener Debbie Atwood
December 13 - Members-only Christmas Pot-luck Party and Auction in the Holden Frost House at The Highlands
January 11 - "Cathance River Education Alliance" with CREA Executive Director, Matt Dubel. For more information, click here.
February 8 - "Lyme Disease Prevention" with Midcoast Lyme Disease Support & Education (MLDSE) co-founders, Paula Jackson Jones & Angele Rice. Click here for more information about the program and click here for a Lyme Disease fact sheet.
March 8 - "Hardy Succulents and Rock Garden Plants" with Mark Brandhorst of Halls Pond Gardens in South Paris, Maine. For more information, click here.
April 5 - "Multiple Strategies for Organizing Gardening Information" with Jean Potuchek, followed by Annual Meeting with Installation of Officers and Business Meeting. For more information, click here.
May 1 - "Using Native Perennials, Shrubs and Trees" with Heather McCargo, Executive Director of the Wild Seed Project, at the Medomak District Annual Meeting hosted by the Topsham Garden Club at the Unitarian-Universalist Church of Brunswick, 1 Middle Street, Brunswick
June 3 - (Note: Saturday, 9:00-1:00) Topsham Garden Club Annual Plant & Yard Sale at Topsham Town Hall, 100 Main Street
June 14 - "18th Century Landscaping at 'Montpelier,' the Knox Museum in Thomaston, Maine" with Anne Perkins.
July 12 - Field trip to the Knox Museum with docent-led tour of "Montpelier," the recreated home of General Henry Knox with an 18th century garden plan. Tour begins at 10:00 AM. For more information, click here.
August 9 - Members-only potluck picnic at the home of Betsy & Vicky Marr in Bristol, starting at 12:00 noon.
September 13 - "Bringing Pollinators to Your Garden with Companion Planting"
with Jean Vose of Humble Abodes Beekeeping Supplies in Windsor, ME. For more information, click here.
October 11 - "Old and New Plants, and Everything Maine-Garden" with Tom Atwell, "Maine Gardener"columnist at the "Portland Press Herald"
November 8 - "Presence and Purpose: Lessons Learned About Gardening” a Pecha Kucha presentation by Master Gardener Debbie Atwood
December 13 - Members-only Christmas Pot-luck Party and Auction in the Holden Frost House at The Highlands
2016 Programs
January 13 - "Hydrangeas: Literally from A to Z...Species and Their Cultivars and How to Grow Them" with Jeff O'Donal from O'Donal's Nursery, Gorham, Maine
February 10 - "Travel the World through Backyard Gardens" with Irene Brady Barber of Greenscapes Design in South Durham, Maine. For more information, click here.
March 9 - "Art in the Garden" with Stephen Mohr of Mohr & Seredin, Landscape Architects in Portland, Maine. For more information, click here.
April 13 - Annual Meeting & Pot Luck Lunch (no guest speaker). For more information, click here.
May 18 - Field trip to McLaughlin Garden & Homestead in South Paris, Maine. For more information, click here.
June 8 - "Bats of Maine" with Logan Parker, Engagement Coordinator for Maine Lakes Resource Center in Belgrade Lakes, Maine. For more information, click here.
July 13 - Tour of members' gardens in Brunswick for members and their guests, starting at 10:00 AM, with brown-bag lunch and business meeting on Cumberland Street.
August 10 - Field trip to Rex Beisel's & Craig Cote's Barred Owl Daylilies in Otisfield, Maine, with optional self guided visit to Pineland Farms in New Gloucester, Maine. For more information, click here.
September 14 - "Heirloom Apples" with John Bunker of Fedco Seeds. For more information, click here.
October 12 -"Vermiculture: What, Where, How and Why" with Jock Robie of Mainely Worm Bins. Door Prize of a worm bin with worms. For more information, click here.
November 9 - "A walk through the Maine State Museum with a botanist’s eye” with
Dr. Paula Work & Jennifer Dube of the Maine State Museum in Augusta. For more information, click here.
December 14 - Members-only Christmas Pot-luck Party and Auction
January 13 - "Hydrangeas: Literally from A to Z...Species and Their Cultivars and How to Grow Them" with Jeff O'Donal from O'Donal's Nursery, Gorham, Maine
February 10 - "Travel the World through Backyard Gardens" with Irene Brady Barber of Greenscapes Design in South Durham, Maine. For more information, click here.
March 9 - "Art in the Garden" with Stephen Mohr of Mohr & Seredin, Landscape Architects in Portland, Maine. For more information, click here.
April 13 - Annual Meeting & Pot Luck Lunch (no guest speaker). For more information, click here.
May 18 - Field trip to McLaughlin Garden & Homestead in South Paris, Maine. For more information, click here.
June 8 - "Bats of Maine" with Logan Parker, Engagement Coordinator for Maine Lakes Resource Center in Belgrade Lakes, Maine. For more information, click here.
July 13 - Tour of members' gardens in Brunswick for members and their guests, starting at 10:00 AM, with brown-bag lunch and business meeting on Cumberland Street.
August 10 - Field trip to Rex Beisel's & Craig Cote's Barred Owl Daylilies in Otisfield, Maine, with optional self guided visit to Pineland Farms in New Gloucester, Maine. For more information, click here.
September 14 - "Heirloom Apples" with John Bunker of Fedco Seeds. For more information, click here.
October 12 -"Vermiculture: What, Where, How and Why" with Jock Robie of Mainely Worm Bins. Door Prize of a worm bin with worms. For more information, click here.
November 9 - "A walk through the Maine State Museum with a botanist’s eye” with
Dr. Paula Work & Jennifer Dube of the Maine State Museum in Augusta. For more information, click here.
December 14 - 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 - "Pruning Techniques" with Kyle Rosenberg from Forest to Shore Tree and Landscape Services. For more information, click here .
June 3 - "Gardeners' Fitness: Weeding out the Aches & Pains" with a panel of speakers from the Mid Coast Medical Group Orthopedic Therapy Center in Brunswick. For more information, click here.
July 16 (raindate) - Field trip to Barred Owl Daylilies in Otisville, Maine with lunch at Pineland Farms in New Gloucester, Maine. For more information, click here
August 12 - Members-only picnic on Orr’s Island.
September 9 - "The Many Rooms of my Garden," a photographic journey with Bob Metivier from Dust of the Earth Pottery. For more information, click here
October 14 - “Maine Wildflowers, from the Usual to the Unusual” with Marianne & Perry Heinrich. For more information, click here
November 4 - "Terrariums" with Stan Wakely, Manager of the Urban Garden Center in Topsham, Maine
December 9 - Members-only Christmas Pot-luck Party and Auction
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 - "Pruning Techniques" with Kyle Rosenberg from Forest to Shore Tree and Landscape Services. For more information, click here .
June 3 - "Gardeners' Fitness: Weeding out the Aches & Pains" with a panel of speakers from the Mid Coast Medical Group Orthopedic Therapy Center in Brunswick. For more information, click here.
July 16 (raindate) - Field trip to Barred Owl Daylilies in Otisville, Maine with lunch at Pineland Farms in New Gloucester, Maine. For more information, click here
August 12 - Members-only picnic on Orr’s Island.
September 9 - "The Many Rooms of my Garden," a photographic journey with Bob Metivier from Dust of the Earth Pottery. For more information, click here
October 14 - “Maine Wildflowers, from the Usual to the Unusual” with Marianne & Perry Heinrich. For more information, click here
November 4 - "Terrariums" with Stan Wakely, Manager of the Urban Garden Center in Topsham, Maine
December 9 - Members-only Christmas Pot-luck Party and Auction
2014 Programs
January 8 – "Romantic Gardens - Where Wild Meets Manicured," with Claudia Knox, illustrated by slides of English gardens including: Polesdon Lacey and Loseley Park in Surrey, Sissinghurst in Kent, and Great Dixter in East Sussex, as well as local Maine gardens. Click here for more information.
February 12 –"Tips for Healthy Indoor Houseplants" with Stan Wakely, Manager of the Urban Garden Center in Topsham. Click here for flyer.
March 12 – "Gardens Galore: the Creation of Plainview Farm & Perennial Favorites for the Maine Landscape" with Steve Palmer, the owner of Plainview Farm. Click here for flyer.
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
January 8 – "Romantic Gardens - Where Wild Meets Manicured," with Claudia Knox, illustrated by slides of English gardens including: Polesdon Lacey and Loseley Park in Surrey, Sissinghurst in Kent, and Great Dixter in East Sussex, as well as local Maine gardens. Click here for more information.
February 12 –"Tips for Healthy Indoor Houseplants" with Stan Wakely, Manager of the Urban Garden Center in Topsham. Click here for flyer.
March 12 – "Gardens Galore: the Creation of Plainview Farm & Perennial Favorites for the Maine Landscape" with Steve Palmer, the owner of Plainview Farm. Click here for flyer.
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
2013 Programs
January 9 – "Tree & Shrub Pruning" with Kyle Rosenberg of Forest to Shore
February 13 – "English Gardens in the Lake Country" slide show by Liz Volckening
March 13 – "Gardening for the Senses" with Horticultural Therapist Irene Brady Barber
April 10 – Annual Meeting & Installation of Officers (no guest speaker)
May 8 –"Organic Fertilizers vs. Synthetic: What to Use When and Where" with Richard Brzozowski of the University of Maine Cooperative Extension
June 1 – Plant Sale on the grounds of Cosmic Stone & Garden Supply, Topsham. Click here for more information.
June 12 – "Container Gardening with Imagination" with Elizabeth Rodenz, Master Gardener. Click here for more information.
July 10 – Field trip to visit Bob Metivier's Garden Rooms of Pond Ridge and Dust of the Earth Pottery in Topsham. Click here for more information.
August 14 - Members-only picnic on Orr’s Island
September 11– Field trip to Viles Arboretum in Augusta. Click here for more information.
October 9 – "Landscaping: from Ordinary to Extraordinary with Outdoor Lighting"
a presentation by Nathan D. Marcoux of Lighting Concepts in Lewiston. Click here for more information.
November 13 – "Heirloom Flower Presses and Pressed Flower Art" slide show presentation and demonstration by artisan Lynette Breton of Holding Patterns in Harpswell. Click here for more information.
December 11 – Members-only Christmas Pot-luck Party and Auction
February 13 – "English Gardens in the Lake Country" slide show by Liz Volckening
March 13 – "Gardening for the Senses" with Horticultural Therapist Irene Brady Barber
April 10 – Annual Meeting & Installation of Officers (no guest speaker)
May 8 –"Organic Fertilizers vs. Synthetic: What to Use When and Where" with Richard Brzozowski of the University of Maine Cooperative Extension
June 1 – Plant Sale on the grounds of Cosmic Stone & Garden Supply, Topsham. Click here for more information.
June 12 – "Container Gardening with Imagination" with Elizabeth Rodenz, Master Gardener. Click here for more information.
July 10 – Field trip to visit Bob Metivier's Garden Rooms of Pond Ridge and Dust of the Earth Pottery in Topsham. Click here for more information.
August 14 - Members-only picnic on Orr’s Island
September 11– Field trip to Viles Arboretum in Augusta. Click here for more information.
October 9 – "Landscaping: from Ordinary to Extraordinary with Outdoor Lighting"
a presentation by Nathan D. Marcoux of Lighting Concepts in Lewiston. Click here for more information.
November 13 – "Heirloom Flower Presses and Pressed Flower Art" slide show presentation and demonstration by artisan Lynette Breton of Holding Patterns in Harpswell. Click here for more information.
December 11 – Members-only Christmas Pot-luck Party and Auction
2012 Programs
May 9 – Business meeting, only
June 2 – Plant Sale on the grounds of Cosmic Stone & Garden Supply, Topsham
June 13 – Visit to Merryspring Nature Center in Camden and Avena Botanicals in Rockland
July 11 – Tours of members’ gardens in Topsham & Brunswick
August 8 - Members-only picnic on Orr’s Island
September 12 – Business meeting, only
October 10 – "Carnivorous Plants" with Ned Weeks
November 14 – “Stonescape for Creative Garden Interest” with Rick Campbell; Gnome Landscapes, Design & Masonry, Falmouth
December 12 – Members-only Christmas Pot-luck Party and Auction
June 2 – Plant Sale on the grounds of Cosmic Stone & Garden Supply, Topsham
June 13 – Visit to Merryspring Nature Center in Camden and Avena Botanicals in Rockland
July 11 – Tours of members’ gardens in Topsham & Brunswick
August 8 - Members-only picnic on Orr’s Island
September 12 – Business meeting, only
October 10 – "Carnivorous Plants" with Ned Weeks
November 14 – “Stonescape for Creative Garden Interest” with Rick Campbell; Gnome Landscapes, Design & Masonry, Falmouth
December 12 – Members-only Christmas Pot-luck Party and Auction