Bucksport Garden Club

P.O. Box 1916

Bucksport, ME 04416

Organized 1932

Federated 1939

Re-federated 1969

 

Executive Committee 2007-2008

Alvion Kimball, President ackimball1995@msn.com

Karen Johnson, Vice President

Chris Petravicz, Recording Secretary

Nancy Lord, Treasurer

Shirley Pierce, Corresponding Secretary

Active Members –40-50

Active Membership is open to all persons who are interested in the objectives of the Club and will obligate themselves to participate in Club activities and committees.

Bucksport Garden Club Continuing Projects
 

  • Field Trips
  • Speakers on gardening, landscaping, conservation, flower arranging, birds and wildlife
  • Care of gardens at the Buck Memorial Library
  • Downtown Bucksport  and Town Trough plantings
  • Bucksport Historical  Society window boxes
  • Annual Plant, Book and Bake Sale

 

 

Bucksport Garden Club Calendar 2008

April 9 :     Club Meeting 10 a.m.: Franklin St, Methodist Church

    Cheri Domina, Great Pond Mountain Conservation Trust:

    Wildflowers and Habitats in the Wildlands

 

May 14:     Club Meeting 10 a.m.: Elm St. Congregational Church                    

     Kenneth E. Liberty, Founder Peony Society of Maine: Peonies

May 16:     St. Croix District Annual Meeting, Southwest Harbor

May 17:     BACAS Fashion Show, Bucksport

May 31:     Fundraiser: Annual Plant, Book and Bake Sale, Bangor Savings Bank, Bucksport

 

June 11:     Field Trip: Ecotat and Greencare Plantscapes, Hermon

June 25:     Field Trip: Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens

 

July 16:     Progressive Garden Tour (tentative)       

 

August 13:   Club Meeting: Polly Neville Hostess: Stepping Stone workshop

August 20:   Fundraiser: Garden Tea and Auction, Orland House B & B

August 27:   Fieldtrip: Mt. Desert Center for the History of Landscape and Jordan Pond House

 

September 10:   Club Meeting: Sandy Smith Hostess: Moss Wreath workshop

 

October 8:      Club Meeting: Chris and Tom Adkins host:  Decorating Gourds Demonstration with Lynette Gaslin

October 11:    Fundraiser: Fall Bulb and Hemerocallis Sale

October 21:    St. Croix District Fall Meeting, Alamoosook Lodge, Bucksport Garden Club hosts

October 28:    GCFM Fall Meeting, Augusta

December 10:    Holiday Party, Orland House B & B, Creative Catering