CLUB Schedule for 2005-2006
PROGRAMS, MEETINGS, TOURS AND SALES
JUNE
June 13, 2005 Annual General Meeting and Banquet
Guest Speaker: Susan Poole President, Bangor Garden Club &
Corresponding Secretary, Garden Club Federation of Maine
6:00PM Location: Chipper’s Restaurant Rt# 1, Hancock
DUES of $10 for individuals and $25 for commercial members are payable at the
AGM or mail to: Eric Grindle, Treasurer
523 Bayside Road
Ellsworth, Maine 04605
Annual General Meeting 2005
June 14, 2005: Donald Little Park Work Day 1:30-4:00PM Location: State,
Birch and School Streets Triangle
June 20, 2005: Executive Meeting
7:00PM Hostess: Betty Ray
June 21, 2005: Donald Little Park Work Day 1:30-4:00PM Location: State, Birch
andSchool Streets Triangle
June 27, 2005: The Orono Bog Walk
An Illustrated Talk by Prof. Ron Davis,Professor Emeritus of Botany
University of Maine 7:00PM University of Maine Cooperative
Extension, Hancock County, Boggy Brook Road, Ellsworth
Refreshments: Mary Blackstone
June 28, 2005: Donald Little Park Work Day 1:30-4:00PM Location: State, Birch
and School Streets Triangle
JULY
July 5, 2005: Donald Little Park Work Day
1:30-4:00PM Location: State, Birch and School Streets Triangle
July 11, 2005: Business Meeting
Role Call: What’s New in Your Garden? Show and Tell
Host: Betty and George Ray
July 12, 2005: Donald Little Park Work Day
1:30-4:00PM Location: State, Birch and School Streets Triangle
July 19, 2005: Donald Little Park Work Day 1:30-4:00PM Location: State, Birch
and School Streets Triangle
July 19, 2005: Executive Meeting
7:00PM Hostess: Betty Ray
July 23, 2005: Orono Garden Tour Orono Bog Walk, Roger’s Farm
Demonstration Gardens, Rose Trial Gardens Lyle Little Field Gardens
Open to Garden Club members and their guests only
8:30AM Car Pool Meeting Point:
Boggy Brook Extension Office
Orono Bog Walk 2005
Lyle Littlefield Gardens 2005
The ‘Quiet Side’ Club Garden Tour 2004
Southwest Harbor Butterfly Gardens
Rockefeller Gardens
July 25, 2005: Integrated Pest Management
An Illustrated Talk by James Dill,
Coordinator of Integrated Pest Management University of Maine
BYOP—Bring Your Own Pest for Identification
BNGF—Bring a New Gardening Friend
7:00PM University of Maine Cooperative Extension, Hancock County,
Boggy Brook Road, Ellsworth
Refreshments: Debra Wescott
July 26, 2005: Donald Little Park Work Day
1:30-4:00PM Location: State, Birch and School Streets Triangle
AUGUST
August 2, 2005: Donald Little Park Work Day
1:30-4:00PM Location: State, Birch and School Streets Triangle
August 9, 2005: Donald Little Park Work Day
1:30-4:00PM Location: State, Birch and School Streets Triangle
August 12, 2005: Donald Little Park
50th Anniversary Celebration
2:00PM Location: State, Birch and School Streets Triangle
August 16, 2005: Donald Little Park Work Day
1:30-4:00PM Location: State, Birch and School Streets Triangle
August 23, 2005: Donald Little Park Work Day
1:30-4:00PM Location: State, Birch and School Streets Triangle
August 27, 2005: Annual Club Sale,Shaw’s Portico, High Street, Ellsworth
10:00AM-3:00PM
August Sale 2004
August 29, 2005: Water, Water Everywhere or Not --Is Irrigation Right for Your Garden?
Demonstration and Talk by Terry Sheehan of Coastal Irrigation & Lighting
Followed by Small In-House Flower Show embers and guests to bring up to 5
items for display (flowers,vegetables, herbs, designs using
fresh or dried plant material) Schedule will be circulated in advance July
7:00PM University of Maine Cooperative
Extension, Hancock County, Boggy Brook Road, Ellsworth
Refreshments: Jane Basley
In-House Flower Show 2004
August 30, 2005: Donald Little Park Work Day
1:30-4:00PM Location: State, Birch and School Streets Triangle
August 31-Sept 1, 2005: Installation of Ellsworth Garden Club exhibit at the Blue
Hill Fair grounds; to be completed before 10:00AM September 2, 2005
Times and work locations to be announced
SEPTEMBER
September 9, 2005: Behind the Scenes Garden tour with Liz Curran
Including the gardens of Dr. and Mrs.Fuchs and other Seal and Northeast Harbor
Estates. Open to Garden Club Members and their guests only
9:00AM Car Pool Meeting Point:
758 Bayside Road
Behind the Scenes Garden Tour 2005
September 12, 2005: Business Meeting
Roll Call: Hot Tips for Your Fellow Gardeners 7:00PM
Hosts and Refreshments: Cush and Noreen Blethen
September 13, 2005: Donald Little Park Work Day
1:30-4:00PM Location: State, Birch and School Streets Triangle
September 26, 2005: The Backyard Greenhouse: Growing Year Round for Fun, Food and Profit
Gleason Gray, Extension Educator University of Maine Cooperative
Extension, Penobscot County
Annual Club perennial, bulb and seed exchange
7:00PM University of Maine Cooperative Extension, Hancock County, Boggy
Brook Road, Ellsworth.
Refreshments: Kathy Roth
September 27, 2005: Donald Little Park Work Day
1:30-4:00PM Location: State, Birch and jSchool Streets Triangle
OCTOBER
October 8, 2005: St. Croix District Meeting
Hosted by the Ellsworth Garden Club 9:30AM
White Birches Country Club Rt. #1, Ellsworth
October 10, 2005:
6:00PM Harvest Potluck Supper-Share produce from your garden or bring
a dish to complement the produce.
7:00PM Getting the Most from Your Vegetable Garden:
Assessing the Garden in 2005—Looking ahead to New Varieties in 2006
An illustrated talk by Chris Deasy of Johnny’s Selected Seeds
Chris grows and processes nearly all thefood her family eats throughout the year.
Business Meeting to follow 7:00PM University of Maine Cooperative
Extension, Hancock County, Boggy Brook Road, Ellsworth
October 11, 2005: Donald Little Park Work Day
1:30-4:00PM Location: State, Birch and School Streets Triangle
NOVEMBER
November 14, 2005: Cultivating Community:
A Report on the Community Garden Project,Black House, Ellsworth
A Talk by Kay Wilkins,Master Gardener Volunteer
Business Meeting to follow
Roll Call: How could we better cultivate our community?
7:00PM University of Maine Cooperative Extension, Hancock County, Boggy
Brook Road, Ellsworth
Refreshments: Elizabeth Curran
November 21, 2005: Executive Meeting 7:00PM
Hostess: E. Lynne Sawyer
DECEMBER
December 14, 2005: Holiday Potluck Party,Gardening Entertainment, Games (and
Prizes!) including: Environmental Jeopardy—Identifying Maine
Evergreens and Their Habitat - Master of Ceremonies--Jay Barnes
Bring a gardening gift to exchange (@$10 or less) and a holiday goody to share
6:00PM Snow date: December 15
Hostess: Lynn Tscheiller
Refreshments: The Club
FEBRUARY
February 13, 2006: Valentine’s Business Meeting followed by Snowshoeing Expedition
through the New Catalogues, Planning for the Donald Little Park and Seed Exchange
Roll Call: Bring a new or old catalogue with your top two recommendations
6:00PM Dinner; 7:00PM Meeting
Location: Helen’s Restaurant Rt. #1, Ellsworth
MARCH
March 13, 2006: Executive Meeting 7:00PM
Host: Eric Grindle
March 27, 2006: Propagation 101
Hands-on Demonstration and Workshop led by Elaine Fernald
7:00PM University of Maine Cooperative Extension, Hancock County, Boggy
Brook Road, Ellsworth
Refreshments: Charlotte Harris and Jay Barnes
APRIL
April 3, 2006: Business Meeting
Roll Call: Signs of Spring--What’s Up or Out) Doc?
7:00PM Host and Refreshments: Eric and Linda Grindle
April 24, 2006: Wild and Native Rare Plants of Hancock County and Downeast Maine
An Illustrated Talk by Toni Bingel Pied,Ecologist and Geographical Information
Systems Specialist, Natural Maine Areas Program
7:00PM University of Maine Cooperative Extension, Hancock County, Boggy
Brook Road, Ellsworth
Refreshments: Elsbeth Jordan
MAY
May 9, 2006: Executive Meeting
7:00PM Host: Jay Barnes 5 Christian Ridge Road Ellsworth
May 16, 2006: Donald Little Park Work Day
1:30-4:00PM Location: State, Birch and School Streets Triangle
May 22, 2006: Butterflies of Maine: Their Identification and How to Attract Them
An Illustrated Talk sponsored by the Maine Audubon Society
Speaker to be announced
7:00PM University of Maine Cooperative Extension, Hancock County, Boggy
Brook Road, Ellsworth
Refreshments: Allen and Elaine Fernald
May 23, 2006: Donald Little Park Work Day
1:30-4:00PM Location: State, Birch and School Streets Triangle
May 30, 2006: Donald Little Park Work Day
1:30-4:00PM Location: State, Birch and School Streets Triangle
JUNE
June 3, 2006: Park Appreciation Day
Public Plant and Seedling Sale 9:00AM Donald A. Little Memorial Park
Plant Sale 2004
June 4-10, 2006 National Gardening Week
June 6, 2006: Donald Little Park Work Day
1:30-4:00PM Location: State, Birch and School Streets Triangle
June 12, 2006 Annual General Meeting and Banquet
Guest Speaker: Sandy Keenan,Youth Activities Chair Garden Club Federation of Maine
6:00PM Location: Chipper’s Restaurant Rt. #1, Hancock
June 13, 2006: Donald Little Park Work Day
1:30-4:00PM Location: State, Birch and School Streets Triangle
June 19, 2006: Executive Meeting
7:00PM Host: Mary Blackstone
June 20, 2006: Donald Little Park Work Day
1:30-4:00PM Location: State, Birch and School Streets Triangle
June 26, 2006: Building and Designing Mixed Borders
An Illustrated Talk by Bruce John Riddell,Landscape Architect, Bar Harbor
7:00PM University of Maine Cooperative Extension, Hancock County, Boggy
Brook Road, Ellsworth Refreshments: Mary Blackstone
June 27, 2006: Donald Little Park Work Day
1:30-4:00PM Location: State, Birch and School Streets Triangle
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