Garden Club

New England Camera Club Council Virtual Event 2024
2024-07-13 12:30 - 15:30 (America/New_York) | ME
You’re invited to join the New England Camera Club Council for a virtual event featuring two exceptional presenters, Jim Zuckerman and Seth Resnick. This event will inspire, elevate, and enrich your passion for photography.
Jim Zuckerman will present his unique approach to capturing outstanding nature images. Jim will cover birds in flight photography, using unusual perspectives for wildlife and landscapes, focus stacking, camera settings, dealing with severe cold in winter, and more.
Jim Zuckerman cuts to the chase and provides concrete measures you can take to transform your picture taking. This is a fresh look at how to improve the way you see photographically. It will have a huge impact on your work. Jim illustrates this program with stunning images, in a way that is clear and easy to understand.
Seth Resnick will delve into the heart of creativity and visual storytelling in an engaging and transformative lecture. Prepare to be inspired as Seth challenges conventional thinking, empowering you to revolutionize your creative process and unlock new artistic perspectives.
In this session, Seth will share his insights on how to enhance creativity, emphasizing the notion that it’s not merely about what your pictures are of, but rather what they are about. Seth will inspire attendees to change their thinking and creative process, empowering them to discover new ways of thinking creatively and achieving their artistic vision.
Don’t miss this opportunity to unlock the full potential of your creativity!
FOR MORE INFORMATION AND TO REGISTER ONLINE, GO TO: https://necccphotoconference.org/

Scarborough Garden Club Annual Plant Sale
2024-06-01 08:00 - 11:00 | Hunnewell House, 81 Black Point Road, Scarborough, ME, 04074, United States
This annual plant sale will feature locally grown perennials, native plants, shrubs and a Green Elephant Table with lots of treasures!

Sebasticook Garden Club Plant Sale
2024-05-25 09:00 - 14:00 | Bear’s One Stop, 80 Moosehead Trail, Newport, ME, 04953, United States
The gardeners in the Sebasticook Club will be selling annuals, perennials, and houseplants, along with baked goods and a tag sale. The Garden Gate in Corinna will also have some vegetable and flower seedlings for sale. Spend your Memorial Day weekend planting after a trip to this great annual sale!

Longfellow Garden Club Plant Sale
2024-05-18 09:00 - 11:00 | Woodfords Congregational Church, 202 Woodford St., Portland, ME, 04103, United States
Don’t miss this annual sale if you’re in the Portland area! Annuals, perennials, vegetable seedlings and more from members’ gardens and the Longfellow Garden in Portland. Plus, you’ll find baked goods and garden tools and accessories!

New England Garden Clubs 2024 Photo Contest
2024-05-01 - 2024-08-30 | ME
GCFM members are eligible to enter the New England Garden Clubs’ annual photo contest! This year’s theme is, “Trees are the Poems that the Earth Writes upon the Sky” – Kahlil Gibran.

For all the details on how to enter and the various entry classes, go to: New England Garden Clubs Photo Contest Entry . The deadline for entries is August 30, 2024.

Piscataqua District Meeting
2024-04-11 09:30 - 13:30 | Green Acre Conference Center, 61 Green Acre Drive, Eliot, 03903, United States
Piscataqua District clubs will meet at Green Acre Conference Center in Eliot. Kelly Orzel will speak about Creating a Cottage Garden. Check with your club presidents for registration info.

April is Plant America Month!
2024-04-01 - 2024-04-30 | ME
PLANT AMERICA MONTH incorporates the celebration of Arbor Day, which falls on the last Friday of April, and Earth Day which falls on April 22nd annually. PLANT AMERICA began in 2017 under the leadership of former NGC President Nancy Hargroves. NGC’s focus on
community centered projects and efforts brings life to PLANT AMERICA.
PLANT AMERICA encourages NGC’s mission to promote the love of gardening, floral design, civic and environmental responsibility. PLANT AMERICA projects enhance public areas, honor our veterans with Blue Star landscaping projects, educate children and adults about the joys of gardening, and create pride through local, city, and county projects.

PLANT AMERICA Community Grants are available to member clubs for their projects.
PLANT AMERICA: “Plant to breathe; Plant to cool down the earth; Plant to heal yourself, physically and mentally; Plant to regain balance; Plant to live.” ― Noora Ahmed Alsuwaidi

McLaughlin Garden Hybrid Lecture Series ~ Gardening in Troughs and the Plants that Thrive in Them
2024-03-27 15:30 - 17:15 | McLaughlin Garden, 97 Main St., South Paris, ME, 04281, United States
Co-sponsored by Foothills Garden Club, enjoy a presentation by Marianne Dodge of St Mary’s Garden Club. In person attendees are invited to a tea at 3:30pm, followed by the lecture at 4.
A Zoom link will be available by contacting garden@mclaughlin.org. Donations are requested.

McLaughlin Garden Hybrid Lecture Series ~ Maine Big Night: Amphibians on the Move
2024-03-20 15:30 - 17:15 | McLaughlin Garden, 97 Main St., South Paris, ME, 04281, United States
Co-sponsored by Foothills Garden Club, enjoy a presentation by Gregory Leclair, UMaine PhD student in Ecology and Environmental Science and founder and coordinator of Maine Big Night. In person attendees are invited to a tea at 3:30pm, followed by the lecture at 4.
A Zoom link will be available by contacting garden@mclaughlin.org. Donations are requested.

Lawns Into Meadows: Growing a Regenerative Landscape ~ With Owen Wormser
2024-03-19 18:30 - 19:30 | ME
Lawns are the largest irrigated ‘crop’ in the country and the adverse impact of their ecological footprint is truly staggering. Meadows offer the opposite effect, providing myriad ecological benefits–including ongoing sequestering of carbon and significantly increased biological diversity. Join us for a ZOOM presentation with Owen Wormser. He will discuss the benefits of native meadows while also explaining how to create thriving meadowscapes, sharing tips and strategies drawn from research and over 20 years of on-the-ground experience.

GCFM Members – There is no charge for this program, but YOU MUST REGISTER and provide your email to get the link for the ZOOM presentation.
Non-GCFM Members – You will need to pay a $10 fee for the link.

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McLaughlin Garden Hybrid Lecture Series ~ The Miracle of Seeds: A Flower Gardener's Journey
2024-03-13 15:30 - 17:15 | McLaughlin Garden, 97 Main St., South Paris, ME, 04281, United States
Co-sponsored by Foothills Garden Club, enjoy a presentation by Michelle Cloutier, owner of Squash Pie Blossom in Norway. In person attendees are invited to a tea at 3:30pm, followed by the lecture at 4.
A Zoom link will be available by contacting garden@mclaughlin.org. Donations are requested.

McLaughlin Garden Hybrid Lecture Series ~ Bird Friendly Maple
2024-03-06 15:30 - 17:15 | McLaughlin Garden, 97 Main St., South Paris, ME, 04281, United States
Co-sponsored by Foothills Garden Club, enjoy a presentation by Brian and Suzanne Dunham, owners of Velvet Hollow Sugar Works in Greenwood. In person attendees are invited to a tea at 3:30pm, followed by the lecture at 4.
A Zoom link will be available by contacting garden@mclaughlin.org. Donations are requested.

Homegrown National Park ~ A Talk with Doug Tallamy
2024-01-24 17:00 - 19:30 | Gilsland Farm Audubon Center, 20 Gilsland Farm Road, Falmouth, ME, 04105, United States
The Garden Club Federation of Maine and Maine Audubon are partnering to bring Doug Tallamy, author of Bringing Nature Home, to Maine gardeners. Doug has developed a new program called “Homegrown National Parks”, a unique and quantifiable way of measuring the difference that we can make as gardeners to our pollinators and wildlife. Tickets are available to watch this presentation from home on Zoom, or join fellow GCFM members at Gilsland Farm in Falmouth, for a social hour before sitting down to watch Doug Tallamy Zoom in for a talk and Q&A session.

5-6 p.m. – SOCIAL TIME
6-7:30 p.m. – ZOOM PRESENTATION

TICKETS
Members (Maine Audubon & Garden Club Federation of Maine): $5 Virtual only / $10 in person for reception and Zoom
Public (Non-members): $20 for virtual or in-person ticket
Registration is being handled by Maine Audubon. Please use this link to register: REGISTER HERE

Intro to Awards for All: GCFM, NER, & NGC
2023-11-14 19:00 - 20:00 | ME
GCFM Awards Co-chairs, Judith Stallworth and Emily Adler, will host a Zoom session to help club presidents and awards chairs learn more about the various awards available on the state, regional, and national levels and how to apply for them. This is your chance to ask questions about awards your club may already qualify for or learn about how some of your projects in the coming year can be submitted for consideration. Wouldn’t it be wonderful to be recognized for all of your hard work?!
You MUST register here in advance. The link for joining the Zoom will be emailed to you prior to November 14th.

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The Economics of Bumblebees with Bernd Heinrich
2023-10-17 12:30 - 14:30 | Trinity United Methodist Church, 612 Farmington Falls Road, Farmington, 04938, United States
YOU’RE INVITED…
…To a brilliant introduction to insect and plant ecology focusing on the secret lives of one of nature’s most important and adaptive creatures, bumblebees. Mt. Blue Area Garden Club is honored to welcome its October speaker, Professor Bernd Heinrich, who is a renowned research scientist, well known author, illustrator, and UVM professor emeritus.
This event is free and open to the public. Bring a friend and come to learn from Dr. Heinrich’s keen and entertaining observations about the wildlife of Western Maine in this lively presentation.
The event will be held on October 17th, at 12:30 p.m., at Trinity United Methodist Church on Farmington Falls Road in Farmington. There will be a social half hour prior to the program with light refreshments. The presentation will begin at 1:00 p.m.
Bernd Heinrich is a professor emeritus in the biology department at the University of Vermont and is the author of a number of books about nature writing and biology. Heinrich has made major contributions to the study of insect physiology and behavior, as well as bird behavior. In addition to many scientific publications, Heinrich has written over a dozen highly praised books, mostly related to his research examining the physiological, ecological and behavioral adaptations of animals and plants to their physical environments.
For more information about this event and the Mt. Blue Area Garden Club, visit http://www.mtbluegardenclub.org or email mtbluegardenclub@gmail.com.

GCFM Open Garden #3 - Cape Neddick
2023-09-28 10:00 - 15:00 | ME
Join GCFM members from across the state for our third and final Open Garden of the year in Cape Neddick. Former GCFM president, Becky Linney, is opening her property, the former Groundnut Hill Nurseries Inc., created by her late husband David Linney, as a wholesale business supplying hardy woody and ornamental plant material for the green industry in Maine and New Hampshire. This former nursery, established in 1972, now has fields with mature trees, shrubs, perennial plantings, garden rooms, and rolling landscapes in harmony with natural and designed granite hardscapes. The newest project is a new parterre garden using granite, iron architectural salvage, and crushed stone.
The morning session will feature floral design demonstrations by Helene Lewand, owner of Blackrock Farm in Kennebunkport, and Dianne Bullock, past president of the Garden Club Federation of Massachusetts. The afternoon speakers will be from the Seacoast Horticultural Society, organized in 2011 by a group of regional horticultural professionals from NHLA, NHCLP, UNH, NENA, and MELNA.
Come rain or shine! Barns on the property will provide cover. A donation of $10 is requested for GCFM. Driving directions will be sent in a reminder email closer to the date. Bring a chair, lunch, and water. Please dress appropriately for walking and exploring the property, according to the forecast. Bring your boots, sunscreen, and insect and tick repellent! Enjoy the day with gardeners from across the state!

National Garden Clubs, Inc. Fall Board Meeting
2023-09-19 - 2023-09-22 | ME
More details to follow.

Harpswell Garden Club Fall Fest
2023-09-16 08:30 - 13:00 | Centennial Hall, 936 Harpswell Neck Road, Harpswell, ME, 04079, United States
You’re invited to
The Harpswell Garden Club’s Fall Fest!
Rain or Shine!
Attic Treasures Yard Sale
Bake Sale
Mums
Craft Show
For more info: Website

Landscape Design School
2023-09-13 - 2023-09-14 | St. Mary’s Church, 43 Foreside Rd., Falmouth, ME, 04105, United States
NOTE: Late Registrations Are Being Accepted!
Please contact Harriet Robinson to arrange payment (see below).
GCFM Landscape Design School, Course 1, will be held in person in Falmouth, with a Zoom link available for those who wish to attend virtually. The test will be administered online on Sept. 15th. All information on the curriculum can be found on the information sheet attached below.
You may register online below OR you may download the attached pdf registration form, print, and mail your check, payable to the GCFM, to: Nancy Atwell, 21 Scott Dyer Road, Cape Elizabeth, ME 04107.
Any questions should be sent to Harriet Robinson at harrietlewisrobinson@gmail.com.
Information Sheet for Maine LDS course
Landscape Design School Registration Form

GCFM Open Garden #2 - Otisfield
2023-07-25 10:00 - 15:00 | Harriet Robinson Home, 107 Bow Street, Otisfield, ME, 04270, United States
Join fellow garden club members from across the state for our second Open Garden of the year at the home of GCFM Past President, Harriet Robinson in Otisfield. You’ve been teased over the past two years as Harriet detailed her gardening tasks month by month in Maine Grows, the GCFM members-only horticultural newsletter. Harriet’s garden has been featured in Downeast magazine and Fine Gardening’s “Garden Photo of the Day”. Harriet is a past winner of the Stella Dearborn Award for the best GCFM gardener. Her garden is in a rural setting with mountain views and features over 100 daylily cultivars, along with many other perennials. She enjoys trying all sorts of plants, so you’ll see annuals, vegetables, and more…plus, beehives and chicks! Bring a chair, bring your lunch, bring your cameras/phones, put on your sunscreen, and enjoy the beautiful gardens!
Brent McHale, a horticulturist at Coastal Maine Botanical Garden, will speak on garden maintenance at 11 a.m. A flower arranging session on using creative containers titled, “Oh! Look What I Found.”, will take place at 1 p.m. with Sabrina Warner of St. Mary’s Garden Club.
Members, please see your email which should be circulated by your club for directions and parking info. A $10 donation is requested at the entrance to help cover costs.

Boothbay Region Garden Club Annual Home & Garden Tour
2023-07-21 09:30 - 16:30 | Boothbay Harbor Chamber of Commerce, 192 Townsend Ave., Boothbay Harbor, ME, 04538, United States
Join the Boothbay Harbor Region Garden Club for their Annual Home & Garden Tour, “The Sea Around Us”, on July 21st. This year’s tour features five spectacular and fascinating homes and their surrounding gardens; and one beautiful garden. On the tour are architecturally significant homes with incredible views on Linekin Bay, the Damariscotta River, and Southport’s Pratt Island, a charming home in Sprucewold, and an 1840 Greek Cape Revival in Boothbay Harbor.

Advance tickets ($35/person) can be purchased at the Boothbay Harbor Chamber of Commerce, 192 Townsend Ave., Boothbay, starting June 1st. Day of the event cost is $40/person. Transportation provided in air conditioned buses.

Camden Garden Club's 75th Annual Garden Tour
2023-07-20 09:30 - 16:00 | ME
The Tour will take place rain or shine at various gardens throughout Camden and includes a retrospective gardening exhibit, special events, and new attractions for ticket holders.
From expansive seaside garden estates to small bungalow side yards, the Tour aims to spotlight the very best examples of individual gardens in Camden.
This year, six private gardens will be showcased featuring a variety of landscaping, planting styles, and architectural structures, with a modern emphasis on sustainable horticulture and native plantings.
Tickets will include immersive gardenside performances by local award-winning musicians, local confectionary treats, flower arranging demonstrations, the chance to win a painting done en plein air throughout the day by Maine artist Alexandra Perry-Weiss, and access to a free public month-long retrospective Garden Tour exhibit at the Camden Public Library.

TICKET PICKUP
Tickets purchased online ($40/person) will be picked up the day of the event at the Camden Public Landing. The Camden Public Landing is located in downtown Camden on the water in the parking lot in front of the Camden office for the Penobscot Bay Area Chamber of Commerce (2 Public Landing, Camden) where our ticket pickup table will be set up. More instructions will be provided in advance of the event.

Gardens by the Sea Tour - Bar Harbor
2023-07-15 10:00 - 16:00 | Bar Harbor Historical Society, 127 West St., Bar Harbor, ME, 04609, United States
The Bar Harbor Garden Club will present a tour of Gardens by the Sea, rain or shine. Visit six beautiful gardens in Bar Harbor and enjoy stunning borders of colorful perennials and annuals in gardens stretching to the water’s edge. Visitors will see gardens that take advantage of shade with ferns, mosses, and groundcover and others that creatively use paths, walls, and containers to shape outdoor space. Tickets for $40 are available June 1st at barharborgardenclub.org or $45 at the door. Free parking and shuttle service. Tour headquarters at La Rochelle, 127 West St., home of the Bar Harbor Historical Society barharborhistorical.org. Proceeds support non-profits on Mount Desert Island that protect natural resources, address food insecurity, and foster a dedication to horticulture among youth.

2023 GCFM Convention
2023-06-13 | Newagen Seaside Inn, 60 Newagen Colony Road, Southport, ME, 04576, United States
91st ANNUAL
GCFM CONVENTION
“GO NATIVE FOR POLLINATORS”
TUESDAY, JUNE 13, 2023
NEWAGEN SEASIDE INN
60 NEWAGEN COLONY ROAD
SOUTHPORT, ME 04576
207-633-5242

PROGRAM OF EVENTS
TUESDAY, JUNE 13, 2023
8:00am – 10:00am Registration – Newagen Seaside Inn Foyer
8:00am – 12:00pm Vendor Sales – outside the front of the Inn
9:00am – 12:00pm Garden Tour
9:00am – 2:00pm Silent Auction & Raffle – side room off the Banquet Room
12:00pm – 1:00pm Buffet Lunch in the Banquet Room
1:00pm – 2:00pm Speaker: Barbara Murphy “The Power of Public Pollinator Gardens”
2:30pm – 5:00pm Business Meeting, Installation, Awards
3:00pm Winners of Silent Auction & Raffle posted
5:00pm Adjourn Convention
EARLY REGISTRATION DEADLINE: MAY 30, 2023
LATE REGISTRATION DEADLINE: MAY 31, 2023 – JUNE 9, 2023

Please make a copy of your registration for your records.
No refunds after the deadline except for exceptional circumstances
Newagen Seaside Inn Reservations:
Book your group rate for the Garden Club Federation of Maine
and mention GCFM to obtain the special convention rate of $199.00 per night
plus 9% sales tax for Monday and/or Tuesday nights. You may also call 207-633-5242
to make your reservation. The Inn reservation cutoff date is May 15, 2023.
Questions? Contact Lisa Freeman, Convention Chair
convention@mainegardenclubs.org or phone/text 207-720-0801

REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED

Camden Garden Club Spring Plant Sale
2023-05-25 11:00 - 13:00 | Camden American Legion, 91 Pearl St., Camden, ME, 04843, United States
You’re invited to the Camden Garden Club’s Annual Spring Plant Sale that provides funding for scholarships to local students. Plants are locally grown and donated by members who are happy to help you select the right plants – for sun/shade, dry/moist soil – all you need to do is go home and plant them! Ample parking is available. Most plants are perennials that come back every year and can be divided into even more plants for your garden!

Mt. Blue Area Garden Club's Annual Spring Plant Sale
2023-05-20 09:00 - 13:00 | Meetinghouse Park, 139 Main Street, Farmington, ME, 04938, United States
Don’t miss Mt. Blue Area Garden Club’s Annual Spring Plant Sale at Meetinghouse Park in charming downtown Farmington, rain or shine. Come for the wide variety of locally grown native plants, perennials, annuals, vegetables, herbs, and houseplants – all cultivated by club members to support their scholarship program.

Evergreen Garden Club Annual Plant Sale
2023-05-20 09:00 - 12:00 | Old Deer Isle Elementary School, Church St., Deer Isle, ME, 04627, United States

GCFM Board Meeting
2023-05-16 | ZOOM

Buxton Garden Club Annual Plant Sale
2023-05-13 09:00 - 12:00 | Dennett, Craig & Pate Funeral Home Parking Lot, 13 Portland Road, Buxton, ME, 04093, United States

Kennebec District Annual Meeting
2023-05-09 | Viles Arboretum, 153 Hospital St., Augusta, ME, 04330, United States
Each club in the Kennebec District will sponsor an activity table for a fun “round robin”. More details to follow.
