Mt. Blue Area Garden Club
Mt Blue Area Garden Club Area, October 19 Meeting
Trinity UMC 612 FARMINGTON FALLS RD, Farmington, ME, United StatesOn October 19, the Mt. Blue Area Garden Club Meeting will welcome Gretchen Legler, Professor of Creative Writing at the University of Maine, Farmington where she will share her experience and knowledge on "Flower and Herbal Companions to Vegetables". Members and guests will learn about the flowers and herbs that can be planted with your vegetables to make them happy! The meeting will be held at Trinity United Methodist Church, Farmington Falls Rd., Farmington with a social time at 5:30pm, followed by a business meeting and speaker at 6:00pm. Light refreshments will be provided by hostesses Pat Durham, Regina Longyear
Mt. Blue Area Garden Club November Meeting
Trinity UMC 612 FARMINGTON FALLS RD, Farmington, ME, United StatesThe Mt, Blue Area Garden Club will close the 2021 year with a meeting at 12:30 on November 16, at Trinity United Methodist Church on Farmington Falls Road Farmington. A social half hour will precede the 1:00 business meeting. This will be followed with a discussion on a Better Understand of the Levels of the Garden Club Federation of Maine, the state level of the garden Clubs in Maine. There will also be an update of the role the Mt. Blue Area Garden Club has for the WWI Memorial. Hostesses Debbie Davis-Robinson, Karen Clary, and Ellen McGuire will provide light
Mt. Blue Area Garden Club’s April 19th meeting to host Gary Fish, Maine State Horticulturist
Trinity UMC 612 FARMINGTON FALLS RD, Farmington, ME, United StatesThe Mt. Blue area Garden Club is pleased to welcome Gary Fish, the Maine State Horticulturist to speak at our 12:30 pm, April 19 meeting held at Trinity United Methodist Church, Farmington Falls, Farmington. He will present "Beetles, Bittersweet, and Buckthorn, OH MY!", focusing on invasive pests in our gardens and forests. A social half hour, prior to the program with light refreshments will be hosted by Tom Saviello, Peg Lang and Amy Palmer. The speaker will begin after a brief business meeting at 1:00. All are welcome to attend. Current CDC COVID protocol will be followed. Gary grew up
Mt. Blue Area Garden Club’s April 19th meeting to host Gary Fish, Maine State Horticulturist
Trinity UMC 612 FARMINGTON FALLS RD, Farmington, ME, United StatesThe Mt. Blue area Garden Club is pleased to welcome Gary Fish, the Maine State Horticulturist to speak at our 12:30 pm, April 19 meeting held at Trinity United Methodist Church, Farmington Falls, Farmington. He will present "Beetles, Bittersweet, and Buckthorn, OH MY!", focusing on invasive pests in our gardens and forests. A social half hour, prior to the program with light refreshments will be hosted by Tom Saviello, Peg Lang and Amy Palmer. The speaker will begin after a brief business meeting at 1:00. All are welcome to attend. Current CDC COVID protocol will be followed. Gary grew up
Mt. Blue Area Garden Club’s April 19th meeting to host Gary Fish, Maine State Horticulturist
Trinity UMC 612 FARMINGTON FALLS RD, Farmington, ME, United StatesThe Mt. Blue area Garden Club is pleased to welcome Gary Fish, the Maine State Horticulturist to speak at our 12:30 pm, April 19 meeting held at Trinity United Methodist Church, Farmington Falls, Farmington. He will present "Beetles, Bittersweet, and Buckthorn, OH MY!", focusing on invasive pests in our gardens and forests. A social half hour, prior to the program with light refreshments will be hosted by Tom Saviello, Peg Lang and Amy Palmer. The speaker will begin after a brief business meeting at 1:00. All are welcome to attend. Current CDC COVID protocol will be followed. Gary grew up
Mt. Blue Area Garden Club Annual Plant Sale
Meetinghouse Park,DowntownMt. Blue Area Garden Club Annual Plant Sale May 21, 2022 Meetinghouse Park, Downtown Farmington Starts 9:00 a.m. sharp rain or shine NO EARLY SALES
Mt. Blue Area Garden Club
During the summer months, Mt. Blue Area Garden Club members host meetings in their gardens. Join us as we inspire and learn from each other. Nonmembers, please email mtbluegardenclub@gmail.com to inquire about attending this event.
Mt Blue Area Garden Club meeting and garden tour
847 Orchard Drive, Wilton 847 Orchard Drive, Wilton, ME, United StatesMt Blue Area Garden Club is pleased to share the gardens of Becky Grant-Widen at 847 Orchard Drive, Wilton on July 19 at 5:30. Bring your own chair, a sandwich and a plant to swap. Creative desserts are provided by club hostesses. Becky will do a tour of her vegetable and flower gardens, where she uses the “no-dig” method of gardening, as well as her efforts to address invasive and aggressive plants using goats and pigs, particularly multiflora rose and Asiatic bittersweet.
Mt. Blue Area Garden Club – Local Garden Tour
Private Garden 135 Marwick Lane, Farmington, ME, United StatesEnchanted walking paths, vegetable rows, overflowing herbs gardens, and raised beds abound in this beautiful private oasis. There are easily 100 different perennials thriving in conditions ranging from full sun to shade. Some grow near vernal pools while others flourish under the great variety of mature trees here. Join us for the last of our local summer garden tours at Beth Myers’ property, where she will also have information about the Square Foot Garden she recently added. All are invited – members and nonmembers alike. Light refreshments will be available. Don’t forget your folding chair. And if you would like
Flower Arranging with Janet O’Neil
Trinity United Methodist Church 612 Farmington Falls Rd, Farmington, ME, United StatesAll are welcome, members and nonmembers alike. Join us as Janet explains floral artistry fundamentals and demonstrates techniques you can use to create your own beautiful arrangements. Be sure to enter your name to win one of her completed arrangements from the class! Light refreshments will be served.
Mt. Blue Area Garden Club to Host Speaker Bernd Heinrich on The Economics of Bumblebees
Trinity United Methodist Church 612 Farmington Falls Rd, Farmington, ME, United StatesFARMINGTON – Mt. Blue Area Garden Club is honored to welcome Professor Bernd Heinrich who is a renowned research scientist, well known author, illustrator, and UVM professor emeritus. Don’t miss this brilliant introduction to insect and plant ecology focusing on the secret lives of one of nature’s most important and adaptive creatures: bumblebees. 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 Tuesday, October 17th, at 12:30 p.m. at Trinity
Mt. Blue Area Garden Club to Host Speaker “Chef Andy” on Creating a Sustainable Nutrition Program
Trinity United Methodist Church 612 Farmington Falls Rd, Farmington, ME, United StatesMt. Blue Area Garden Club is excited to host Andrew Hutchins, aka "Chef Andy", to hear about his audacious vision for a locally sourced, hyperconnected, multipurpose, and sustainable nutrition program that will add resiliency to our community. This free event is open to the public and will be held on November 21st at 12:30 p.m. at Trinity Methodist Church located at 612 Farmington Falls Rd in Farmington. Like anything built to last, big ideas need strong, deeply rooted pillars on which to stand. Imagine a regional culinary and teaching center at Mt Blue High School where students and the community