Now is the time to renew your existing club membership, or join the club as a new member. Club dues are still $25 for the year. Your dues help support the scholarships we fund, the informative and interesting speakers and … Continue reading →

Don’t forget to register for the live Zoom program with Doug Tallamy. Maine Audubon is handling the registration for this event (Wednesday, January 24 at 6:00 p.m!). Registration for all members of Harpswell Garden Club and Maine Audubon is $5. … Continue reading →

More than two dozen members of Harpswell Garden Club gathered around tables to fill 58 mugs with greens and holiday decorations. The completed arrangements were boxed, collected by Gayle Hays of Harpswell Aging at Home, and then delivered by HAH’s … Continue reading →

The idea was germinated last winter, following the deaths of Violet and Ray Tetreault, proprietors of the Vegetable Corner. Ray’s obituary included a request to make donations to plant a tree in a national forest. John Loyd read this, and … Continue reading →

When Karen Rea was installed as the Garden Club Federation of Maine’s president last June, she embarked on a project to “rethink” the lawn. Karen would like homeowners to be more mindful of the resources used to keep that lawn … Continue reading →

The New England Garden Clubs held their annual meeting in Plymouth, Massachusetts on October 10 and 11, 2023. Attending from Harpswell Garden Club were President Tuckie Westfall with Judy Stallworth, Suzanne Bushnell and Becky Gallery. With Jane Waugh from Shippan … Continue reading →

When the Fall Fest committee decided to postpone our annual event, we took a chance on everything holding together for the two week delay. September 30 dawned, a bit cloudy, but free of hurricane-force winds or threatening rain clouds. By … Continue reading →

For the first time, rain or shine is not true. Harpswell Garden Club’s Fall Fest is being rescheduled. Our new date is Saturday, September 30. Hurricane Lee is now forecast to impact our weather on Saturday, September 16. Rather than … Continue reading →

As Lady Jane Scarecrow tells us, the Fun and Fabulous Fall Fest (Saturday, September 16) is her favorite day of the year. Harpswell Garden Club is preparing for this annual event. Donations for the Attic Treasures Yard Sale will be … Continue reading →

An invasive plant, Impatiens glandulifera, also known as ornamental jewelweed, is blooming in Harpswell now. It stands about six feet tall, with sturdy, hollow stems that are reddish-green in color. The pink flowers are very noticeable, and may vary from … Continue reading →