On a beautiful June day, members of Harpswell Garden Club arrived at Hawk Ridge Farm in Pownal. Our host, June LaCombe, met us under an ancient maple tree and invited our group to explore the paths through gardens, field and … Continue reading →
Folks often mention that it must be nice to be in the garden club and take the winter off. Not true! While our gardens sleep, garden club members are planning their spring planting, browsing through catalogs and magazines for inspiration. … Continue reading →
As 2020 draws to a close, the Harpswell Garden Club has worked to make the holidays brighter. First, a few volunteers put together holiday mugs of greens. We couldn’t meet as a club to assemble these small bits of cheerful … Continue reading →
As October winds down, the gardens get ready for winter. Early this week, a dozen garden club volunteers gathered in front of Harpswell’s Town Office to cut back perennials and get the bed in shape for the cold weather to … Continue reading →
The days are growing shorter, leaves are falling to the ground, but still, the gardens provide us beauty. This afternoon, I visited the gardens at Centennial Hall. Dahlias, cleome and zinnias still bloom. Winterberry and holly display their bright red … Continue reading →
The day was so beautiful, we took lots of photos, and they did not all fit into one post. So here are more! A bonus for flower lovers!
Continue reading →A group of adventurous garden club members met at the Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens to enjoy June’s blooms and learn a bit about photographing the flowers. Marty Grassie, a Brunswick photographer, met us at the Welcome Center and guided … Continue reading →
It has been months since our garden club held a meeting. Our March and April meetings were cancelled. Our Stroudwater District’s Annual Meeting was cancelled. Our club’s annual luncheon and meeting was first postponed, and then cancelled. What is next … Continue reading →
Today’s annual Fall Conference of the Garden Club Federation of Maine was held in the Augusta Civic Center. With the weather wet and dreary outside, the Civic Center was filled with cheery witches and orange pumpkins. After a brief business … Continue reading →
September 7 dawned gray, with a hurricane passing off the New England coast. The forecast was forbidding: rain, with wind gusts up to 35 miles per hour as the day went on. But our Fun and Fabulous Fall Fest is … Continue reading →
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