This month’s meeting included several newsworthy announcements, as well as a very entertaining  program. For those who were unable to attend, you may read the minutes, and, perhaps, wish you had been there! The meeting of HGC on February 18, … Continue reading →
The Harpswell Garden Club has been busy helping decorate for the upcoming holidays. The lights on the tree at Centennial Hall have been strung, thanks to Helene and Bill Chase, Annette and Ken Dunn, and Becky and Pat Gallery. Bill … Continue reading →
On a brisk fall morning, several hardy folks gathered in front of Harpswell’s Town Offices to put the garden to bed for the year. Peggy Shanler, our Town Hall Garden Chairman, organized her assistants, and finished the raking, pruning and … Continue reading →
Many thanks to the dozens of people who helped make this event a success! To the bakers, the sorters, the folks who priced the white elephant sale and those who packaged the baked goods, to the people who purchased our … Continue reading →
Earlier this week, members of the Harpswell Garden Club joined forces with folks from Seven Rivers Maine Habitat for Humanity to help add landscaping plants to a new building project in Brunswick. The new residence, located on Hope Lane, is … Continue reading →
Two generous garden club members invited us to their homes this week. Many thanks to both Diane Loughlin and Liz Bouve for sharing their gardens with us. While the weather had been damp and dreary, the gardens added a bit … Continue reading →
Members of the Harpswell Garden Club have joined with the Harpswell Invasive Plant Partnership to identify and map invasive plants on public and land trust lands in Harpswell. The collected information will be used for education purposes and to help … Continue reading →
Please note the revision in the recipe for homemade weed killer: do not dilute this mixture with water. My gardening is apparently better than my transcription of recipes!
Continue reading →Many of us have witnessed the results of the adorable deer snacking on our lilies. There is hope! The day lilies at Harpswell’s Town Office look beautiful every summer. Why? Because they have been treated with a home-made deer repellant. … Continue reading →
Our work is being recognized. The sign in the garden at Harpswell’s town office has been modified to include recognition of our garden club’s work in the garden. So ladies and gents, your work counts, and all who stop by … Continue reading →
