This year’s GCFM Convention was held at the Atlantic Oceanside Hotel and Event Center in Bar Harbor, Maine on June 17 and 18. Harpswell Garden Club was well represented with twelve members and two spouses attending the convention. Festivities began … Continue reading →
Two members of Harpswell Garden Club travelled to St Louis, Missouri recently to represent Maine at the annual convention held by National Garden Clubs, Inc. Suzanne Bushnell and Becky Gallery attended the two-day event held within view of the Gateway … Continue reading →
Harpswell Garden Club volunteers worked with volunteers from Harpswell Invasive Plant Partnership (HIPP) to remove a small forest of burning bush plants at Centennial Hall. Many years ago, two Euonymus Alatus (burning bush) were planted on the south side of … Continue reading →
Harpswell Garden Club is getting ready for its annual Fun and Fabulous Fall Fest. The event will take place on Saturday, September 6 on the grounds of Centennial Hall, 936 Harpswell Neck Road, Harpswell Center. The sale opens at 8:30 … Continue reading →
The National Garden Clubs, Inc. held its national convention in Charleston, South Carolina from May 19-23. Maine was represented by its current state federation president, Karen Rea, the Chair of Plant America-Feed America project Suzanne Bushnell and President-Elect of GCFM, … Continue reading →
Members of the Harpswell Garden Club got an early start to the annual spring clean up in our gardens. A dedicated group of gardeners gathered on April 23 at the Harpswell Town Office Garden to rake the last of winter’s … Continue reading →
Members of the Harpswell Garden Club have gotten into the holiday spirit. December began with a crew of volunteers stringing lights on the ever-growing evergreen at Harpswell Historic Park Gardens. Others added garland and lights to the porch of Centennial … Continue reading →
Maine Grows, a horticulturally-focused online magazine, is published by the Garden Club Federation of Maine and available only to members of our affiliated garden clubs. Harpswell Garden Club members have begun receiving this online publication in their emails. It is … Continue reading →
Saturday, September 7 was a perfect day for our club’s annual fundraiser. Blue sky, just-right temperatures and a gentle breeze. The area around Centennial Hall buzzed with activity early in the morning. By 7:00 a.m. tents were going up, products … Continue reading →
Members of Harpswell Garden Club took advantage of a beautiful sunny day to participate in the Open Garden Day hosted by Garden Club Federation of Maine. Two lovely gardens in Cape Elizabeth were opened to members of GCFM, and several … Continue reading →
