What do cigarette butts, Dunkin Donut cups, dental floss picks and Twisted Tea cans all have in common? These were the kind of items picked up by garden club members who helped out with the roadside clean-up in Harpswell on … Continue reading →
The Harpswell Garden Club was well represented at the Maine Flower Show which, for the first time, was held at the historic Thompson’s Point event center in Portland. The Maine Nursery and Landscape Association took over the show this year … Continue reading →
As HGC President Ann Standridge has reminded us, there are several events on the horizon. First, please remember to send in your annual club dues. Membership forms were mailed in early March. If you don’t have one, contact Jane Harris … Continue reading →
Have you noticed small web-like nests in the tops of your trees? It could be the brown tail moth. The caterpillars will soon emerge, and their barbed hairs will be floating through the air. To many, this will cause an … Continue reading →
Our garden club met in a cold Centennial Hall, surrounded by several feet of snow outside from a late winter storm. More than two dozen hardy folks gathered around the small heater, cups of warm coffee and tea in hand, … Continue reading →
This past Saturday evening, as a switch was turned, the crowd ooh’d and enjoyed the sight of Centennial Hall’s evergreen decked in lights. Nearly 3 dozen people were on hand for the annual celebration. With the tree lights on, carols … Continue reading →
Santa’s helpers have been busy getting Centennial Hall ready to celebrate the season! Several members of the garden club, with spouses and children, put the lights on the tree and garland on the porch railings. Our hospitality committee has put … Continue reading →
Our November meeting was a “tasteful” affair as we hosted Pat O’Brien of Fiore Olive Oils at the Curtis Memorial Library in Brunswick. Pat, whose wife Nancy started the company in 2009, educated the crowd on the process of making … Continue reading →
Congratulations to the Harpswell Garden Club for winning the “Excellence in Teamwork” Award from the National Garden Club’s New England Region. NER awards were distributed at the Region’s annual meeting in October, but kept under a veil of secrecy until … Continue reading →
Our garden club’s October meeting featured floral designs by Susan Betz, owner of Bouquet of Blooms in Cape Elizabeth. Susan arrived with her car filled with colorful flowers, foliage and fruits. She put together a beautiful assortment of arrangements for … Continue reading →
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