September has arrived, and so has the annual Fall Fest. Today, at Centennial Hall on Route 123 in Harpswell Center, the Harpswell Garden Club is holding its annual fundraiser. Come out today to support our garden club. The event features … Continue reading →
Several members of the Harpswell Garden Club were in attendance at the recent GCFM Convention, held in Phippsburg, Maine at Sebasco Harbor Resort. We were entertained by a flower show organized by GCFM’s Judge’s Council, Paul Parent’s talk on adding … Continue reading →
The Harpswell Garden Club has a hectic month ahead. Besides our usual garden maintenance at Centennial Hall, Harpswell Town office and the Naval Museum and Memorial Garden, we have several activities planned. First, on June 14 at Centennial Hall, the … Continue reading →
I took advantage of a warm, sunny day and an open calendar to visit the McLaughlin Garden and Homestead in South Paris. Upon arrival, I entered a wonderland of blooms–purple, white and lavender lilacs, pink trillium, bleeding heart, and Solomon’s … Continue reading →
Our February speakers, Linton Studdiford and Nancy Curtis, attracted one of our larger crowds to the Curtis Library to learn about building raised bed gardens. Nancy, who has gardened from a wheel chair for more than 30 years, talked about … Continue reading →
Thursday, February 8 arrived with clear skies and roads plowed. The Harpswell Garden Club’s Lunch With Friends volunteer crew was glad to see both. More than a dozen members of the garden club converged on Merriconeag Grange on Harpswell Neck … Continue reading →
Members of the Harpswell Garden Club celebrated the season by planting hypertufa containers with succulents for its December workshop. Planters were made by Cheryl Savage, one of the vendors for this year’s GCFM Convention in Freeport and then dropped off … Continue reading →
The Harpswell Garden Club welcomed Bob Cleveland of the Maine Orchid Society to its November meeting to learn the tips to growing orchids from one of the State’s top experts. Bob, a longtime member of the Maine Orchid Society, brought … Continue reading →
Our garden club took a virtual tour of McLaughlin Garden and Homestead this week, when the garden’s executive director, Donna Anderson, visited our club’s meeting on September 21. Ms Anderson talked about the vision of Bernard McLaughlin, who planted the … Continue reading →
On a beautiful July morning, several members of the Harpswell Garden Club ventured out to Otisfield, Maine to see the gardens of Barred Owl Day Lilies. Our hosts, Rex and Craig, graciously greeted our group, and led us through the … Continue reading →
