April 2026
Welcome Spring! We’ve made it through another winter and now can start to make plans for our gardens. Remember we are celebrating 250 years of Independence – think RED, WHITE, & BLUE for your gardens! Spring clean ups and planting are all ahead! Enjoy the longer days and hopefully warmer ones.
First I’d like to thank Vice President Robin Stoll for doing a wonderful job and stepping up to do my duties while I was away….. THANK YOU.
IMPORTANT CHANGE OF VENUE FOR APRIL 16th
Thursday, April 16th at 1:00pm “ Planting Under Extreme Conditions” – Bret LeBleu, Callahan & LeBleu Landscape Architects of South Portland will present at the ST CHARLES BOROMEO CHURCH in Brunswick.
Wednesday, April 8th at 9:00am Stroudwater District Annual Meeting at Purpoodock Club, Cape Elizabeth. Theme: “250 Years of Gardening”
Wednesday, April 22, 9:00am – 12:00pm “ Spring Clean Up” at Harpswell Town Office Garden. Contact Deira Murray for more information.
Thursday, April 30th & Monday, May 4th , 9:00am – 12:00pm each day “Spring Clean Up” at Harpswell Historic Park Gardens. Contact Nancy Goggin for more information.
Thursday, May 9th at 9:00am – 12:00 noon “Spring Clean Up” at Union Church. Contact Gary. Downes for more information.
Thursday, May 21st at 11:30am – 3:00pm “ANNUAL MEETING and LUNCHEON” at St. Charles Borromeo Church, Brunswick. Speaker – Katie Sol, Maine Sol Botanicals, Scarborough. We also need donations for our RAFFLE PRIZES. Please contact Suzanne Bushnell at smbushnell@comcast.net if you are interested in donating something.
Wednesday & Thursday, June 17th & 18th – 94th Annual Convention, Garden Club Federation of Maine. “Gardens First Light”.
National Book Week, April 19th – 26th “Books in Bloom”. You pick a favorite book you have read and place it with a flower arrangement in our local Orr’s Island Library and Cundy’s Harbor Library. Volunteers are needed to do this project – please let me know( at cindymudford@gmail.com) if you plan to partake. The more the merrier! Let’s show our libraries how much we care and make it fun and springy for all to enjoy! You just have to deliver your book and arrangement on Saturday April 18th to the library and then maintain it and pick up on the 26th.
MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL – time to have your renewal membership forms/information in by April 10th to Robin Venditti Stoll, so that you will be in the Harpswell Garden Club Yearbook for the upcoming year. Volunteer and become an active member! It’s more fun to join in and make new friends. We’d love more of you to get involved !
Best Wishes for a Happy Spring!
Cindy Mudford
Harpswell Garden Club President