Are you new to gardening or new to gardening in Maine? This talk will cover what it is like to garden in Maine, when we do things, what our soils […]
Hillary Peterson, Integrated Pest Management Specialist at the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, will share tips for making informed choices about garden pests. Learn to identify common pests […]
During the last 1 million years of the Pleistocene, Earth’s climate experienced quasi-cyclical ice ages each lasting about 100,000 years. The last glacial cycle over North America peaked 18,000–24,000 years […]
Please join us in the greenhouse for a hands on workshop to learn to start flower, vegetable and herb seeds. Each participant will start and take home one flat of […]
"In their histories as biological disciplines, both physiology and ecology have offered revolutionary integrations of evolutionary, cellular, and molecular theory in biology. They connect the individual organism to all other organisms […]
About Dahlias Please join Maine Master Gardener Volunteer John Fromer for an in depth talk on everything dahlias. Fromer will discuss growing dahlias from seed, rooting cuttings, dividing and planting […]
There is more to the Gulf of Maine than what can be seen from the beach. Sea creatures from all over the Atlantic stream into the Gulf to take advantage […]
Kitchen gardens have existed since antiquity and are still popular today. Why have these gardens been important to western cultures? How were they designed and how are they used today? […]
Please come to this hands on workshop to learn to divide perennials. There will be a discussion of best practices followed by demonstrations. Each person will practice dividing popular perennials […]
“Merryspring Nature Center in Camden will be hosting a vernal pool talk and exploration on May 6 from 12PM to 1PM. The talk will be presented by Dr. Gregory LeClair, […]
Please join us for an annual celebration walk honoring Bart Wood, former Merryspring board member, for his love or bird watching with Don Reimer. This free walk is limited to […]
Please join us at Merryspring Nature Center for a workshop on growing giant pumpkins! There are several special techniques to grow a giant pumpkin, beginning with the seed itself, and […]