What can modern science reveal about the ancient history of the Gulf of Maine? In 2021 a team of ocean scientists led a research expedition across the Gulf of Maine to learn more about […]
Please join us for a special Rose Day with Susan Shaw. We completely replanted our Rose Garden in 2024 and they should be something to see in 2025 and beyond. […]
Mark Hutton, Vegetable Specialist, University of Maine Cooperative Extension, Assoc. Professor Vegetable Crops at Highmore Farm will discuss strategies for staking, pruning and training tomato plants. In-person Tuesday Talks are free for […]
Come to Merryspring Nature Center for a talk by Head Gardener Denise DeSpirito. Denise will discuss herb ID and herb garden care in summer. Please bring your questions on herbs […]
Lake Stewards of Maine (LSM) will host a Live Plant Identification workshop at Merryspring on July 24th from 1pm-4pm. Photo Credit: Lake Stewards of Maine In this indoor class, guests […]
Daylilies are blooming in colorful profusion at Merryspring! Gardener and daylily hybridizer Susan Shaw will share how easy it is to grow and even hybridize daylily varieties on this walk […]
Invasive Terrestrial Plant Ecology In this talk, Louisa will focus on the pathways through which terrestrial invasive plants are introduced and now spread in Midcoast Maine, and why invasive plants […]
Please join Master Gardener Volunteer John Fromer for this Tuesday Talk on photographing your gardens. Photographing your garden can be fun and quite useful for documenting your plantings. When is […]
Jason White from Plants Unlimited will feature several new introductions of new plants to the market. Please join us each Tuesday at noon for an in-person talk in the Hexagon […]
Come to this talk by Hannah Howland from Plants Unlimited to learn about native perennials for every perennial garden. Bring your questions! Hannah Howland is a third-generation horticulturist. She inherited […]
There has been much talk of late about the huge energy requirements of AI, crypto, and data centers. We will look at how these requirements compare to other energy needs […]
Join Dr. Matt Boucher, the State Soil Scientist at the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry, for an open-ended discussion about soils. Discern fact from fiction, learn about what […]