GROW! - Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens · New Docent Training: Monday–Wednesday, June 10–12, 9 a.m.–3 p.m. each day Veteran Docent Training: Thursday, June 13, 9 a.m.–3 p.m

GROW!

SPRING 2013

See page 8 for details about this year’s theme.

This year will be as exciting and busy as ever for Gardens volunteers. Below are some of the programs for which we need volunteers. To learn more about these and other choices, contact Amanda Russell at [email protected] or 207-633-4333, ext. 107. She’ll help you find something that’s just your style!

Gardens Docent ProgramNew Docent Training: Monday–Wednesday, June 10–12, 9 a.m.–3 p.m. each dayVeteran Docent Training: Thursday, June 13, 9 a.m.–3 p.m.Through a series of classes and practice time, new Gar-dens Docents learn all they need to know to provide guided tours to groups. Veteran docents are expected to complete refresher training each year. Docents com-mit to provide 10 tours in 2013. Being a Visitor Center Ambassador, Accessible Cart Tour Driver, or a Chil-dren’s Garden Steward also fulfills the commitment.

Volunteer at the GardensVolunteer Courtesy Shuttle DriversStarts May 1Drive visitors in our courtesy shuttle throughout selected areas of the Gardens and the parking lots. Driv-ers love this job! And why not? They meet and greet visitors, taking them on a leisurely ride amidst some very beautiful parts of the Gardens. See orientation and training notes below.

Driving AmbassadorsStarts May 1

In our new courtesy shuttle, drive visitors between the parking lots and the Visitor Center. Ambassadors also take every opportunity to talk about the Gardens, orienting, informing, and spreading enthusiasm. See orientation and training notes below.

Orientation and Driver TrainingVisitor Services Orientation Session: 1–3 p.m. on one of the following Sundays: April 14, May 19, or June 23All new volunteers must complete one Visitor Services Orientation Session. In addition to the orientation ses-sion, all shuttle drivers and driving ambassadors need to complete training, either on the orientation days listed above or individually. Both services operate seven days a week on the following shifts: 11 a.m.–2 p.m. and 2–5 p.m. There are two drivers in two separate carts on each shift.D

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If you aren’t already a fan of our delectable multi-course meals prepared by Maine’s finest chefs and served in our Kitchen Garden Café, we urge you to sign up soon for this year’s dinners. Wine and gratuities are included: $75 for members and $90 for non-members. All dinners begin at 6 p.m.

FRIDAY, APRIL 12An Austrian Dinner with Chef Karin Guerin of the Bistro in Boothbay Harbor

TUESDAY, MAY 7Chef Eloise Humphrey of El Camino in Brunswick

THURSDAY, JUNE 6 Chef Josh Hixson of 40 Paper Italian Bistro in Camden

TUESDAY, JULY 9The Chef from Restaurant Grace in Portland

MONDAY, AUGUST 5Chef Gilberto Lozada of Riverside Market Café in Oakland

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 8Chef Brian Hill of Francine Bistro in Portland

Kitchen Garden Dinner Series

SATURDAY-MONDAY, MAY 25-27Maine Days at the Gardens

Free admission for all Maine residents! Simply present your Maine state ID or driver’s license.

SATURDAY & SUNDAY, MAY 25 & 26The Plant Sale

9-4 each day (members only on Saturday morning)Our plant sale will be back with a wonderful selec-tion of hardy and hearty specimens you’ll be proud to have in your garden. The sale is well organized; the plants are well marked; and, as you might imag-ine, there are plenty of “plant people” around to answer your questions. Memb ersh ips w i l l b e available Saturday morn-ing for anyone who wants to join and immediately take advantage of the members-only hours.

Spring is here and we invite you to visit soon to see what’s “coming up” at the

Gardens, from the early spring ephemerals to an eye-catching array of colorful

tulips, more than 11,000 of them! We’re sure that as you browse through

this booklet you’ll find many programs and events you or your

children or grandchildren would enjoy. Our advice: Sign up now!

And our request: Tell a friend or, better yet, tell everyone you know!

FOR YOUR INFORMATIONPlease visit our website, www.MaineGardens.org. On the site, you can learn more about, and sign up for, just about every program in this booklet. You’ll find:

$ A scrolling calendar of all scheduled programs and events with links for detailed information.

$ A link to the interactive FloraFind program, where you can learn about plants in our collec-tions, plan tours, take virtual tours, and find a plethora of other useful information.

$ Hours, a membership link, and more.

WELCOME TO GROW!

SUNDAY, MAY 12Mother’s Day at the Gardens

Free admission for all moms, all day!

SUNDAY, MAY 19Tea and Tulips

4 p.m. Kitchen Garden Café $22 members, $25 nonmembers

Celebrate spring with a stroll through our amazing display of tulips, followed by a delightful afternoon tea with scones with Devonshire cream, tea sandwiches, and sweets, along with individual pots of perfectly brewed tea.

FRIDAY, MAY 24A Screening of “The Secret Garden” Film

6:30-8:00 p.m. Education Center FreeIn collaboration with the Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library’s “Books to Screen” program for children, we bring you the 1993 film “The Secret Garden” starring Kate Maberly and Maggie Smith. Based on the classic book of the same title by Frances Hodgson Burnett, the story is a celebration of the magical and healing qualities of gardens. Rated G.

Unless otherwise noted, all program fees include Gardens admission. Preregistration is usually required and advisable. Sign up

online or by calling 207-633-4333, ext. 101. See pages 16 and 17 for information about our instructors.

Throughout this booklet we refer to the Bosarge Family Education Center and Bibby and Harold Alfond Children’s Garden as the Education Center and Chil-dren’s Garden.

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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 26Garden Magic…Creating Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens from the Forest

8 a.m Begins in the Visitor Center Dick Zieg, one of the Gardens’ first employees and a horticulturalist with more than 40 years of experi-ence, will talk about the transformation of the prop-erty in the last 20 years. Dick will guide you through the land’s evolution into the garden you know and love today.

FRIDAY, JULY 19How Do We Make This Garden Grow?

8 a.m Begins in the Visitor Center This is a rare opportunity to see our greenhouse, which is not open to the general public. Horticulturalists Sharmon Provan and Will Bridges and Director of Horticulture Rodney Eason will demonstrate how they propagate plants. They’ll also take you on a garden tour to explain the various cultural practices we use to keep our gardens lush and beautiful.

TUESDAY, JULY 30Water Features at the Gardens

3 p.m. Begins in the Visitor CenterFrom complex irrigation to magnificent waterfalls and tranquil ponds, the Gardens’ water features create pic-ture-perfect ambience and beauty. Grounds Manager Bruce McElroy will present a true insider’s view of how water works at the Gardens.

SATURDAY, AUGUST 10What’s New?

3 p.m. Begins in the Rose ArborBig garden improvements in 2013 include a redesign of the Rose & Perennial Garden, Great Lawn renova-tion, and fantastical stone construction at the shoreland Fairy House Village. We’re also busy at work on numer-ous smaller horticultural additions and subtractions throughout the gardens, some subtle, some bold. Join horticulturalist Justin Nichols for his behind-the-scenes tour of what’s new in 2013, and a sneak peak at what we have up our sleeve for 2014.

MEET THE EXPERTS:

Insider Tours for MembersGardens members, reserve now for any or all of these fascinating—and free—tours presented just for you. The sessions last from 1 to 1½ hours, rain or shine, and are limited to 20 participants. All require some walk-ing, so please wear appropriate clothing and sensible shoes or boots. If you require mobility assistance, call

Jen McKane at 207-633-4333, ext. 109. Due to limited availability and because we’d like as many members as possible to experience these special tours, we ask that each member sign up for only one tour per year. Regis-ter online at our website or call ext. 109 or 112. Please check in at the Visitor Center upon arrival.

TUESDAY, JUNE 25Mastering Manual Mode with Jessica Archer

8 a.m.-2 p.m. Education Center and outdoors $70 members, $85 nonmembers

Explore the manual settings of DSLR cameras, includ-ing exposure and metering, composition, basic macro shooting, and adjusting for different lighting conditions and effects. This class is ideal for those who are newer to the world of digital photography and who want to learn to use manual mode to create finely composed digital photographs of greater technical quality. Bring a DSLR camera, memory card, spare batteries, tripod, and notebook.

TUESDAY, JULY 9Flickr A-Z with Amity Beane

8 a.m.-2 p.m. Education Center $60 members, $75 nonmembers

Learn how to use the popular online photo manage-ment system known as Flickr. From creating a pro account to uploading, tagging, and organizing, to shar-ing, printing, and copyright, this class will help you make the most of a very good tool and bring a sense of order to your hard-won shots. Bring your laptop, full of pictures of course, and learn step-by-step as Amity demonstrates on the big screen the various functions of Flickr. This class is designed for the person new to Flickr and social media sharing.

AUGUST 30-OCTOBER 8“Color Study: Macro” Exhibit by Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens Photography Club MembersSoak up the colors of the rainbow in this curated exhibit of macrophotography that will feature photos taken over the course of the season and arranged for a full spec-trum experience in the Education Center lobby.

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25After the Shutter Closes with Bill Cullina

9 a.m.-3 p.m. Education Center $75 members, $90 nonmembers

In this class for all levels, Bill will share tips and tricks for what to do after the picture has been taken. Learn how to name, store, and process digital images using Adobe™ Photoshop Elements. Bill wi l l a lso discuss color adjustments, digital sharp-ening, processing HDR images, and more. Bring your laptop with sample images and have Photoshop Elements or CS5 or above already installed.

MAY 25–MID-OCTOBER“Branching Out” Student Art ExhibitOpening Reception: Saturday, May 25 in the Children’s Gardens

See “Trees, Timbers and Traditions” section for details about the reception.

MAY 27–SEPTEMBER 2Lunaform—A 20th Anniversary ExhibitOpening reception: Thursday, July 11 (5:30–7:30 p.m.)We are partnering with the celebrated Maine studio, Lunaform, on a summer exhibit at the Gardens of their one-of-a-kind pots. You’ll enjoy the horticulture staff ’s unique plantings in many of the vessels. Use your smartphone to take the self-guided, interactive tour and learn about the fine craftsmanship of these works of art.

THURSDAY, MAY 30–SATURDAY, JUNE 1Plein Air Painting Days

9 a.m.-5 p.m. Visitor Center Free admission for painters

Artists are invited to set up their easels at the Gardens and paint en plein air, with no admission charge. No preregistration is required this year; simply arrive at the front desk to receive your complimentary admis-sion—and enjoy!

ArtAT THE GARDENS

We present art exhibits indoors and out from spring through fall. See our website to learn more about past, present, and future art shows.

JUNE 27–SEPTEMBER 22Living WoodOpening reception: Thursday, June 27 (5–7 p.m.)

This exhibit, curated by June LaCombe, features works in wood, including sculpture and benches,

by many of New England’s finest artists and artisans.

PHOTOGRAPHY CLUB

Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens members are invited to join our Photography Club. Benefits include first dibs on registering for photography workshops when you sign up before May 1, access to a Flickr group to share images, and 7 a.m. access to the Gardens to capture early morning light on club days, the

second and fourth Tuesday of each month from May to October. Members will be eli-

gible to submit work for a curated color study macrophotography exhibit that

will be on display in the Education Center starting in late summer.

Club Membership $35 per year

TOP RIGHT: Plein Air Painting DaysBELOW: Lunaform exhibit


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We would like to welcome our many new students in the Certificate in Native Plants and Ecological Horticul-ture program and also enthusiastically welcome back previous years’ students who are continuing in the pro-gram. Please note that these classes are also open to people not pursuing the certificate, as space allows.

THURSDAY-SATURDAY, APRIL 4-6Shaping a Natural Site into a Landscaped Space with Irene Brady Barber and Lisa Cowan

9:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m. $120 members, $150 nonmembers

This class will focus on environ-mentally sound landscape design practices using native plant mate-rials appropriate for Maine. You’ll learn how to plot and analyze a site, determine priorities the site needs for usage, and create and install an eco-friendly design featuring Maine natives. We’ll emphasize sustainable practices and design considerations and will use the ecological designs surrounding the Education Center as a living example of low-impact landscape design using native plants.

TUESDAY, MAY 7 Soil Science for Gardeners with Dr. Lois Berg Stack

FRIDAYS, MAY 17 AND JULY 11Selecting Native Plants for the Maine Garden: Herbaceous Plants with Bill Cullina


Native plant expert Bill Cullina will introduce students to native plants species to use in different horticultural settings based on their habitat preferences in nature, including different combinations of soil pH, sun and shade, and wet to dry substrate. He’ll also discuss aesthetic factors such as color and texture, as well as broader ecosystem considerations. Finally, Bill will explain the use of native plants in niche garden types, such as woodland or meadow gardens, and in ecologi-cal restoration. This class is held on one day during the spring and a second day during the summer to enable students to observe plants in different seasons.

MONDAY-WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24-26The Life of a Plant: An Introduction to Botany with Lauren Stockwell


You’ll gain a new perspective on plants in this course that explores the biology of a flowering plant through its life, from seed germination and seedling establish-ment through fruiting and dispersal. Along the way, we’ll review the parts of the plant and see how they work together to sustain it through processes such as photo-synthesis, respiration, and water and mineral uptake. The required textbook will be Botany for Gardeners by Brian Capon, available for purchase from the Gardens on the first day of class.

Certificate Program IN NATIVE PLANTS & ECOLOGICAL HORTICULTURE

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FRIDAY, JUNE 14Maine Phenology Program Volunteer Training Session with Esperanza Stancioff

9 a.m.-1p.m. Education Center Free The “Signs of the Seasons” program engages volunteers of all ages in observing plant and animal phenology, which is the study of seasonal life events, such as when birds make nests in spring, when berries ripen in sum-mer, and when leaves change color in autumn. Scientists study phenology to understand how plants and animals are affected over time by changes in climate and weather at a certain place. Observations made by volunteers in their backyards, here at the Gardens, or at local natural areas help scientists and managers answer questions that affect Maine’s forests and crops and our day-to-day lives. See our website for additional information and to register.

Signs of the Seasons + CLIMATE CHANGE

Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens and the University of Maine’s Cooperative Extension and Maine Sea Grant are teaming up for “Signs of the Seasons,” a citizen science program that aims to achieve meaningful science and education outcomes that benefit Maine communities.

TUESDAY, JULY 9 Climate Change: How Plants Respond, with George Jacobson and Esperanza Stancioff

6:30-8:30 p.m. Education Center $10 members, $12 nonmembers

Join Maine State Climatologist Dr. George Jacobson and Extension Educator Esperanza Stancioff for an evening lecture about New England’s ever-changing climate and vegetation. Dr. Jacobson will explain how dynamics of atmospheric and oceanic circulation are driven by forces acting at many different frequencies, all of which func-tion in concert. For thousands of years, these factors have strongly influenced the distribution, abundance, and phenology (seasonal life cycles) of plants on the landscape. More recent examples include changes in the USDA plant growing zones. Today we observe the consequences of human activities that are now perturb-ing some of the natural systems on a massive scale. Ms. Stancioff will then describe how citizen scientists in Maine, including here at the Botanical Gardens, are teaming together through the “Signs of the Seasons” project to collect phenology data so that scientists may better understand how plants respond to climate change.

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BEGINNING APRIL 1Remarkable Tree Tour

Looking for a new way to experience the Gardens?

Take a tour of some of the property’s most fascinating trees—hand-selected by our own horticulture and botany staff in honor of our “Trees, Timb ers and Tradit ions” theme. Using our FloraFind database, which is accessi-ble on your smartphone, wind through the ornamental gardens and trails to discover first-hand our collection of cultivated and wild trees—and learn what is remark-able about them! No app is required; simply visit the “Take a Tour” section of FloraFind on our website after April 1.

FRIDAY, APRIL 26Celebrate National Arbor Day: A Tree-Planting Demonstration with Tim Lindsay

1:00-4:00 p.m. Education Center Free for members, $15 nonmembers Co-sponsored by the Maine Arborist Association

On this day dedicated to planting and celebrating trees, come to

the Gardens to learn proper tree-planting technique from the presi-d e n t o f t h e M a i n e A r b o r i s t Association, Tim Lindsay of Bartlett Tree Experts. Tim will describe and demonstrate how to plant for success, based on research conducted in Bartlett’s North Carolina research lab—and his own years of experience, of course! He will dis-cuss bare-root planting of trees, as well. In the spirit of Arbor Day, all participants will go home with a sapling of their own to plant at home.

SATURDAY, MAY 25 “Branching Out” Student Art Exhibit Reception

10 a.m.-noon Story Barn, Children’s Garden Free with Gardens admission—no sign-up needed

See students’ artwork and enjoy their creativity during this reception for the May 25 through mid-October

exhibit celebrating Trees, Timbers and Traditions.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 12Making Garden Tuteurs

9 a.m.-noon Education Center $40 members, $50 nonmembers (includes materials)

Tuteurs, from the a n c i e n t F r e n c h

word meaning “to train,” are lovely, pyramidal garden structures that have been used through the centuries to train garden v ines . Whi le learning traditional folk-art skills from weaver Susan Perr ine us ing methods that have been handed down from gen-eration to generation, you can create a struc-ture from native twigs that will become a visual and functional center-piece for your climbing annuals and/or vegetables. Often seen in ornamental or knot gardens in pairs, in season they become covered with green leaves—and, if trimmed, resemble topiaries. Simple materials and skills are all that are needed to cre-ate these useful and attractive garden structures.

THURSDAY, JUNE 13Creating Your Own Twig Jewelry (for Ages 12 through Adult)

1-4 p.m. Education Center $40 members, $50 nonmembers (includes materials)

Have you always wanted to make your own natural-istic jewelry? In this workshop, you’ll create wear-

able twig art: a bracelet from natural sources. We cut to size supple twigs of maple and cherry harvested from the Gardens, drill them with a fine electric dremel tool, and finish our natural bracelets by threading semi-pre-cious gemstone beads on stretchy cord. Please bring a dremel if you have one.

FRIDAY, JUNE 14Make a Twig Tunnel in the Children’s Garden!

9 a.m.-noon or 1-4 p.m. Children’s Garden Free with admission

Join Susan for a group art endeavor in the tradi-tional-arts area in the Children’s Garden, where she

will teach us how to weave twigs together to form a tun-nel children will enjoy all summer! Please dress casually, and be prepared to get grubby. Children must be accom-panied by an adult.

TUESDAY-SATURDAY, JUNE 11-15

Susan Perrine in ResidenceSusan Perrine is a contemporary fiber artist inter-ested in exploring ancient techniques. During her Gardens residency as part of our celebration of “Trees, Timbers and Traditions,” Susan will cre-ate artistic works utilizing and weaving twigs. In addition to the offerings listed below, while at the

Gardens Susan and our visitors will weave a twig tunnel in the traditional-arts area of the Children’s Garden. To help Susan with this project, visit the Gardens on Friday, June 14 (see times below). To watch her at work, simply come anytime during her residence, except during class times.

SATURDAY, JUNE 15 Making Rustic Garden Trellises

9 a.m.-noon Education Center $40 members, $50 nonmembers (includes materials)

Learn to create a rustic garden trellis through the time-honored method of using local twigs and

branches. Folk artist Susan Perrine will show you how to weave and fix sturdy maple, birch, ash, beech or birch twigs together to create a unique, beautiful, and practi-cal structure for your garden. Plan to drive home with your one-of-a-kind creation.

SATURDAY, JUNE 15 Reception for Our New Twig Tunnel

3:00-4:30 p.m. Free with admission Children’s Garden (Traditional-Arts Area)

Celebrate the newly created twig tunnel in the chil-dren’s garden—and try it out!—during this iced tea

and lemonade reception with Susan Perrine.

Central to our collective Maine identify, forests and trees are an integral part of life and livelihood here in the Pine Tree State. In honor of these living trea-sures, the Gardens will present a variety of programs and exhibits exploring the many facets of trees.

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FRIDAY, MAY 31“In the Blood”

7 p.m. Education Center $12 members, $15 nonmembers

Experience an unforgettable multi-media presenta-tion on Maine’s legendary lumbermen and river

drivers. Combining film, photography, oral histories, and a live musical soundtrack performed by Sumner McKane and Joshua Robbins, “In the Blood” creates a virtual journey into the 19th century Maine woods and brings the audience into a turn-of-the-century lumber camp, onto a river tangled with logs, and onto a haul road sitting behind a team of horses. By employing vari-ous mediums to deliver historical documentary materi-als, the story of some of Maine’s most notable historical characters is vividly brought to life.

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We’re delighted to offer a new series of demonstra-tions and workshops in floral art during June, July and August. Leontine (“Lee”) LaPointe, a floral-design expert and a member of our board of directors, will host and teach in the series and has invited two of her colleagues from the professional design circle to teach, as well.

The most exciting style of Japanese flower arranging, Sogetsu Ikebana, has inspired the lives and

TUESDAY, JULY 23

with Kaye VosburghCreate with Flowers—Summer Ikebana

9:30-11:30 a.m. $35 members, $42 nonmembers

Explore the possibilities of working with summer flowers to create unexpected and unusual beauty. Kaye will introduce the use of Japanese flower arranging insights and techniques and make contemporary designs.

Designing an Ikebana Table Arrangement 1-4 p.m. $80 members, $95 nonmembers

Use combined branches and flowers to create a refresh-ing, useful ikebana design. A container, kenzan and plant materials will be provided. Bring flower stem clip-pers/scissors and garden pruners.

SATURDAY AUGUST 17

with Betty McCarthyMoving from Traditional to Modern Floral Design Demonstration

9:30-11:30 a.m. $35 members, $42 nonmembers Betty’s demonstration will feature the basic styles of Sogetsu Ikebana: Moribana designs in low containers, showing the water and Nagiere designs, tall designs in high containers. These will demonstrate both the basic styles and free-style that are the hallmark of S ogetsu , us ing f resh as wel l as dr ied and unconventional materials.

Design an Unusual Table Arrangement Using Fruits, Vegetables and Flowers

1-4 p.m. $80 members, $95 nonmembers Betty will begin by creating examples of this fun design concept. A variety of baskets will be provided, or bring your own favorite low-sided basket to use as a container. Participants will choose from a wide variety of materials to create a design. Each participant must bring clippers (preferably not pruning shears).

Ikebana-Inspired Floral Design Series

MONDAY, JUNE 17

with Lee LaPointeDo You See What I See? A Floral Design Demonstration

9:30-11:30 a.m. $35 members, $42 nonmembers Lee will create interpretive floral arrangements using a variety of beautiful fresh and dried plant materials, with an emphasis on the use of natural mechanics. In this entertaining and enthusiastic presentation, she will demonstrate the all-important principles and elements of design as they pertain to floral art.

Design FUNdamentals—Free-Style Flower Arranging Workshop

1-4 p.m. $80 members, $95 nonmembers Lee will begin with a brief demonstration and instruc-tion emphasizing the pertinent principles and elements of design. Each participant will receive a container, wire, cutting bowl and all the plant materials required to cre-ate a design to take home. Participants must bring a pair of flower-stem clippers (preferably not pruning shears) and a pair of (fine) wire clippers. An apron and camera are also recommended.

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work of these exceptional designers and instructors. Each will present, in the Education Center, a morning demonstration and a hands-on workshop the same afternoon. Ample time will be allotted in the workshops for a constructive critique of each design.

Both novice and experienced flower arrangers are welcome to join us in the Education Center for three lively days of color and design creativity!

NINTH ANNUAL

Garden SymposiumSATURDAY, JUNE 29 “Trees in Your New England Garden and Landscape”

10 a.m.-3 p.m. Education Center $80 members, $100 nonmembers (includes

continental breakfast and box lunch from the Kitchen Garden Café)

Trees can be the greatest—and most rewarding—investment you make in your

gardens, adding structure, shade, color, and even fruits! If selected and cared for properly, trees will add elegance and enjoyment to your landscape for generations to come. Join us at this year’s symposium to experience inspira-tion and learning from noted experts. Books will be available for sale.

Our keynote speaker, renowned woody-plant author and expert Dr. Michael Dirr, will inspire you with his lecture and images of orna-mental “Noble Trees.”

Next, you’ll meet the Gardens’ new Direc-tor of Horticulture, Rodney Eason. Since so much can go wrong when selecting and installing trees, Rodney will present practical “Essential Details for Buying and Planting the Best Trees” to help you choose and cultivate healthy trees.

Finally, Maine’s own fruit tree expert, Renae Moran of the University of Maine’s Cooperative Extension, will delight you with ideas for how to “Incorporate Fruit Trees into your Edible Landscape.” She’ll introduce the surprising array of fruit trees that can be grown in northern landscapes—and right in your own yard. Michael Dirr

MONDAY-FRIDAY, JUNE 3-7 Drawing and Painting Leaves with Katie Lee

10-4 each day Education Center $495 members, $550 nonmembers

(includes all lunches)Exceptional teacher and artist Katie Lee will be back at the Gardens by popular demand to present

a week-long course in which there will be no flowers in the room! But there will be leaves: flat, curly, shiny, hairy, textured, pigment patterned, green. But are they really all the same shape, the same green? Many chal-lenges face anyone trying to paint leaves, which tend to be ignored by botanical artists.

Capturing just the “right” green and surface tex-ture, be it shiny, matt or velvety, can be intimidating. During this class for all levels of expertise, Katie will review techniques for drawing well-observed and accurately rendered leaves. Through a series of simple exercises, students will find the mysteries that leaves present far less daunting. Everyone will be encouraged to keep a “leaf journal” for future reference.


FRIDAY, AUGUST 9Design a Home Landscape for Today and Tomorrow with Irene Brady Barber


Customize a garden or landscaped space with your current and future abilities in mind. Implementing features that encourage accessibility and relaxation will provide years of enjoyment to come. Irene can show you how with practical suggestions for your own home garden design. Forward-thinking design can support your independence as a gardener for a long time!

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 13Planting the Right Plants in the Right Place with Irene Brady Barber


Planting the right plants in the right place will m i n i m i z e m a i nt e n a n c e a n d m a x i m i z e y o u r enjoyment. This workshop will help you select appropriate plants for an ornamental perennial garden according to soil and space conditions, moisture levels, habits, care requirements, fragrances, textures, and color.

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 11 Bringing the Outdoors Indoors with Irene Brady Barber


We often forget that the vibrant plants we enjoy outdoors in the growing season can be transferred indoors, too! A diverse selection of plants provides a cleansing, aromatic and enriching indoor environment that combats the short, gray, cold days of winter. Irene will show you how to create a nurturing “greenscape” in your home or workspace. Each participant will pot and take home a beautiful plant from the Gardens. Bring in your own favorite 6-8” pot, or buy one from our selection in class.

Therapeutic HorticultureThe Gardens’ therapeutic horticulture coordina-tor, Irene Brady Barber, offers the following pro-grams in the Lerner Garden of the Five Senses for groups and individuals. To schedule one of these sessions or for more information, contact Irene at [email protected], or call 207-633-4333, ext. 117.

WEDNESDAYS & FRIDAYS BEGINNING JUNE 5 Group Horticultural Therapy

6-week session $275; 12-week session $500This is a unique opportunity for people of all abilities to experience the emotional, physical, and cognitive benefits of invigorating gardening activi-ties tailored to the group’s abilities.

THURSDAYS BEGINNING JUNE 5 Wellness Sessions for Caregivers

and Loved OnesCaregivers, are you looking for a gentle, thera-peutic outdoor activity to enjoy with your parent, spouse or child? Come to the Gardens for an individualized 90-minute garden-related activity with Irene. Enjoy time together in a supportive and nurturing atmosphere, surrounded by the uplifting beauty of our gardens. Participants will go home with a finished project to keep or to give a friend.

FRIDAY, APRIL 12Accessible Edible Gardens with Irene Brady Barber


Growing your own food is one of the most satisfying and healthful gardening activities. Irene will show you how to create or find garden beds to accommodate those with diminishing upper-body strength or mobility. She will show the advantages of raised gardens and discuss veg-etable and herb selection based on various factors. She’ll lead the group through the raised beds of the Lerner Gar-den of the Five Senses for ideas and inspiration.

FRIDAY, MAY 10Container Gardening: Lots of Pots! with Diane Walden


No matter what your age, planting pots is a heck of a lot easier than preparing garden beds. And a whole lot more fun! Explore this infinite world of mini Edens with staff horticulturalist Diane Walden as she shares her favorite container-garden combinations, designs, and planting tips. After a slide presentation, Diane will lead a hands-on planting activity so you can take home a planted pot. She’ll also treat the group to a sneak peek at the Gardens’ 2013 containers. Diane has been respon-sible for many of the planted containers you’ve admired at the Gardens over the past few years.

FRIDAY, JUNE 21Vertical Gardening: Growing at Eye Level with Dick Zieg


Long-time gardener and staff horticulturist Dick Zieg will offer an eye-opening presentation showing how to create gorgeous vertical gardens like those in our Lerner Garden of the Five Senses—right at home! Because planting and tending these gardens can be done primar-ily while standing up, you can avoid lots of uncomfort-able bending or weeding on hands and knees. Learn just what goes into the planning, planting and caring for “living walls,” and get ideas for your home garden. Dick will share sources for materials and will even bring examples of containers.

FRIDAY, JULY 12Gardening with Ease with Irene Brady Barber

9:30 a.m.-12:30p.m. $30 members, $37 nonmembers

Did you know there are garden tricks and ergonomic tools that can minimize strenuous activity and fatigue? Irene will share tips and equipment to help gardeners maximize enjoyment, extend their mobility and support general well-being. She will help you consider your abil-ities and limitations, or those of a loved one, and how you can take them into account to modify gardening techniques and create a positive gardening experience.

GARDENING

Later inLifeThere are so many reasons to garden as we all grow older. Not only do you benefit from the moderate exer-cise gardening provides, you also reap the beautiful or edible rewards of growing flowers, herbs, fruits or veg-etables that keep you feeling happy and healthy. Stud-ies have proven that gardening invigorates cognitive activity, increases physical endurance, relieves emo-tional stresses, and encourages social interaction. All the more reason to keep enjoying your favorite activ-ity—or take it up now!

This new series developed by our therapeutic hor-ticulture coordinator, Irene Brady Barber, will introduce practical, realistic options for your residential garden space, whether small or expansive, so you can continue to garden long into the future.

All classes are in the Education Center, and adults of all ages are welcome. Sign up for the whole series of seven classes at the discounted price of $195 mem-bers/$235 nonmembers, or simply pick and choose from the list below.

NEWSERIES!


MONDAY-FRIDAY, AUGUST 5-9Drawing Native Plants of Maine with Dick Rauh

10 a.m.-4 p.m. Education Center $495 members, $550 non-members (includes lunches)

Internationally renowned, award-winning botani-cal artist and New York Botanical Garden instruc-

tor Dick Rauh will present a unique, week-long drawing workshop through which you can develop the ability to study and capture the natural world by drawing the native trees, shrubs, ferns, and flowers of Maine. Begin with classroom discussions of plant architecture, per-spective, and composition, and then go outdoors to draw. Emphasis is on the eye-to-hand style of rendering, using technical pens and sketchbooks. You’ll apply observational skills and sketching techniques, including contour drawing, to the broader field of nature sketch-ing to complete several drawings. Please dress for the outdoors. Lunch is included in tuition. An exhibit of Dick’s tree drawings will be in the Education Center from August 1-28.

Discounts are available to members of both New York Botanical Garden and Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens. Register online at www.nybg.org/edu or 718-817-8700.

SECOND ANNUAL NYBG SUMMER IN COASTAL MAINE

Ulmus americana by Dick Rauh

THURSDAY, APRIL 25Baxter State Park Flora: A Volunteer Inventory Effort with Glen Mittelhauser


Join Maine biologist Glen Mittelhauser as he describes this collaborative endeavor to study and document the flora of Katahdin and Baxter State Park. Get an insider’s look at this ambitious project, which has attracted many volunteers. Glen will share his many stunning images of the wild landscapes, natural communities and unique plants of this untamed region of interior Maine.

THURSDAY, MAY 23 Springtime Botany with Melissa Cullina

9 a.m.–noon Oven’s Mouth Preserve West Free Co-sponsored by Boothbay Region Land

Trust and Coastal Maine Botanical GardensCelebrate spring with botanist Melissa Cul-lina on this fun, flow-er y, ferny, f ragrant foray to the Oven’s Mouth Preserve. During a slow-paced hike, Melissa will show you the most important features to consider when learning to recognize different kinds of wild plants. She’ll point out the various early blooms, along with a sprinkling of folklore about their names and historical uses. Families welcome, no experi-ence needed. For more information, or to register, please call the Boothbay Region Land Trust at 207-633-4818.

THURSDAY, MAY 30 Understanding Trilliums with Bill Cullina


Trilliums are one of our most beloved and cherished groups of wildflowers. They trace their linage back to the great temperate forests that stretched around the globe 60 million years ago, and they possess a certain grace and refinement coupled with a patient, unhurried way of life that comes only with age. There are 48 spe-cies in the world, and of these a full 75% occur only in the forests of eastern North America and especially in the southeastern U.S. Bill will take you on a tour of the genus Trillium, focusing first on the evolution, distribu-tion, and ecology of the plants and then delving into the eastern species with all their individual wants and eccentricities, illustrating each with beautiful images of these highly photogenic woodlanders.

TUESDAY, JUNE 18Creating a New England Cottage Garden: Adapting a Classic Garden Style to the Northeast with Amy Ziffer

1-3 p.m. Education Center $35 members, $42 nonmembers

Exuberant, colorful and adaptable, the cottage garden style is suitable for almost any property. But how do you make and maintain one? In this richly illustrated presentation, writer/photographer Amy shares practi-cal advice on everything from planning and design to ongoing care. She focuses on what makes a cottage garden and how to adapt a style we associate with the English gardening tradition to our more challenging climate and environment.

More Springtime Programs

SATURDAY, MAY 18Identifying and Scouting for Invasive Pests and Diseases with Justin Nichols

9 a.m.-noon Education Center $20 members, $25 nonmembers

The invasion has begun! Hemlock wooly adelgid, winter moth, potato blight and a slew of others are already here. On the horizon loom other dreaded pathogens such as the Asian longhorned beetle, sudden oak death and the brown marmorated stinkbug! Learn about these and many other pests and diseases that are current or potential threats to our agriculture, forests, and land-scapes here in Maine. We’ll discuss how to scout for and identify possible threats and outline resources for diagnosing and managing pests and pathogens. If the weather cooperates, we’ll venture outside for a portion of this class, so please bring appropriate clothing.

The Gardens is presenting this class as a member of the Sentinel Plant Network (SPN), a partnership

between the American Public Garden Association and the federal National

Plant Diagnostic Network designed to quickly detect and diagnose pests and pathogens that have been introduced into agricultural and

natural ecosystems.


MONDAY-FRIDAY, JULY 8-12Nature Explorers Camp for Ages 9-11

9:30 a.m.-3:00 p.m. Education Center and grounds $170 members, $200 nonmembers

Kids who love exploring the outdoors, learning new outdoor skills, and geocaching will love Nature Explor-ers Camp. Using the Gardens and its forests and shore-line, we’ll spend the week honing outdoor skills. As a final project, campers will create a series of caches for all Gardens guests to enjoy.

MONDAY-FRIDAY, JULY 15-19 & JULY 29-AUGUST 2Nature Adventure Camp for Ages 4-5 & 6-8

9:30 a.m.-noon (ages 4-5); 1:00-3:30 (ages 6-8) Education Center and grounds $105 members, $130 nonmembers

This fun-filled camp fully engages children in an outdoor setting, while encouraging imagination and creativity through garden walks, stories, games, arts-and-crafts and nature-related projects.

MONDAY-FRIDAY, AUGUST 12-16Garden Explorers Camp for Ages 4-5 & 6-8

9:30 a.m.-noon (ages 4-5); 1:00-3:30 (ages 6-8) Education Center and grounds $105 members, $130 nonmembers

Budding gardeners will spend the week digging, plant-ing, watering and harvesting, as they learn how to care for our Learning Garden and greenhouse. This is a week filled with observations, experiments, taste tests, games and take-home garden projects.

SUMMER CAMPSSign up now since space is limited.

SPROUTS!YOUTH AND FAMILY FUN LEARNING

FRIDAY, MAY 24A Screening of “The Secret Garden” FilmIn col laborat ion with the Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library’s “Books to Screen” program for children, we bring you the 1993 film “The Secret Garden” starring Kate Maberly and Maggie Smith. Based on the classic book of the same title by Frances Hodgson Bur-nett, the story is a celebration of the magical and healing qualities of gardens. Rated G.

ONGOING ACTIVITIES Storytime is from 10-11 a.m. on Mondays through June 10 and then daily from June 17-August 25. We’ll add many more daily activities in June, and look for Fairy Fridays in July and August.

SAVE WITH OUR NEW PASSPORT FOR KIDS!

Save 10 percent on this summer’s children’s classes with the Gardens Activity Passport! Each is good for five classes, including children’s admissions. Passport holders don’t need to regis-ter for classes, they can just show up!

Use the passport for five separate classes, or bring multiple children to one class. Each time a child attends a class, we’ll stamp the passport. Purchase as many passports as you wish on our website or in person at any youth class. Passports are $45 for members and $55 for nonmembers. Sorry, passports are not applicable for the Little Diggers or Summer Camps programs. For a full list of programs, visit our website.

Parents: Watch for the new Sprouts catalog of pro-grams that will be coming home from school with your child this spring. Or, visit our website for a complete list of programs for youth and families.

THURSDAYS: JUNE 13 & 27; JULY 11 & 25; AUGUST 8 & 22Little Diggers Gardening and Nature Series for Ages 3-5

9:30-11:30 a.m. Children’s Garden Series—$70/per series members, $100/per series

nonmembers; individual sessions $12/$17 (includes Gardens admission for one child and one adult—children must be accompanied)In these parent-and-child sessions, preschoolers will have fun gardening and exploring nature through sto-ries, crafts, sensory experiences, and planting activities. Led by Erika Huber, this class will also include explora-tions of the habitats throughout the gardens.


ABOVE PHOTO BY ERIKA HUBER PHOTOS THIS PAGE BY ERIKA HUBER

SUMNER MCKANE is a composer, multi-instrumentalist, and filmmaker based in mid-coast Maine. He combines film, oral histories, and live music to create live

“docu-exhibits.” He also tours with the Don Campbell Band and teaches at the Midcoast Guitar School and the Buckdancers Choice Music School.

GLEN MITTELHAUSER is the executive direc tor for Maine Natura l Histor y Observatory. Glen is also the managing editor for Northeastern Naturalist and

Southeastern Naturalist, two scientific research journals. He is lead author of The Plants of Acadia National Park, a photographic field guide to the plants of the Acadia National Park region, and one of the primary authors for Sedges of Maine: A Field Guide to Cyperaceae.

DR. RENAE MORAN is associate professor of pomology at the University of Maine, Orono, and is the tree fruit specialist at the U M a i n e C o o p e r a t i v e E x t e n s i o n’s

Highmoor Farm in Monmouth. She is a leader of the apple research program at the Maine Agricultural Experiment Station.

JUSTIN NICHOLS has been professionally maintaining gardens for 20 years, the last five as a horticulturist at Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens. In addition to various

horticultural certifications, he holds a master’s degree in education and enjoys teaching horticultural topics to people of all ages.

SUSAN PERRINE was for many years a product ion weaver and now teaches techniques that have been handed down through the centuries and specializes in

creating inclusive community art projects, such as “twig structures,” at festivals, gardens, parks, and schools. Her twig structure, “Contraposto,” was a 2012 prize winner in the Edges III Outdoor Sculpture Festival at Artpark in Lewiston, N.Y.

DICK RAUH earned a doctorate in plant sciences from the City University of New York to better inform his illustration techniques. He is the illustrator of Carol

Levine’s classic Guide to Wildflowers in Winter, a work which piqued his interest in the dry fruits and other remnants of out-of-season natives, which he paints in enlarged versions to demonstrate their architecture. A collection of this work received a gold medal from the Royal Horticultural Society and a best-in-show award. He is a fellow of the Brooklyn Botanic Garden Florilegium Society.

DR. LOIS BERG STACK is the University o f Ma i n e C o o p e r a t i v e E x t e n s i o n’s Ornamental Horticulture Specialist. She conducts applied research and organizes

workshops and conferences for nursery, greenhouse, garden center and landscape professionals in Maine and New England. Some of her current projects focus

on plants that support native bees and honeybees, and production of chokeberry as a nutraceutical crop. She also works extensively with home gardeners on landscape topics such as management of invasive species and selection and management of Maine landscape plants.

ESPERANZA STANCIOFF is an educator with the University of Maine’s Cooperative Extension. Esperanza’s current work focuses on climate change education and

adaptation planning. Since joining the University of Maine Cooperative Extension in 1988, Esperanza has designed and implemented educational programs in coastal ecosystem health, specifically in marine environmental monitoring and watershed assessment and management.

LAUREN STOCKWELL is a botanist and environmental consultant. Her business, Stockwell Environmental Consulting, Inc. provides comprehensive environmental

services including natural resource identification, resource evaluation, and related permitting. She has led many botanical field walks and has taught many classes at the Gardens.

K AYE V O S B U R G H re ce ive d for ma l training in Japanese flower arranging at the Sogetsu School, where she attained the highest rank, Riji. Kaye has entered the

New England Flower Show in Boston for many years, winning numerous awards including the Creativity Award, the GCA Zone I Bowl, and the Fenwick Medal.

DIANE WALDEN, a staff horticulturist, has taught many popular workshops in all seasons at the Gardens. Her beautiful and intricately woven garlands have graced

many of our ribbon-cutting ceremonies, and she creates many of the arrangements and container plantings that visitors so admire.

DICK ZIEG was hired as the garden’s first fulltime grounds employee in 2003 as director of horticulture. He has been involved in almost every facet of the

development of the gardens as you see them today, including plant ing t rees , bui lding wal ls , and maintaining plantings. While studying for a degree in ornamental horticulture and f loriculture at the University of Maryland, he worked doing research in the USDA’s Turf and Grass Investigations Department.

AMY ZIFFER has been helping clients in western Connecticut create beautiful gardens since 1998. Formerly a staff editor for Fine Gardening magazine, she has also

worked as a freelance writer and photographer. Her gardening articles and photographs have appeared in Reader’s Digest books and magazines such as Yankee, Fine Gardening and Horticulture. She frequently lectures and teaches about garden subjects in New England and the lower Hudson Valley.

JESSICA ARCHER is a fine-art photogra-pher and book artist based in Rhode Island. She has an M.F.A. in photography from the University of Iowa. Her photography has

been exhibited nationally. She owns and operates Jessica Archer Studio in Pawtucket, Rhode Island.

AMITY BEANE, on staff at the Gardens, coordinates a state-wide learning initiative for seventh grade teachers and learners and manages the photo club. She has a master of

science degree with a focus on educational technology and for the past several years has been using Flickr to handle more than 20,000 photos.

IRENE BRADY BARBER is therapeutic hor-ticulture coordinator at the Gardens. With an academic and professional background in communications, human behavior, and hor-

ticulture, Irene is presently working to complete a pro-fessional certification in the field of horticultural therapy, which is the focus of much of her teaching at the Gardens.

LISA COWAN, principal of Studioverde in Cumberland, Maine, and Austin, Texas, is a nationally recognized landscape architect with expertise in ecology-based planning,

landscape design and land management.

BILL CULLINA is Executive Director of Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens. He also worked for many years as the Nursery Director for the New England Wild Flower

Society. He is a well-known author and recognized authority on North American native plants. He lectures on a variety of subjects to garden and professional groups and writes for popular and technical journals. His books include Wildflowers; Native Trees, Shrubs, and Vines; Understanding Orchids; Native Ferns, Mosses, and Grasses; and Understanding Perennials. He co-authored and provided photographs for Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens: A People’s Garden.

MELISSA CULLINA is Director of Educa-tion & Staff Botanist for the Gardens. She was formerly Botanist with the Massachusetts Natural Heritage & Endangered Species Pro-

gram and specializes in aquatic and coastal botany, field identification, and rare species conservation.

DR. MICHAEL DIRR is retired professor of horticulture at the University of Georgia and author of a dozen books, including Dirr’s Encyclopedia of Trees and Shrubs, the Refer-

ence Manual of Woody Plant Propagation, and the Man-ual of Woody Landscape Plants, the most widely used teaching and reference text in the United States. He has received the prestigious Scott Medal and numerous other horticultural awards. He has introduced more than 100 plants into cultivation and received the Inven-tor of the Year Award from the University of Georgia. Currently, he and two partners own a plant breeding business, Plant Introductions, Inc.

RODNEY EASON joined the Gardens staff in 2012 as director of horticulture and plant curator. He spent the previous eight years at Longwood Gardens, overseeing

their display gardens. He holds a master’s degree in public horticulture from the Longwood Graduate Program at the University of Delaware and a bachelor of landscape architecture from North Carolina State University.

ERIKA HUBER is the Youth and Family Program Coordinator for the Gardens. She has more than six years of experience teaching children in the outdoors including

work as an environmental and garden educator. Erika holds a master’s degree in horticulture from Kansas State University and a bachelor’s degree in forestry from the University of Missouri-Columbia.

DR. GEORGE L. JACOBSON is Professor Emeritus and former Director of the University of Maine’s Climate Change Institute and the Maine State Climatologist.

His research has focused on biological aspects of long-term changes in climate, ecosystems, and landscapes for the period since the last ice age.

LEONTINE LAPOINTE became a third-generation member of the Garden Club of Nashville in 1986. Her Parsons School of Design education and creat ive work

experiences equipped her well to enter the Garden Club of America Judging Program in 1991. She became an Approved Floral Design Judge in 1998. The ongoing s tudy of S ogetsu Ikebana has been the most instrumental in influencing her free-style flower arranging. Lee’s floral-design work has won many awards and appeared in books, newspapers, magazines and DVDs.

K AT I E L E E e ar ne d a C er t i f i c ate in Botanical Art and Illustration from the New York Botanical Garden, where she has taught for the past 20 years. An award-

winning botanical and wildlife art ist , she has illustrated several books; and her work is featured in museum collections and exhibitions around the world.

TIM LINDSAY is a second generation arborist and landscaper. His specialty at Bartlett Tree Experts is plant health care and stress factors facing trees and shrubs.

He is currently the president of the Maine Arborist Association and is also past president of the New England Chapter of the International Society of Arboriculture.

BETTY MCCARTHY has studied Sogetsu Ikebana and has participated in numerous exhibits and workshops, in both America and Japan, and has achieved the third

highest rank of teacher. A member of the National Garden Clubs for 20 years, Betty has won numerous blue ribbons in flower shows.

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“Tulipa” To support the Gardens’ In-Residence Program, in which she participated last year, renowned botanical illustra-tor Linda Heppes Funk has generously donated her exquisite rendering of a pink tulip in spring, entitled “Tulipa,” as a very special raffle prize. The dry-brush watercolor painting, val-ued at $5,800, would be a stunning addition to any art collection, and to your home.

“Tulipa” will be on view—and raffle tickets will be for sale—in the Visitor Center from April 15 through-out our fabulous springtime tulip display and Maine Days on Memorial Day weekend. We’ll draw the winning ticket on Monday, May 27, at 3 p.m. in the Visitor Center. Raffle tickets for “Tulipa” are $10 each or 10 for $90.

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