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Pesky Garden Problems
Pesky Garden Problems
Online
In this webinar, Gary Fish, Maine’s State Horticulturist, will introduce and discuss common pests, including noxious to invasive insects, blights,...
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Pollinators: Bees & Beyond (Webinar)
Pollinators: Bees & Beyond (Webinar)
Online
Get to know your backyard pollinators by exploring the diversity of northeastern bees. This virtual bees-and-beyond tour will teach you...
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Growing in a Changing Climate
Growing in a Changing Climate
Online
Climate change is already impacting gardens, but how we garden can also impact climate change for good or for ill....
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Drawing Seeds Under the Microscope
Drawing Seeds Under the Microscope
Online
Seeds are rarely depicted in art, but that’s exactly what you’ll do in this online workshop. Using a standard microscope or handheld digital microscope, participants will explore, then depict, the textures and patterns of magnified seeds. After a brief discussion of vellum’s properties and types, we'll lay out drawings before transferring them to the material itself.
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Gardening with Ornamental Grasses (Webinar)
Gardening with Ornamental Grasses (Webinar)
Online
Ornamental grasses can add so much to a garden setting, whether in meadow restoration or to blend colors or add...
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Boothbay Resident Days
Boothbay residents get free admission on weekends throughout the regular season. For admission, please show proof of residency at the...
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Spring Explorations: Grow a Garden with Us! (Ages 4-10)
Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens
Does your child love to grow things and explore the outdoors? Interested in learning how to garden as a family? Join us as we combine gardening and learning in a fun new program for homeschoolers and remote/hybrid learners. This parent-led program will guide participants ages 4-10 through growing a garden through explorations and investigations at the Gardens, plus lessons, games, and experiments at home. Lessons combine gardening with science, math, English, art, social studies, and history. Beginning the week of May 3, participants can visit the Visitor Center to pick up their first week’s activities and supplies (packed in accordance with CDC guidelines for COVID safety). Every week after, new activities will be made available each Monday for a total of six weeks. Families are welcome to join the program at any time this spring. For further essential program information before registering, click Learn More.
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Young Birders Club (Ages 10-18)
Young Birders Club (Ages 10-18)
Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens
Inviting all young and aspiring birders to join us for our first ever Gardens birding club! Youth ages 10 and up can join our resident birders every other week this spring to identify birds migrating through Maine as well as those spending the season nesting and raising their young here. For further essential program information before registering, click Learn More.
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Meet the Artist: Thomas Dambo and his Trolls (Ages 10-18)
Meet the Artist: Thomas Dambo and his Trolls (Ages 10-18)
Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens
Do you have a young artist or woodworker who would like to learn from a world-renowned sculpture artist? Danish artist Thomas Dambo, who is building five trolls at the Gardens, all constructed from salvaged wood and other recycled materials, will offer a tour of these larger-than-life sculptures and a discussion of his design and building process.
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Horticulture For Gardeners (Webinar)
Horticulture For Gardeners (Webinar)
Online
Prepare for a mindful gardening season by beginning or refreshing your understanding of horticulture. This introductory course will cover a...
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Making Black and White Infrared Photographs
Making Black and White Infrared Photographs
Online
This is the first of three interactive lectures by renowned photographer Ron Rosenstock. Students may take just one or all three; each program lasts approximately 50 minutes with a Q&A period to follow. In this lecture, Ron Rosenstock will cover the various infrared conversions, advantages and disadvantages of each, and showcase samples of his work to illustrate key differences.
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Budding Naturalist: Wild Edibles | SOLD OUT
Budding Naturalist: Wild Edibles | SOLD OUT
Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens
Spring is a great time to forage for wild edibles; fresh shoots are readily available and tastier than their older counterparts. Local forager and restaurateur, Nikaline Iacano, will lead participants through the Gardens and surrounding woodlands in search of edible greens, tasty weeds and shoots, mushrooms, flowers, roots, tubers, and even pine pollen. Bring your taste buds and a sense of adventure! We will end the session by making a tea with our collections. For further essential program information before registering, click Learn More.
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Exploring Wetland Fauna CANCELLED
Exploring Wetland Fauna CANCELLED
Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens
This session is cancelled. On the grounds of Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, there are a number of freshwater wetlands where,...
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Plant ID in the Field: Maine’s Forest Canopy
Plant ID in the Field: Maine’s Forest Canopy
Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens
Do you have a hard time identifying one variety of birch from another? Did you know we have five different...
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Member Insider: Bird Walk
Member Insider: Bird Walk
Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens
Join Curator of Living Collections, Andy Brand, for a bird walk in the Gardens during the height of the spring...
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Budding Naturalist: Macroinvertebrates (Ages 10-14)
Budding Naturalist: Macroinvertebrates (Ages 10-14)
Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens
Calling all bug lovers! Let’s delve into macroinvertebrates and get our hands dirty, catching and identifying some of the smallest members of the animal kingdom. As we explore garden, forest, and fresh/saltwater habitats, we’ll discover that macroinvertebrates encompass a lot more than just insects; some can even be used as indicators of pollution. For further essential program information before registering, click Learn More.
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What’s Cookin’ and Good Lookin’ In the Kitchen Garden, Spring
What’s Cookin’ and Good Lookin’ In the Kitchen Garden, Spring
Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens
Witness the seasonal evolution of the Burpee Kitchen Garden. Filled with edibles and floral accents, the garden’s wares range from...
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Lincoln County Resident Days
Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens
Lincoln County residents get free admission on the first Wednesday of the month throughout the regular season. For admission, please...
Accessible Cart Tour – Free Wednesdays
Accessible Cart Tour – Free Wednesdays
Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens
Our one-hour accessible cart tours are led by trained Gardens' docents, rain or shine, on our quiet electric cart. The...
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Gardening with Herbs
Gardening with Herbs
Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens
There’s something powerful about herbs; whether it’s their scent, taste, or long therapeutic history, growing them successfully at home is...
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Plant ID in the Garden: Shade Garden Perennials
Plant ID in the Garden: Shade Garden Perennials
Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens
For shade gardens, a wide variety of planting options exist featuring amazing texture, foliar color, and bright floral accents. In...
