Calendar of Garden Events
Garden happenings, exhibits, and special events can be found on the calendar below.
Calendar of Events
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Fruit Trees: Yielding Beauty and Flavor
Fruit Trees: Yielding Beauty and Flavor
Renae Moran, a fruit tree specialist at Highmoor Farm for UMaine Cooperative Extension, will discuss a selection of fruit trees for the home landscape, how much space they need, and the basics of espalier training for small spaces. Dwarf cherries, apples, and new peach varieties are just a few of the options to consider, all appropriate for a variety of landscape applications. Join us to learn more about, or to refresh and update, your fruit tree repertoire.
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Foundational Factors for Sustainable Turf
Foundational Factors for Sustainable Turf
A sustainable and ecologically sound turf system succeeds when it is built on a foundation of sound agronomic practices matched to site characteristics and turf performance objectives. We will consider how factors such as aspect, light, soil condition and health, proximity to environmentally sensitive areas, and degree of turf maturity can inform decisions regarding implementation and timing of key cultural practices. In particular, we will examine the selection and establishment of appropriate turfgrass species and cultivars as an essential component of turf sustainability.
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Orientation for Botanical Arts Certificate
Orientation for Botanical Arts Certificate
Join us for an online introduction to CMBG's Botanical Arts Certificate program. Our program offers a broad palette of botanically...
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Form and Texture in Graphite 1
Form and Texture in Graphite 1
This virtual class delves deeply into using graphite to accurately depict simple botanical subjects using fruits and vegetables. Emphasis on highlights, midtones, and shadow areas. Using a light source and three-dimensional armature, artists understand concave and convex shapes. Students complete a three-part series of drawings, line, armature, and full tonal graphite drawing.
Sow for the Future: Wild to Cultivated and Underused Edibles (Webinar)
Sow for the Future: Wild to Cultivated and Underused Edibles (Webinar)
What's the difference between a wild plant and a garden crop? MOFGA's organic crop specialist, Caleb Goossen, will speak about...
Establishing Trees in the Urban Landscape
Establishing Trees in the Urban Landscape
Urban trees are indispensable in making our cities livable. In the past 15 years, researchers in urban forestry have developed methods of quantifying the ecosystem benefits provided by urban trees. In our increasingly paved cities, tree services are essential, as it has become clear that poor practices in tree selection and soil preparation have reduced the potential benefits of planting such trees. As our metropolitan areas are so heterogeneous, not all trees will do well in all sites. However, the most ubiquitous constraint to healthy, urban tree growth is soil compaction and limited accessible soil volume, leading to stunted trees that cannot withstand increasingly hot and dry summers. Fortunately, there are many practices that can overcome these challenges.
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Kitchen Garden Design: Plant Selection and Placement (Webinar)
Kitchen Garden Design: Plant Selection and Placement (Webinar)
Too often, gardeners rush to buy seeds and seedlings before considering placement, growth habit, and time of harvest. In this...
