June 3

How to Attract Butterflies to Your Garden
Holly Emmons

June 10

Yardscaping
Gary Fish, Maine Board of Pesticides

June 17

The Little Green House
Sarah Holland, Architect

June 24

Bio Fuel
Peter Arnold of the Chewonki Foundation

July 1

Rose Day
Glenn Jenks

July 8

Herbs for Tea
Deb Soule of Avena Botanicals

July 15

Sharks of the Night - Owls from Wild Haven
B. Tomlinson

July 22

Natural Mechanics: Floral design using what's at hand
Shelley Pease, Maine Master Floral Designer

July 29

How to Clean Up Your Annuals
Jan McDonald of Barley Joe's

August 5

Caring for the Perennial Garden
Wendy Andresen

August 12

Hydrangeas
Jeff O'Donal of O'Donal Nursery in Gorham

August 19

Green Clean or 100 Ways to Use Vinegar
Marlee Luehman

August 26

Dahlia Daze
Rebecca Sawyer-Fay and Phil Clark

The talks are offered at $5.00 to the general public and free to Merryspring members. No pre-registration is required. The talks are held in the Park's open air Hexagon, surrounded by Merryspring's many theme gardens and each talk always features plenty of time for questions and answers. Participants are encouraged to come early for the talk and to stroll through Merryspring gardens or along the trails. Also, feel free to bring a brown bag lunch to enjoy during the talk.

Memberships may be purchased at the talk, or anytime between 9 and 2 Tuesday through Friday at the Merryspring office.

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Check local papers, call (207) 236-2239, or email mersprng@gwi.net for more information