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