Experience the process of designing an arrangement for an Art in Bloom show. From artwork selection, florals and containers, Alora will share her experience in how she prepares floral designs for Art in Bloom at the Portland Museum Art. Leave inspired to create your own design!

9:30 am Coffee social, 10:00 am Program (open to guests), 11:15 am Business Meeting

Lisa Ferreira will speak and show examples of her paper work including sheets of paper, jewelry and lighting. Then everyone will get to have a hands-on paper making experience including adding select botanicals to the pulp, and creating a sheet of paper. See: embergrove.com

9:30 am Coffee social, 10:00 am Program (open to guests), 11:15 am Business Meeting

The Victorian Era was also England's Golden Age of Plant Exploration. It was a time when the public's growing interest in natural history and its obsession with "collecting" came together around plants. The variety of house plants available for purchase burgeoned during Queen Victoria's reign. Ever after, Brits and we Americans have been in love with them. Not only can house plants complement and enhance any room's decor, but NASA studies confirm their ability to remove indoor air pollution. Learn about many of the plants that populated Victorian parlors, how to care for them and simple ways to bring a Victorian touch to plantscaping your home. See: lesleyparness.com

9:30 am Pre-Meeting ZOOM chatting,10:00 am Program (open to guests), 11:15 am Business Meeting

We will be participating in a Small Floral Design Workshop to make arrangements that will be used for our Holiday table decorations and will be donated to mental health support homes in Saco and Windham. Containers will be provided. Please bring greens. If desired, please bring a small wrapped gift to be delivered to the Falmouth Food Pantry for distribution to the elderly.

9:30 am Coffee social, 10:00 am Program, 11:15 am Business Meeting, Holiday Tea after Business Meeting

John Bunker is an American orchardist, pomologist, and "apple explorer". An expert on American apples and their history, he is the founder of the mail-order nursery Fedco Trees, a division of the cooperative Fedco Seeds. For most of his life, he has worked to preserve rare old apple varieties from across Maine and the New England region. In 2012, he founded the Maine Heritage Orchard in Unity, Maine, a ten-acre preservation educational orchard of Maine's historic apple and pear varieties. His focus is primarily on Historic Apples of New England, but he will highlight apples in our area. He will also speak about “fruit exploring”, the exciting new DNA research he is doing on historic apples, and the importance of cider in the colonization of New England. In back yards, old homesteads and abandoned farms throughout Maine, ancient unidentified apple trees are dying off. Now is the time to track them down and preserve them for future generations. You can help! See: outonalimbapples.com

9:30 am Coffee social, 10:00 am Program (open to guests), 11:15 am Business Meeting

Details TBA

Learn about the multitude of spring ephemerals you can add to your garden to give you blooms from March through early summer. We will discuss which bulb combinations work well together plus how to incorporate them into your perennial gardens. You and your local pollinators will have flowers to enjoy for months!

9:30 am Coffee social, 10:00 am Program (open to guests), 11:15 am Business Meeting

In this interactive demonstration/workshop, participants will learn how to incorporate seasonal produce into their floral designs. This will be a fun, adventurous workshop where you’ll leave with a new perspective on late summer floral design. Participants should bring a container to arrange in, seasonal cut flowers from your garden, seasonal produce, a pair of snips, and an open mind!

9:30 am Coffee social, 10:00 am Program (open to guests), 11:15 am Business Meeting

Viles Arboretum comprises 224 acres of gardens, trails, and natural habitats, offering visitors the unique opportunity to explore and learn about nature right in the heart of Augusta.

10 AM Guided tour of the Viles Arboretum

11 AM Annual Meeting and Luncheon

8:30 AM Pre-sale set-up

9:00 AM - 11 AM Plant Sale

11AM Clean up

9:30 Coffee social

10 AM Hypertufa are containers such as troughs that are excellent for container gardening, to grow small plants such as edelweiss and sedum. Troughs were originally made from tufa (a naturally occurring lightweight volcanic rock); however, since Maine has no local source of tufa, hypertufa fits the need for a container that drains well. Marianne will show how it’s done and explain why they can be so useful.

11:15 Business Meeting

Meet at the Blue Star Memorial Garden at the intersection of Route 1 and Foreside Road in Falmouth. Please bring whatever garden tools you have, dress for active gardening, and expect to have fun!

Please bring whatever garden tools you have, dress for active gardening, and expect to have fun!

Specific details to be announced at the January meeting

9:30 AM Coffee social

10AM With all that is happening around us, our nervous systems can become overwhelmed with stress. Learn about herbs that can help to calm and relax the nervous system, support the body’s ability to better manage stressors, and learn how to integrate them in fun ways into a daily routine to bring balance to body and mind. Taste test various teas, and take home recipes that support the nervous system.

11:15 Business Meeting