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Saturday, July 22nd at 3 pm at Carol’s Collectibles, 411 Nickerson Rd, Swanville. Join Carol’s family, friends, and loving customers as we say a few words of remembrance.  Carol, who had been a member of the Garden Club since 2011, made many important contributions to the club, and Belfast’s gardening community and each of us will miss her dearly. If you are looking for a way to contribute, here are a few ideas that her family & friends hosting the celebration would be happy for us to help do: •       Bring a baked good or savory to share during the…

Every year, area gardeners begin lining up well in advance of the 10:00 a.m. start time, hoping to zero in on the best of the season’s offerings at the Belfast Garden Club’s Annual Plant Sale. This year was no exception, though those waiting in line, certainly didn’t expect to be welcomed with freshly baked goodies served up by members of the club. This proved to set the stage for another outstanding effort to deliver local gardeners an outstanding selection of flowers, vegetables, herbs and other garden-related items to launch the season. Community support is the cornerstone of the Plant Sale’s…

The Ann Mullen Memorial Garden located at Wales Park is thriving. Please stop by, relax on the bench, and check out all the beautiful gardens at Wales Park. The perennials in Ann’s garden were planted last year by Linda Oskamp, Astrid Bowlby and Michele Carrier-Clinch.

The Belfast Garden Club’s annual plant sale is Saturday, May 27 (or May 28 in the event of rain), from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Steamboat Landing and the Belfast Boathouse, 34 Commercial St. Residents ready to embrace the gardening season will find more than 500 plants available for purchase as well as garden-related items such as tools, books, plant stakes and statuary. A number of special items will be offered through a silent auction, including a Millside Industries red wagon and handwoven placemats. The plant sale assembles in one place select donations from a veritable Who’s Who of…

The garden club is taking part in the Keep Belfast Maine Beautiful clean-up day on Saturday, May 13th from 9 am to 11 am. We will be picking up trash on Rt. 1 from Congress St. to Rt. 3. If you would like to help but haven’t already signed up, please email Brit Ziegler, britneyziegler88@gmail.com, and Kris Shula, shulafamily@gmail.com.Details about where to park and meet Saturday will be posted this weekend.

“I urge all citizens to recognize the importance of native plants to Maine’s rich biological heritage.” With those words, Governor Janet Mills declared April “Native Plants Month.” What does that mean? It means we’re celebrating Blue Iris, Beach Plum, Pussy Willow, and Wild Strawberry. We’re rooting for Hazel Alder and Sweet Birch. We’re hoping for more Dog’s-tooth-violet. Looking for profiles? BGC’s friend, The Wild Seed Project, offers a few here, and of course the Maine Extension office offers a robust list of do’s and don’ts.