Cathy Rees and Avy Claire. (Photo courtesy Camden Garden Club)
The Camden Garden Club Winter Horticulture Series continues Tuesday, Feb, 16, 2021, at 9:30 a.m., with guest speakers Avy Claire and Cathy Rees from Native Gardens of Blue Hill.
The Camden Public Library will host the program on Zoom and anyone wishing to attend should email jpierce@librarycamden.org to request a Zoom link.
Native Gardens of Blue Hill has undertaken the creation of a public garden to give a diverse group of gardeners, potential gardeners and non-gardeners, an opportunity to see how a garden made exclusively of native plants can benefit the local landscape. In creating this garden they envisioned a process that teaches as the garden evolves and becomes an inspirational destination as it matures.
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Dr. Alicyn Smart, DPM, plant pathologist, and Director of the Plant Disease Diagnostic Center at University of Maine Cooperative Extension in Orono.
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Camden Garden Club’s Winter Horticulture Series continues with a presentation on plant diseases at 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 2, hosted by Camden Public Library on Zoom. Please email [email protected] to request a Zoom link to attend.
Identifying and Treating Plant Diseases in Midcoast Maine will be presented by Dr. Alicyn Smart, DPM, plant pathologist, and Director of the Plant Disease Diagnostic Center at University of Maine Cooperative Extension in Orono. Dr. Smart performs diagnostics on plants that are submitted to the Insect and Plant Disease Diagnostic Lab. She identifies diseases present and provides recommendations for managing those diseases. This service is available at no charge to Maine residents. Through her work she pinpoints areas where research in plant patho
John T. Pietroski. (Photo courtesy Camden Garden Club)
The third session of the Camden Garden Club Winter Horticulture Series will take place on Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021, at 9:30 a.m. The Camden Public Library will host the program on Zoom and anyone wishing to attend should email jpierce@librarycamden.org to request a Zoom link.
Dealing with Garden Pests: An Integrated Approach for the Home Gardener will be presented by John T. Pietroski, manager of Pesticide Programs, Master Gardener Pesticide Educator and manager of Pesticide Programs at the Maine Board of Pesticide Control in Augusta.
He will discuss the proper approach for home gardeners to apply when diagnosing plant pest problems and how to seek environmentally sound treatments for them. Chronic misuse of pesticides by homeowners and gardeners is a growing problem that affects the local environment. Proper use and application, storage, and disposal of pesticides, as well as other tactics to deter garden pests, such as cultiv
Alicyn Smart. (Photo courtesy Camden Garden Club)
Camden Garden Club’s Winter Horticulture Series, hosted by Camden Public Library on Zoom, continues on Tuesday, Feb. 2, at 9:30 a.m.
“Identifying and Treating Plant Diseases in Midcoast Maine” will be presented by Dr. Alicyn Smart, DPM, plant pathologist and director of the Plant Disease Diagnostic Center at University of Maine Cooperative Extension in Orono.
Dr. Smart performs diagnostics on plants that are submitted to the Insect and Plant Disease Diagnostic Lab. She identifies diseases present and provides recommendations for managing those diseases. This service is available at no charge to Maine residents. Through her work she pinpoints areas where research in plant pathology is needed, and carries out research to better aid in disease identification and management.
Rosemary and Jan Limmen. (Photo courtesy Camden Garden Club)
The annual Winter Horticulture series will be hosted by Camden Public Library on Zoom this year, according to Camden Garden Club, in a news release. The five weekly programs are on Tuesdays, beginning January 26, 2021 at 9:30 a.m. and will continue through February 23.
The first speaker, Jan Limmen, will cover Bulbs and Tuberous Plants.
Please email jpierce@librarycamden.org to request a Zoom link to attend.
Dutch born Limmen moved to the U.S. as a young man and worked as a landscaper in the Baltimore-Washington area for over 35 years. Searching for a more stress free lifestyle and finding the climate of Midcoast Maine reminiscent of his boyhood village on Holland’s North Sea, Jan (pronounced “Yon”) and his wife, Rosemary, relocated to Tenants Harbor in 2006. Since then they have rebuilt their cottage, built a barn and started three Blue Tulip businesses on their 2.4 acres.