Belfast Garden Club
Belfast Garden Club Program: Nature’s Best Hope with Douglas Tallamy.
Abbott RoomNature’s Best Hope with Douglas Tallamy, University of Delaware. Live streamed presentation on zoom in the Abbott Room. To register for the zoom option visit https://belfastgardenclub.org/ Recent declines in insect and bird populations make clear how poorly our current landscape designs have sustained the plants and animals that sustain us. To create landscapes that enhance […]
Belfast Garden Club Program
Abbott RoomWeed Identification and Management Speaker: Donna Coffin, Extension Professor, University of Maine, Piscataquis & Penobscot Counties In person and on zoom. Weeds are a constant problem. They compete with garden crops for nutrients, moisture, and sunlight; they can reduce the quality and yield of fruits and vegetables; and they affect the enjoyment of the landscape. […]
Belfast Garden Club Program
Abbott Room +1 moreThe Future of Trees in Belfast with Mike Hurley Ever wonder about the state of Belfast’s canopy? The new trees planted along The Rail Trail? Mike Hurley will share the work, the progress, and the vision behind GreenStreets! Belfast’s urban tree-planting, protection, and advocacy program. GreenStreets! is a Belfast urban tree-planting, protection, and advocacy program […]
Belfast Garden Club Program
Abbott Room +1 moreManaging Wildlife Pests in Gardens Speaker: John Wood, USDA Wildlife Services Program, Maine Who is munching my flowers and digging up my vegetables? How can I get this under control? Although some animals are active during the day, others are active at night, making it difficult to determine which species is causing damage. This presentation will discuss various management […]
Belfast Garden Club Program: Managing Belfast’s Legacy Trees
Abbott RoomManaging Belfast’s Legacy Trees with : Jan Ames Santerre, Project Canopy Director This program will take place in the Abbott Room and on Zoom. Check back soon to register for the Zoom link or visit: https://belfastgardenclub.org/learn/programs/ Now’s the time to learn about protecting and sustaining the region’s legacy trees. Forestry science and practice, state policy, […]
Encouraging Wildlife in Our Gardens with Gail Presley, Wildlife Biologist
Virtual Program on ZoomThis program is the first in the Belfast Garden Club Evening Lecture Series co-sponsored by the Belfast Free Library. The program is offered on zoom. Register for the zoom link here. Watching a male Cardinal tenderly feed his mate makes us aware that they must be nesting nearby. Seeing a fox hunt for small rodents […]
Resilient Garden Design with Irene Barber
Virtual Program on ZoomThis program is the second in the Belfast Garden Club Evening Lecture Series co-sponsored by the Belfast Free Library. The program is offered on Zoom. Register for the Zoom link here. Recently, dramatic, unpredictable seasons have been teaching us that we can’t keep using the same practices from 10 or 20 years ago and expect […]
Belfast Garden Club Program: Gardeners Questions Answered
Abbott Room +1 moreWith: Viña Lindley and Kate Garland, University of Maine Cooperative Extension Click here to register for Zoom Our March meeting will be an opportunity to have your gardening questions answered by experts. Please submit your questions in advance to Hilary so that Lindley and Garland can prepare their answers. We are hoping to cover a broad […]
In Full Bloom: Container Gardens with Rebecca Goldenthal
Abbott Room +1 moreThis program is the final one in the 2024 Belfast Garden Club Evening Lecture Series co-sponsored by the Belfast Free Library. The program will be offered in person in the Abbott Room with a Zoom option. Register for the Zoom link here. A container can hold so much more than you think: long-blooming beauty, variety, […]
Belfast Garden Club Presentation: Controlling Stormwater Runoff with Fred Bowers
Abbott Room +1 moreStorm runoff can stoke soil erosion and damage plants. Luckily there are man-made solutions to erosion, which rely on fundamental natural soil processes. We’ll learn how to design rain gardens with consideration to natural soil and geologic processes, and about a possible demo rain garden for Belfast. Plus: other “green” options, such as eliminating impervious surfaces […]