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Garden Fair & Native Plant Sale (6/6-8)- Schedule for Friday, June 6

Ready for something new and exciting? From Friday through Sunday, June 6-8, rain or shine, Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens will present its first-ever Garden Fair, with a delightful Preview Party on Thursday, June 5, from 5:00-8:00 p.m.

The Garden Fair is free with regular admission, although there will be a small fee for some of the education workshops. There is plentiful free parking available at the Boothbay Fire Department on Route 27, with free shuttle buses running to the Gardens and Garden Fair every few minutes.

Below is the schedule for Friday, June 6. For additional details about the Garden Fair & Native Plant Sale, including the list of vendors and attractions, click here; or visit the separate pages for the Thursday, June 5 Preview Party, Saturday, June 7 schedule, or Sunday, June 8 schedule.

Schedule of Workshops and Talks for Friday, June 6

9:00 am

Soil Husbandry, Eric Sideman, Organic Crop Specialist, Maine Organic Farmers & Growers Association (MOFGA)
Keynote tent
Free
The Art of Pressed Flowers, Ruth Wales, The Botanical Studios at Buttermilk Lane
Inside the Gardens’ Marketplace
Free
Ask the Experts, Greg and Russell, Cottage Gardens CANCELLED

10:00 am

Pruning Workshop, Dennis Anderson, Anderson Farms
Education tent
Free
Fantasy & Architectural Sculpture, David Lee, Millennium Gallery
Inside the Gardens’ Marketplace
Free
Making Topiaries, Holly Emmons, Boothbay Region Greenhouses
Inside the Gardens’ Marketplace
Free

11:00 am

Free Guided Tours
Meet at the Saxon Fireplace

Noon

Planting Demo, Justin Nichols, Horticulturist, Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens
Education tent
Free

1:00 pm

Climate Change & Maine Gardens, Stephanie Burnett, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Horticulture, University of Maine at Orono
Keynote tent
Free
Free Guided Tour
Meet at the Saxon Fireplace
Living Wreaths for Shade, Holly Emmons, Boothbay Region Greenhouse
Inside the Gardens Marketplace
Free
2:00 pm
- Sitting Sculpture, June LaCombe, June LaCombe SCULPTURE
  Education tent
  Free
3:00 pm

Edible Landscaping, Deb Soule, Founder & Owner, Avena Botanical
Keynote tent
Free
Landscaping for Butterflies in Maine, Nancy Coverstone CANCELLED
Education tent
Free
Gardening with Roses, Eliza Soeth
Rose Garden
Free

For additional details about the Garden Fair & Native Plant Sale, including the list of vendors and attractions, click here; or visit the separate pages for the Thursday, June 5 Preview Party, Saturday, June 7 schedule, or Sunday, June 8 schedule.

Garden Fair Sponsors

Date/Time: Friday, June 6, all day
Location: Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens