iNature Photography Workshop (Ages 10-14)
Monday, June 27-Friday, July 1 Using your iPhone or iPad, advance your digital photography skills in this exciting hands-on workshop....
Monday, June 27-Friday, July 1 Using your iPhone or iPad, advance your digital photography skills in this exciting hands-on workshop....
Summertime is prime butterfly time! Join us to explore our Native Butterfly and Moth House, as well as other butterfly...
Thanks to generous support from L.L.Bean, kids 17 and under are free every Wednesday in July and August, 2022. No...
Wednesday, July 6-Friday, July 8 Observe nature and get creative as we delve into the ancient—and modern—techniques of paper arts....
Come join Irene Barber, Adult Education Program Manager, as she puts together one of the wonderful vertical gardens on display...
This one-day class will cover extensive ground on the insects, diseases, and deficiencies found on plants in the landscape. Applying principles of integrated pest management (IPM), the course will help students identify, monitor, and prevent poor plant health and, when necessary, deal with treatments. State Horticulturalist Gary Fish will emphasize preventative measures and help students determine the methods to mitigate further plant-pest problems.
When selecting landscape plants, flowers tend to get most of our attention. But when flowers start to fade, what’s better...
Put on your Sunday best, folks, because these plants are dressed to impress! They might be hard to find, hard...
Monday, July 11-Friday, July 15 Young artists put their investigative skills to work as they collect, study, identify, and illustrate...
Monday-Wednesday, July 11-13 | Come out and enjoy painting in the best studio ever—the great outdoors! The Gardens offers a plethora of inspiration, and painting with watercolor is such fun once you have a basic understanding of how to work with it—it’s both spontaneous and predictable, all at the same time! Feel more confident after this class, filled with detailed instruction about technique and creating a good composition. Erica’s humor and gentle nature will make you feel at ease and enjoy the process. Class time will be spent on classroom instruction and demonstration and time to work independently, putting new skills to work in the Gardens with plenty of instructor feedback.
Discover all that you can see, smell, hear, feel, and even taste as we tour the Lerner Garden of the...
Unique, exceptional and magical are just some of the adjectives used to describe kokedama, the Japanese art of growing plants...
In this field-study class, Jeff O'Donal, nurseryman and conifer grower, will explore the extensive world of conifers, including native and non-native species, specimen plants and those great for naturalizing into our native landscapes. Diverse, conifers grow in all sorts of shapes and sizes, and the needle species offer so many options: variations of gold and blue, soft or coarse textures, varieties of needle lengths, deciduous or evergreen, fragrant or neutral—there’s something for every style and landscape, from gardens to containers.
Join us for this hour-long tour through our central gardens. Meet by the Café building and walk through the gardens...
Monday, July 18-Friday, July 22 Our summer nature camps provide fun and enriching opportunities for young people to learn about...
Join us for this hour-long tour through our central gardens. Meet by the Café building and walk through the gardens...
Identify and collect summer wildflowers, learning to develop your botany skills with resident botanist and Director of Plant Science &...
Join us for this hour-long tour through our central gardens. Meet by the Café building and walk through the gardens...
Our Native Plant Tour begins with a stroll down the Haney Hillside, moving from cultivated native plantings to the natural...
Thanks to generous support from L.L.Bean, kids 17 and under are free every Wednesday in July and August, 2022. No...
Join us for this hour-long tour through our central gardens. Meet by the Café building and walk through the gardens...
Join us for a staff-led walk through our many wetlands down to the Back River. On this tour, learn how...
Learn about what happens as a seed becomes a full-grown plant, then starts the entire cycle all over again! We’ll...
Join us for this hour-long tour through our central gardens. Meet by the Café building and walk through the gardens...
Becoming a member at the Gardens opens up an entire world of ways to enjoy the spaces and programming that...
Long before products manufactured from metals, plastics, or synthetics were widely available, essential daily tools like pots, baskets, bowls, and utensils were handmade from elements found in nature. In this all-ages class, learn how the Wabanaki made such daily essentials and how these traditions live on, connecting people to earth and to heritage. Learn from Barry Dana (Penobscot) and Lori Dana as they share stories, describing how to know what natural elements are used for what function and where they can be found, as well as the making process, produced by hand without the need for electricity, oil, coal, or metal. To finish class, you'll learn how to braid traditional bass rope.
Join us for this hour-long tour through our central gardens. Meet by the Café building and walk through the gardens...
Dive into forest ecology and discover how to become a better steward of our ecosystem, just like the Guardians of...
Wetland plants are wildly diverse and beautiful—take the marsh marigold or the wild calla, the latter related to the traditional calla lily sold by florists. Join us for this field-study class with plant ecologist Ted Elliman and develop skills to identify freshwater wetland plants, developing an understanding of their growing conditions, habits, and seasonal performance. Gain a deeper appreciation for the ecological value of these often-overlooked species.
This fun and family-friendly hands-on workshop will have you exploring your gardening creativity—in miniature! First, learn about and draw inspiration...
Join us for this hour-long tour through our central gardens. Meet by the Café building and walk through the gardens...
Ever wonder what it would be like to have the whole of the Gardens to yourself? Members can come find...
Join us for this hour-long tour through our central gardens. Meet by the Café building and walk through the gardens...
Monday, July 25-Friday, July 29 Our summer nature camps provide fun and enriching opportunities for young people to learn about...
Join us for this hour-long tour through our central gardens. Meet by the Café building and walk through the gardens...
We have a special love of honeybees at Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens. Sarah Callan, Interpretation & Exhibits Educator, and Emily...
Tuesday and Wednesday, July 26 and 27 | This intensive, two-day course explores and unites two creative processes: poetry and the visual arts. Taking inspiration from the forms, colors, and inhabitants of the Gardens, students will write, illustrate, and design an artists’ book, including a two-pamphlet paperback journal, a flag book, and a layered accordion book. Day one begins in the classroom, then moves into the Gardens for inspiration. Day two begins with poetry prompts, then students will venture off on their own to create patterns in poetic response to the Gardens. Students will also gain a playful acquaintance with poetic forms like the villanelle, the sestina, and the pantoum.
Join us for this hour-long tour through our central gardens. Meet by the Café building and walk through the gardens...
Thanks to generous support from L.L.Bean, kids 17 and under are free every Wednesday in July and August, 2022. No...
Join us for this hour-long tour through our central gardens. Meet by the Café building and walk through the gardens...
Join us for this hour-long tour through our central gardens. Meet by the Café building and walk through the gardens...
The Gardens is home to many (many!) plants. In turn, those plants become home to lots of interesting creatures! Come...
Join us for this hour-long tour through our central gardens. Meet by the Café building and walk through the gardens...
Dive into forest ecology and discover how to become a better steward of our ecosystem, just like the Guardians of...
Join us for this hour-long tour through our central gardens. Meet by the Café building and walk through the gardens...
Join us for this hour-long tour through our central gardens. Meet by the Café building and walk through the gardens...
Monday, August 1-Friday August 5 Campers will spend the week getting up close and personal with the amazing pollinators making...
Join us for this hour-long tour through our central gardens. Meet by the Café building and walk through the gardens...
Art is essential in life! At the Gardens, we love to show off artists, both local and from afar. Join...
Discover all that you can see, smell, hear, feel, and even taste as we tour the Lerner Garden of the...
Join us for this hour-long tour through our central gardens. Meet by the Café building and walk through the gardens...
Thanks to generous support from L.L.Bean, kids 17 and under are free every Wednesday in July and August, 2022. No...
Back by popular demand! Join us August 3-10 when perennial favorite, The Caterpillar Lab, sets up its functioning caterpillar rearing,...
Join us for this hour-long tour through our central gardens. Meet by the Café building and walk through the gardens...
Back by popular demand! Join us August 3-10 when perennial favorite, The Caterpillar Lab, sets up its functioning caterpillar rearing,...
Join us for this hour-long tour through our central gardens. Meet by the Café building and walk through the gardens...
Becoming a member at the Gardens opens up an entire world of ways to enjoy the spaces and programming that...
Back by popular demand! Join us August 3-10 when perennial favorite, The Caterpillar Lab, sets up its functioning caterpillar rearing,...
Fridays, August 5 and 12 and Saturday, August 13 | The first step to gardening with Maine’s native plants is meeting them in their wild habitats. Over this two-day class, CMBG’s Research Botanist, Melissa Cullina, will help students recognize 50 or more frequent coastal species.
Join us for this hour-long tour through our central gardens. Meet by the Café building and walk through the gardens...
Back by popular demand! Join us August 3-10 when perennial favorite, The Caterpillar Lab, sets up its functioning caterpillar rearing,...
Summertime is prime butterfly time! Join us to explore our Native Butterfly and Moth House, as well as other butterfly...
Join us for this hour-long tour through our central gardens. Meet by the Café building and walk through the gardens...
The Caterpillar Lab is moving in, and while the exhibit is filled with munching critters offering lots to explore, the...