The Caterpillar Lab Residency
Back by popular demand! Join us July 26–30 when perennial favorite, The Caterpillar Lab, sets up its functioning caterpillar rearing,...
Back by popular demand! Join us July 26–30 when perennial favorite, The Caterpillar Lab, sets up its functioning caterpillar rearing,...
May 1 - July 4, tours Monday-Friday July 5-September 3, tours daily September 4-October 20, tours Monday-Friday Join us for...
The Caterpillar Lab is moving in, and while the exhibit is filled with munching critters offering lots to explore, the...
May 1-October 20, Monday-Friday, 9-10:30 a.m., 10-11:30 a.m. & 3-4:30 p.m. Our one and a half hour accessible cart tours...
Monday-Friday, July 31-August 4 | The Gardens is full of beauty and wonder thriving above ground, but there’s plenty to discover below the surface too! Our many ponds are teeming with life, and campers will spend the week exploring them, catching frogs, salamanders, and aquatic bugs while learning all about their life cycles in the process. Campers will also discover the unique adaptations of the plants and animals that depend on these diverse habitats for their survival. Plus, new for 2023, aftercare will be available for campers participating in this camp through our Extended Explorations.
May 1-October 20, Monday-Friday, 9-10:30 a.m., 10-11:30 a.m. & 3-4:30 p.m. Our one and a half hour accessible cart tours...
May 1 - July 4, tours Monday-Friday July 5-September 3, tours daily September 4-October 20, tours Monday-Friday Join us for...
May 1-October 20, Monday-Friday, 9-10:30 a.m., 10-11:30 a.m. & 3-4:30 p.m. Our one and a half hour accessible cart tours...
May 1-October 20, Monday-Friday, 9-10:30 a.m., 10-11:30 a.m. & 3-4:30 p.m. Our one and a half hour accessible cart tours...
May 1 - July 4, tours Monday-Friday July 5-September 3, tours daily September 4-October 20, tours Monday-Friday Join us for...
May 1-October 20, Monday-Friday, 9-10:30 a.m., 10-11:30 a.m. & 3-4:30 p.m. Our one and a half hour accessible cart tours...
Thanks to generous support from L.L.Bean, kids 17 and under are free every Wednesday in July and August. No need to...
Join us for a scavenger hunt through the woods as we learn how to identify some of Maine’s native trees....
Chewonki is coming to the Gardens for four single-day naturalist residency programs, free to all guests with admission. Drop in...
May 1 - July 4, tours Monday-Friday July 5-September 3, tours daily September 4-October 20, tours Monday-Friday Join us for...
May 1-October 20, Monday-Friday, 9-10:30 a.m., 10-11:30 a.m. & 3-4:30 p.m. Our one and a half hour accessible cart tours...
May 1-October 20, Monday-Friday, 9-10:30 a.m., 10-11:30 a.m. & 3-4:30 p.m. Our one and a half hour accessible cart tours...
May 1 - July 4, tours Monday-Friday July 5-September 3, tours daily September 4-October 20, tours Monday-Friday Join us for...
May 1-October 20, Monday-Friday, 9-10:30 a.m., 10-11:30 a.m. & 3-4:30 p.m. Our one and a half hour accessible cart tours...
May 1-October 20, Monday-Friday, 9-10:30 a.m., 10-11:30 a.m. & 3-4:30 p.m. Our one and a half hour accessible cart tours...
Join us for an in-depth look at the role of a curator at a botanical garden. Learn how the Gardens’...
May 1-October 20, Monday-Friday, 9-10:30 a.m., 10-11:30 a.m. & 3-4:30 p.m. Our one and a half hour accessible cart tours...
May 1 - July 4, tours Monday-Friday July 5-September 3, tours daily September 4-October 20, tours Monday-Friday Join us for...
May 1 - July 4, tours Monday-Friday July 5-September 3, tours daily September 4-October 20, tours Monday-Friday Join us for...
Mondays, Wednesdays, and Saturdays, July 31 - October 20 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. How can we build climate-resilient communities?...
May 1 - July 4, tours Monday-Friday July 5-September 3, tours daily September 4-October 20, tours Monday-Friday Join us for...
May 1-October 20, Monday-Friday, 9-10:30 a.m., 10-11:30 a.m. & 3-4:30 p.m. Our one and a half hour accessible cart tours...
Monday-Friday, August 7-11 | The Gardens is full of beauty and wonder thriving above ground, but there’s plenty to discover below the surface too! Our many ponds are teeming with life, and campers will spend the week exploring them, catching frogs, salamanders, and aquatic bugs while learning all about their life cycles in the process. Campers will also discover the unique adaptations of the plants and animals that depend on these diverse habitats for their survival. Plus, new for 2023, aftercare will be available for campers participating in this camp through our Extended Explorations.
May 1-October 20, Monday-Friday, 9-10:30 a.m., 10-11:30 a.m. & 3-4:30 p.m. Our one and a half hour accessible cart tours...
May 1 - July 4, tours Monday-Friday July 5-September 3, tours daily September 4-October 20, tours Monday-Friday Join us for...
May 1-October 20, Monday-Friday, 9-10:30 a.m., 10-11:30 a.m. & 3-4:30 p.m. Our one and a half hour accessible cart tours...
May 1-October 20, Monday-Friday, 9-10:30 a.m., 10-11:30 a.m. & 3-4:30 p.m. Our one and a half hour accessible cart tours...
May 1 - July 4, tours Monday-Friday July 5-September 3, tours daily September 4-October 20, tours Monday-Friday Join us for...
Tuesdays, May 9, 23, June 6, 20, July 11, 25, August 8, 22, September 5, 19, & October 10 The...
Thanks to generous support from L.L.Bean, kids 17 and under are free every Wednesday in July and August. No need to...
May 1 - July 4, tours Monday-Friday July 5-September 3, tours daily September 4-October 20, tours Monday-Friday Join us for...
Mondays, Wednesdays, and Saturdays, July 31 - October 20 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. How can we build climate-resilient communities?...
May 1-October 20, Monday-Friday, 9-10:30 a.m., 10-11:30 a.m. & 3-4:30 p.m. Our one and a half hour accessible cart tours...
Friday, July 14; Thursday, August 10 The Gardens is home to many plants and, in turn, those plants become home...
May 1-October 20, Monday-Friday, 9-10:30 a.m., 10-11:30 a.m. & 3-4:30 p.m. Our one and a half hour accessible cart tours...
May 1 - July 4, tours Monday-Friday July 5-September 3, tours daily September 4-October 20, tours Monday-Friday Join us for...
May 1-October 20, Monday-Friday, 9-10:30 a.m., 10-11:30 a.m. & 3-4:30 p.m. Our one and a half hour accessible cart tours...
May 1-October 20, Monday-Friday, 9-10:30 a.m., 10-11:30 a.m. & 3-4:30 p.m. Our one and a half hour accessible cart tours...
May 1 - July 4, tours Monday-Friday July 5-September 3, tours daily September 4-October 20, tours Monday-Friday Join us for...
May 1-October 20, Monday-Friday, 9-10:30 a.m., 10-11:30 a.m. & 3-4:30 p.m. Our one and a half hour accessible cart tours...
Ever wondered what wildlife is living in your backyard? In our seasonal series of field-study classes (register separately for each),...
Commonly referred to as vegetable gardens, yet frequently inclusive of herbs, fruits, and edible flowers, kitchen gardens are lifestyle-reflective. In this class, we’ll explore edible gardens at CMBG, including the gardens where edibles are planted along perennial borders. While we examine the different styles, from the traditionally-designed potager to more naturalistic designs known as “rewilding,” students will learn about style considerations like plant companions, pollinators, management, and aesthetic choices. The field-study class will include (brief) design time so students can practice integrating ideas into their own spaces.
May 1 - July 4, tours Monday-Friday July 5-September 3, tours daily September 4-October 20, tours Monday-Friday Join us for...
Mondays, Wednesdays, and Saturdays, July 31 - October 20 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. How can we build climate-resilient communities?...
Drying and pressing plants is not only a mindful, restful activity, it’s also one that produces beautiful compositions. From artfully matted notecards to printmaking, botanical research to herbarium use, pressing plants has so many applications. Join us for two sessions at the Gardens where we’ll begin by learning how to collect and press plants. Then, in session two, we’ll create a customized mounted project using the pressed plants, such as a set of notecards or a matted print.
May 1 - July 4, tours Monday-Friday July 5-September 3, tours daily September 4-October 20, tours Monday-Friday Join us for...
May 1-October 20, Monday-Friday, 9-10:30 a.m., 10-11:30 a.m. & 3-4:30 p.m. Our one and a half hour accessible cart tours...
Monday-Friday, August 14-18 | Budding gardeners will spend the week digging, planting, watering, and harvesting fruits and veggies in our Learning Garden. Campers will investigate the inner workings of the garden from the ground up and get the real “dirt” on plants, life cycles, composting, garden critters, and more! Join us for a week filled with games, explorations, snack making from the garden, and take-home garden projects. Plus, new for 2023, aftercare will be available for campers participating in this camp through our Extended Explorations.
May 1-October 20, Monday-Friday, 9-10:30 a.m., 10-11:30 a.m. & 3-4:30 p.m. Our one and a half hour accessible cart tours...
Monday-Wednesday, August 14-16,10 a.m.-3 p.m. In this fun mosaic class, students will make a garden stepping stone and a garden...
May 1-October 20, Monday-Friday, 9-10:30 a.m., 10-11:30 a.m. & 3-4:30 p.m. Our one and a half hour accessible cart tours...
Monday, July 3; Saturday, July 29; Tuesday, August 15; Thursday, August 31 Discover all that you can see, smell, hear,...
May 1-October 20, Monday-Friday, 9-10:30 a.m., 10-11:30 a.m. & 3-4:30 p.m. Our one and a half hour accessible cart tours...
May 1 - July 4, tours Monday-Friday July 5-September 3, tours daily September 4-October 20, tours Monday-Friday Join us for...
Thanks to generous support from L.L.Bean, kids 17 and under are free every Wednesday in July and August. No need to...
Wednesday-Friday, August 16-18, 9:30-a.m.-3:30 p.m. Using gelatin/glycerin soft plates, brayers, and printing inks, young artists will use cuttings from the...
Wednesday-Friday, August 16-18, 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m. | The first step to gardening with Maine’s native plants is meeting them in their wild habitats. Over this three-day in-person class, Melissa Cullina, the Gardens’ Director of Plant Science & Collections, will help students recognize 50 or more frequent coastal species. She will cover basic plant identification skills, terminology, and botanical etymology. Guided walks, both at the Gardens and a Boothbay Region Land Trust property, will help students practice skills and collect samples for identification and botanizing native species.
May 1 - July 4, tours Monday-Friday July 5-September 3, tours daily September 4-October 20, tours Monday-Friday Join us for...
May 1-October 20, Monday-Friday, 9-10:30 a.m., 10-11:30 a.m. & 3-4:30 p.m. Our one and a half hour accessible cart tours...
May 1-October 20, Monday-Friday, 9-10:30 a.m., 10-11:30 a.m. & 3-4:30 p.m. Our one and a half hour accessible cart tours...
May 1 - July 4, tours Monday-Friday July 5-September 3, tours daily September 4-October 20, tours Monday-Friday Join us for...
May 1-October 20, Monday-Friday, 9-10:30 a.m., 10-11:30 a.m. & 3-4:30 p.m. Our one and a half hour accessible cart tours...
May 1-October 20, Monday-Friday, 9-10:30 a.m., 10-11:30 a.m. & 3-4:30 p.m. Our one and a half hour accessible cart tours...
May 1-October 20, Monday-Friday, 9-10:30 a.m., 10-11:30 a.m. & 3-4:30 p.m. Our one and a half hour accessible cart tours...
May 1 - July 4, tours Monday-Friday July 5-September 3, tours daily September 4-October 20, tours Monday-Friday Join us for...
Fridays, May 5, 19, June 2, 16, July 7, 21, August 4, 18, September 1, 15, October 6, and 20...
Have you been gardening with hydrangeas and experienced challenges with blossom performance? Are you wondering what kind of hydrangea you...
Offered in partnership with the Native Plant Trust, join us for a special field study at the Trust’s exquisite Coffin Wildflower Preserve. This 177-acre shoreline sanctuary is located along Merrymeeting Bay, the meeting place of six rivers that, together, drain much of Maine's landscape. This freshwater tidal estuary hosts a specialized and rare habitat with a unique array of colorful plants growing in shallows and mudflats: wild rice, bulrushes, arrow-heads, bur-marigold, pipewort, agalinis, and many more. Our walk is timed to low tide, so the plants will be especially accessible as we explore and study the flora and fauna. We’ll get to see Merrymeeting Bay’s abundance of water birds and raptors, such as ospreys and eagles.
May 1 - July 4, tours Monday-Friday July 5-September 3, tours daily September 4-October 20, tours Monday-Friday Join us for...
Mondays, Wednesdays, and Saturdays, July 31 - October 20 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. How can we build climate-resilient communities?...
May 1 - July 4, tours Monday-Friday July 5-September 3, tours daily September 4-October 20, tours Monday-Friday Join us for...
May 1-October 20, Monday-Friday, 9-10:30 a.m., 10-11:30 a.m. & 3-4:30 p.m. Our one and a half hour accessible cart tours...
Monday & Tuesday, August 21 & 22, 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. The Gardens’ five resident trolls are fabulous sketching subjects! In...
May 1-October 20, Monday-Friday, 9-10:30 a.m., 10-11:30 a.m. & 3-4:30 p.m. Our one and a half hour accessible cart tours...
Meet the Beetles! (No, not those Beatles, but these are just as compelling—we promise.) With over 400,000 different types, explore...
May 1-October 20, Monday-Friday, 9-10:30 a.m., 10-11:30 a.m. & 3-4:30 p.m. Our one and a half hour accessible cart tours...
May 1-October 20, Monday-Friday, 9-10:30 a.m., 10-11:30 a.m. & 3-4:30 p.m. Our one and a half hour accessible cart tours...
Working in watercolor or colored pencil, bring those intricate beetles to life as you learn to create iridescence, shimmer, and...
May 1 - July 4, tours Monday-Friday July 5-September 3, tours daily September 4-October 20, tours Monday-Friday Join us for...
Thanks to generous support from L.L.Bean, kids 17 and under are free every Wednesday in July and August. No need to...
Chewonki is coming to the Gardens for four single-day naturalist residency programs, free to all guests with admission. Drop in...
Butterflies, moths, and skippers? Oh, my! Members of the Lepidoptera family are rich in texture and pattern, making excellent models...
May 1 - July 4, tours Monday-Friday July 5-September 3, tours daily September 4-October 20, tours Monday-Friday Join us for...
May 1-October 20, Monday-Friday, 9-10:30 a.m., 10-11:30 a.m. & 3-4:30 p.m. Our one and a half hour accessible cart tours...
This members-only dahlia tour will explore both challenges and triumphs we've had over the years with these fabulous beauties. Despite...
May 1-October 20, Monday-Friday, 9-10:30 a.m., 10-11:30 a.m. & 3-4:30 p.m. Our one and a half hour accessible cart tours...
In watercolor or colored pencil, students will work from their own line drawings and explore color-applying techniques that create form,...
May 1-October 20, Monday-Friday, 9-10:30 a.m., 10-11:30 a.m. & 3-4:30 p.m. Our one and a half hour accessible cart tours...
May 1-October 20, Monday-Friday, 9-10:30 a.m., 10-11:30 a.m. & 3-4:30 p.m. Our one and a half hour accessible cart tours...
We know insects play a vital role in pollination, and in this class, we’ll apply that knowledge to our compositions....
May 1 - July 4, tours Monday-Friday July 5-September 3, tours daily September 4-October 20, tours Monday-Friday Join us for...
May 1 - July 4, tours Monday-Friday July 5-September 3, tours daily September 4-October 20, tours Monday-Friday Join us for...
Mondays, Wednesdays, and Saturdays, July 31 - October 20 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. How can we build climate-resilient communities?...
Viburnums, offering essential habitat for wildlife and providing attractive seasonal floral and berry displays, are an important genus for our...
May 1 - July 4, tours Monday-Friday July 5-September 3, tours daily September 4-October 20, tours Monday-Friday Join us for...
May 1-October 20, Monday-Friday, 9-10:30 a.m., 10-11:30 a.m. & 3-4:30 p.m. Our one and a half hour accessible cart tours...
May 1-October 20, Monday-Friday, 9-10:30 a.m., 10-11:30 a.m. & 3-4:30 p.m. Our one and a half hour accessible cart tours...
May 1 - July 4, tours Monday-Friday July 5-September 3, tours daily September 4-October 20, tours Monday-Friday Join us for...
Mondays, Wednesdays, and Saturdays, July 31 - October 20 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. How can we build climate-resilient communities?...
May 1-October 20, Monday-Friday, 9-10:30 a.m., 10-11:30 a.m. & 3-4:30 p.m. Our one and a half hour accessible cart tours...
May 1-October 20, Monday-Friday, 9-10:30 a.m., 10-11:30 a.m. & 3-4:30 p.m. Our one and a half hour accessible cart tours...
May 1 - July 4, tours Monday-Friday July 5-September 3, tours daily September 4-October 20, tours Monday-Friday Join us for...
May 1-October 20, Monday-Friday, 9-10:30 a.m., 10-11:30 a.m. & 3-4:30 p.m. Our one and a half hour accessible cart tours...
Thanks to generous support from L.L.Bean, kids 17 and under are free every Wednesday in July and August. No need to...
May 1 - July 4, tours Monday-Friday July 5-September 3, tours daily September 4-October 20, tours Monday-Friday Join us for...
Mondays, Wednesdays, and Saturdays, July 31 - October 20 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. How can we build climate-resilient communities?...
May 1-October 20, Monday-Friday, 9-10:30 a.m., 10-11:30 a.m. & 3-4:30 p.m. Our one and a half hour accessible cart tours...
Monday, July 3; Saturday, July 29; Tuesday, August 15; Thursday, August 31 Discover all that you can see, smell, hear,...
May 1-October 20, Monday-Friday, 9-10:30 a.m., 10-11:30 a.m. & 3-4:30 p.m. Our one and a half hour accessible cart tours...
May 1 - July 4, tours Monday-Friday July 5-September 3, tours daily September 4-October 20, tours Monday-Friday Join us for...
May 1-October 20, Monday-Friday, 9-10:30 a.m., 10-11:30 a.m. & 3-4:30 p.m. Our one and a half hour accessible cart tours...
Friday, September 1 & Saturday, September 9 | Over two days, online and in-person, learn about native woody plants that contribute so much to our landscapes and local biodiversity. Andy Brand, Director of Horticulture at the Gardens, will discuss identification, habitat, and the role woody plants play in plant reproduction and management as hosts for insects, birds, and other wildlife. Online and in the field, Andy will recommend native species and cultivars, and explain cultivation, landscape uses, and soil and light considerations.
May 1-October 20, Monday-Friday, 9-10:30 a.m., 10-11:30 a.m. & 3-4:30 p.m. Our one and a half hour accessible cart tours...
May 1 - July 4, tours Monday-Friday July 5-September 3, tours daily September 4-October 20, tours Monday-Friday Join us for...
May 1 - July 4, tours Monday-Friday July 5-September 3, tours daily September 4-October 20, tours Monday-Friday Join us for...
Mondays, Wednesdays, and Saturdays, July 31 - October 20 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. How can we build climate-resilient communities?...