2015-16 Yearly Program

Meetings are held at 9:30am on the 2nd Thursday at

University of Maine Cooperative Extension Penobscot County Office

307 Maine Avenue

Bangor, ME 04401-4331

Phone: (207) 942-7396 or

800-287-1485 (in Maine)

Maine Herb Society 2015-2016 Program

September 10, 2015 – Flower Arranging by Martha Hamilton. Martha will demonstrate how to use various mechanics and design basics in floral arranging. She has taught floral design and won several competitions while with the Springfield Massachusetts Garden Club

October 8, 2015 – Early American Herbs by Betsey-Ann Golon. Ms. Golon is an herbalist for the Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village

http://www.commonfolkfarmherbs.com/about4.html

November 12, 2015 – Invasive Plant Pests and Diseases to include Asian Long-horned Beetles and Emerald Ash Borers by Lorraine Taft, the Coordinator for the Forest Outreach Project

December 10, 2015 – Annual Penny Auction Fundraiser

January 14, 2016 – Magnificent Maine Moths by Charlene Donahue. Ms. Donahue has been a Forest Entomologist with the Maine Forest Service for the past 21 years. She is currently responsible for statewide forest insect surveys, responding to forest pest problems across the state and curating the insect collection. Charlene is also the President of the Maine Entomological Society. On a lighter note, she is a founding member of SKEINS – Society of Knitting Entomologists in Northern States.

February 11, 2016 – Kitchen Gardening in Raised Beds and Containers by Liz Stanley. Liz is currently the Extension Horticulture Program Coordinator for Knox, Lincoln and Waldo Counties.

March 10, 2016 – Starting Plants from Seeds by Jeanne Hollingsworth, President of the Garden Institute in Camden.  http://www.growingfortomorrow.org/

April 14, 2016 – Season Extension by Doug Fox, Professor of Horticulture at Unity College. Using an unheated hoop house or cold frame to start seeds and grow vegetables, etc.

May 12, 2016 – May Basket Exchange

Please bring any type of creative container with plant related items for the exchange

June 9, 2016 – Annual Parking Lot Plant Swap

July 25, 2016 - Garden tour for members in Exeter and Corinth