Join Midcoast Conservancy and the Waldoboro Garden Club for a day of hands-on learning about native plants at Waldoboro Village Park!
Author, entomologist, and ecologist John Hayden will give a talk on Native Plants and Pollinators at 10:00 AM, followed by a talk on Native and Edible Landscaping by Midcoast Conservancy's Stewardship Director Isobel Curtis at 11:00 AM.
We will end by planting a demonstration pollinator patch and riparian buffer together at 12:00 PM with plants generously donated by The Waldoboro Garden Club and Twin Oak Forest Farm.
Native plants will also be for sale so you can enhance your home habitat. Participants are encouraged to bring a picnic lunch to enjoy by the beautiful Medomak River afterwards. Open to all ages.
Detailed schedule:
10:00-11:00 AM: Native Plants and Pollinators with John Hayden
Learn to identify native pollinators and the plants that support them on a walk and talk with John Hayden, Entomologist/Ecologist and author of "Farming on the Wild Side". Bring a bug net if you have one.11:00 AM-12:00 PM: Native and Edible Landscaping with Isobel Curtis
Maine boasts an astounding array of beautiful native plants that not only support pollinators and wildlife, but humans as well. Discover how to create ecologically functional landscapes around your home that are both aesthetic and edible with Isobel Curtis, Midcoast Conservancy's Stewardship Director.12:00-1:00 PM: Help plant a pollinator garden & erosion control garden with the Waldoboro Garden Club!
Hands-on opportunity to see what native plants can be used to attract pollinators and what native plants thrive in wet areas and help reduce erosion. We will be installing two small demonstration gardens at Village Park to improve habitat and create a riparian buffer along the Medomak River.10:00 AM-1:00 PM: Native Plant Sale
Email isobel@midcoastconservancy.org or call 207-389-5163 with any questions.
Parking is available at the trailhead behind the American Legion Building, and throughout downtown Waldoboro.
The event will take place in a large field along the river with a gentle hill and soft, uneven terrain. Please wear appropriate footwear!
Rain Date: June 29
This event is free to attend, but registration is appreciated.