2025 OPEN GARDEN DAY
Saturday, July 19, 10 am-2 pm
NGBH Gardens at Bagaduce Music, 49 South St, Blue Hill
Rain date July 20
Mini-Workshops, Featured Talk, Garden Tours,
"Ask-A-Horticulturist" & More!
Welcome & Talk at 12:15 pm
Welcome by NGBH Executive Director Cathy Rees
Featured Presentation
Wild Seed Project Founder Heather McCargo
in conversation with
NGBH Garden Manager Rachel Emus
Free Mini-Workshop Offerings
10:00-10:30 am Gardening for Birds with Leslie Clapp
Leslie Clapp has worked her Blue Hill garden for nearly 40 years. As president of Downeast Audubon, she has made the 10-acre property a haven for birds and insects. Each year more native plants are added to the meadows in hopes of attracting migrants and sustaining local populations. Learn what shrubs and perennials are especially good for nectar at blooming time and seeds later in the season.
10:45-11:15 am Playing with Watercolor & Ink with Penny Ricker
Penny Ricker is a lifelong member of the Blue Hill community, where she raised 5 children. She now teaches K- 8 Art at Blue Hill Consolidated School. When she is not making art with the school children, she is making art with her 6 grandchildren. Penny’s interests are gardening, photography and art making. She has also completed the Maine Master Naturalist course.
11:30 am - noon Nature Journaling for All Ages with Kim Ridley
Learn a fun way to start a nature journal while exploring Native Gardens of Blue Hill! Author and naturalist Kimberly Ridley will share a simple technique to record and celebrate nature in your own backyards and on travels. Materials will be provided, but feel free to bring your own.
A two-time recipient of the John Burroughs Association’s Riverby Award, Kim has received numerous honors including the Maine Library Association’s Lupine Award for The Secret Pool. Her articles and essays have appeared in numerous publications. Her joy is connecting people with nature through her writing and teaching. Learn more at www.kimberlyridley.org
1:15-1:45 pm Variable Movement for Gardeners: Staying Supple
with Dan Waterman
Dr. Dan Waterman of Variable Movement will present some of the best stretches and exercises to do to keep you in the garden longer with fewer aches and pains. Dr. Waterman specializes in movements to maximize flexibility and strength for functional athletes of any age. He practices out of Variable Movement in Blue Hill.
Garden Tours, "Ask-A-Horticulturist," Botanical Tea Tasting & More!
Refreshments
Fancy Plants food truck will be on site all day, and The Blue Chill popsicles will be for sale.
Or bring your own lunch or snacks!
Benches and grassy spots will be available for picnicking near the featured presentation area.
NGBH will provide botanical tea samples using native plants.