NGBH events include regular work sessions at the garden site and occasional lectures and other special events. Check our listing below for upcoming events and highlights. To be notified of events, please join our mailing list using the button below.
Upcoming Events
Tour of the Meadow: Native Plant Experiments
led by Tate Bushell, Land & Garden Preserve
Tuesday, September 10, 4:30-6:30pm
Little Long Pond, Seal Harbor
*This event is FULL*
In lieu of a fee, participants are asked to consider a donation to Land & Garden Preserve.
The tour will take place in the meadow restoration trial plots at the Little Long Pond natural lands. The 13-acre meadow is the site of 19th-century agricultural fields managed as open vistas by the Rockefeller family for approximately 100 years.
Since 2018, the Land & Garden Preserve has taken an interest in maximizing the meadow’s ecological potential and has carried out small ‘restoration’ trials using quart container stock and seeds (all native, mostly grown in house). Tate will discuss successes and failures that participants can learn from. Ongoing issues include deer and clay soil. Irrigation is technically possible, but logistically challenging.
Be prepared for up to 1 mile of walking; transportation can be provided for a portion for those with mobility restrictions. Some walking will take place in the meadow. Click here to pre-register (required). In lieu of a workshop fee, participants are invited to make a donation to Land & Garden Preserve.
2024 Garden Volunteer Days
NGBH Gardens, 49 South St
bi-weekly on Friday mornings
Next session: September 20, 9AM-12PM
Help build and maintain the native gardens alongside experienced mentors. There are multiple projects to choose from. Volunteers and visitors welcome!
Thanks to our collaborators
& all who came out to celebrate
at our Open Garden/Open House
on July 20!
PRESENTATIONS BY NGBH CO-FOUNDERS
Recorded presentations
available on YouTube:
Jumping Worms ID & Control
talk by Dr. Maryam Nouri-Aiin hosted by NGBH
Landscaping with Native Plants
hosted by Green & Healthy Maine as part of its "Home + Energy Chats" series on June 8, 2021
Native Gardens
hosted by Camden Garden Club
on February 16, 2021
Fall Blooms
presented by NGBH in August 2020
Wetland Plants
presented by NGBH in July 2020
Why Use Native Plants in the Garden?
hosted by Blue Hill Heritage Trust in July 2020
Summer blooming wetland shrub. photo by Martha Moss.
Summer blooming wetland shrub. photo by Martha Moss.
White Admiral on Eupatorium perfoliatum
Photo by Leslie Clapp