Classes & Events
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. Join our mailing list for event announcements.
Online Training Classes
via Zoom
learn alongside our expert instructors & Training Program students
limited spots available; sliding scale fee $30-$50
Tuesday, March 17, 6:00-8:30 pm
Lawns & Transitioning to Natives
via Zoom
Join Gary Fish, Maine State Horticulturist, for a Zoom presentation all about Lawns. He will cover best practices for establishing lawns and optimal ways to maintain a healthy lawn in Maine. He will discuss integrated pest management of the major insect, weed, and disease pests of turf and how to diversify a lawn with various grass and non-grass species. Alternative plantings to take the place of a traditional lawn will also be covered.
Photo credit: MOFGA
Hands-on Intensive Training Workshops
NGBH Campus, 49 South St, Blue Hill
learn alongside our expert instructors & Training Program students
limited spots available; sliding scale fee $60-$100
Saturday, March 28
Site Assessment & Management, 9 am-12 noon
Join Avy Claire and Cathy Rees to learn about the landscape context of any site using available digital resources and practice on-the-ground observation. Learn about site management techniques and best practices.
Saturday, March 28
Dormant Season Pruning, 1-4 pm
Join Marjorie Peronto and Cathy Rees for this hands-on workshop. Understand the goals and effects of timing and various pruning strategies in order to build pruning skills, tool choice and confidence.
Photograph by Nikolai Fox