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Horticulture and Environmental Studies

St. Croix District of the Garden Club Federation of Maine
NELL GOFF MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP, $1,500.
Application deadline March 1.

Bar Harbor Garden Club Scholarship
INGE C.B. WEBER MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP, $1,000.
Application deadline May 1.

Bar Harbor Garden Club Scholarship
THE PETER H. DOLLIVER LEGACY SCHOLARSHIP, $1,000.
Application deadline May 1.

The Bar Harbor Garden Club and the St. Croix District of the Garden Club Federation of Maine are proud to offer these educational scholarships in support of various horticulture and environmental related studies.

Please don’t hesitate to contact the scholarship chairperson (scholarship@barharborgardenclub.org ) if you have any questions.

View scholarship application instructions.

March Program: A Wildlife Sanctuary at Blue Hill Falls

1:00 PM, Thursday, March 9, 2023
Zachary Holderby, Vice President of Downeast Audubon

The Bar Harbor Garden Club is pleased to present “A Wildlife Sanctuary at Blue Hill Falls” with Zachary Holderby, Vice President of Downeast Audubon, on March 9, 2023, at 1:00 pm at Birch Bay Retirement Village, 25 Village Inn Road, Bar Harbor.

Photograph courtesy of Zachary Holderby.

Zachary Holderby, a leading wildlife ecologist and bird naturalist, is spearheading an effort to recognize and protect Blue Hill “Reversing” Falls, an exceptional place not found in many other locations around the world. Zachary Holderby will discuss why conservation of Blue Hill Falls is so critical to protecting the distinctive diversity, habitat, and refuge of Maine’s marine life and rare birds, like scoters, harlequin ducks and purple sandpipers.

Bar Harbor Garden Club 2023 Garden Tour

The Bar Harbor Garden Club traditionally offers biennial garden tours on the odd-number years. Our upcoming tour is scheduled for Saturday, July 15, 2023 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., rain or shine.

Proceeds from the tour will support a variety of Community Projects, as well as fund college scholarships for Horticulture and Environmental study students. Please check back here in the spring for more details.

Garden Club Announces Youth Award Winners

Two students win First Place, state-level contest honors…

The Smokey Bear Poster Contest continues to be a favorite activity for Ms. Susan Raven’s third grade class at Pemetic Elementary School. Lanah Rose Baesmann’s (Grade 3) poster won First Place in our local BHGC contest. Her entry also won First Place in the state level contest (Garden Club Federation of Maine).

The Youth Poetry Contest theme was “Sing with the Songbirds-Exploring the Glory of Nature.” We recognize Ms. Kristen Braun, first grade teacher at Trenton Elementary, for her continued encouragement and participation in the poetry contest. Two young poets earned First Place honors and their recognition ceremonies were held in May 2022.

Congratulations to our three Scholarship Winners!!!

The St. Croix District has awarded the $1,000 Nell Goff Memorial Scholarship to Madison Jones of Lamoine. A graduate of Mount Desert Island High School, Jones is a junior at the University of Maine in Orono where she is majoring in Sustainable Agriculture. Read more….

MDI High School graduate Zoe Olson has been awarded the $1,000 Peter H. Dolliver Legacy Scholarship presented in partnership with the Bar Harbor Garden Club. Olson is a junior at the University of Maine in Orono where she is studying Earth and Climate Science with a minor in Horticulture. Read more…

Mount Desert Island resident and MDI High School graduate Callahan Bryer has been awarded the $1,000 Inge Weber Memorial Scholarship presented in partnership with the Bar Harbor Garden Club. The scholarship honors former garden club president and MDI native Inge Weber and aids college students pursuing horticulture-related studies. Read more….

Westside Summer Garden Club

Creating Future Gardeners on MDI

This summer the Bar Harbor Garden Club and the Bass Harbor Memorial Library launched the Westside Summer Garden Club, a first-time program designed to foster a life-long interest in gardening and horticulture among youth between ages 8 and 14. Click here to learn more.

Conservation and Education: Sundial Lupine Project

The Sundial Lupine Project is an undertaking by the BHGC to re-establish the native sundial lupine (Lupinus perennis) in Maine. This native plant is no longer found wild in the state, although it has been re-introduced in a few small areas in southern Maine. Learn more…

Click on a photograph below to read about a Bar Harbor Garden Club project.

Bar Harbor Historical Society, LaRochelle, Bar Harbor — Club members designed, planted and maintain the Butterfly Garden. Learn about BAR HARBOR HISTORICAL SOCIETY at their website.
Beatrix Farrand Garden at Garland Farm, Bar Harbor — The Club provides volunteers and supports projects. Learn about 'The Library at Garland Farm' at their website.
Blue Star Memorial Marker Ceremony and Tree Planting, Bar Harbor — The Club holds Memorial Day and Veterans Day ceremonies; maintains the memorial marker; and has planted pagoda dogwood trees and daffodil bulbs. The Club provides BHGC Volunteers.
Butterfly Garden at Charlotte Rhodes Park, Southwest Harbor — The Club made a donation towards the construction of a garden barn, and gives donations towards the purchase of annuals and perennials for the garden.
Land and Garden Preserve — The Club makes donations to Asticou Azalea and Thuya Gardens which are both located in Northeast Harbor. Learn more at their website.
Mount Desert Historical Heirloom Garden, Somesville — The Club supports the garden with volunteers and donations. Learn more at their website.
Scholarships — Inge Weber Memorial Scholarship, Nell Goff Memorial Scholarship, Peter H. Dolliver Legacy Scholarship, and the Student Conservation Association.
Sundial Lupine — The Sundial Lupine Project is an undertaking by the BHGC to re-establish the native sundial lupine (Lupinus perennis) in Maine.
Valentine Tray Favors — Floral themed Valentine tray favors are presented to residents of Birch Bay Village, Hulls Cove.
Wild Gardens of Acadia at Sieur de Monts Spring, Bar Harbor — These gardens were founded in 1961 by the Bar Harbor Garden Club and Acadia National Park. The Club makes a donation towards the garden support. The Club also provides BHGC Volunteers.
“Youth Activities” — The Bar Harbor Garden Club supports and sponsors a range of Youth Activities in the local community focusing on gardening, birding, creative arts, language arts, and environmental awareness.