The Bar Harbor Garden Club endorses practices that create a pollinator-friendly community on MDI, by supporting initiatives like ‘No Mow May’ and plants that are neonicotinoid (pesticide) free. These efforts help to support and protect pollinator populations of native...
Native Plants and Pollinator Friendly Gardens
The Bar Harbor Garden Club welcomed Kate Garland, University of Maine Cooperative Extension Horticulturist, as the keynote speaker for their annual meeting and luncheon on Thursday, May 8 at Kebo Valley Golf Club, Bar Harbor. Ms. Garland’s presentation, “Native Plants...
Become a Backyard Steward!
The National Park Service and partners work hard to protect biodiversity in Acadia, but ecosystems don't stop at park boundaries. Help support a diverse and thriving plant community by taking action in your backyard with the Backyard Stewards program. Contact Lauren...
Creating Future Gardeners on MDI
Westside Summer Garden Club This summer the Bar Harbor Garden Club (BHGC) and the Bass Harbor Memorial Library (BHML) launched the Westside Summer Garden Club, a first-time program designed to foster a life-long interest in gardening and horticulture among youth...
Growing Dahlias
11:30 AM, Thursday, May 12, 2022 Mary Turner, founder and owner of Salt Farm Flowers — An in-person Presentation — The Bar Harbor Garden Club is pleased to present “Growing Dahlias” with Mary Turner, founder and owner of Salt Farm Flowers, master gardener, and...
Mosses for a Residential Landscape
1:00 PM, Thursday, April 14, 2022 Matthew Wallhead, environmental horticulture professor in the School of Food and Agriculture — A Virtual Presentation — The Bar Harbor Garden Club is pleased to present “Mosses for a Residential Landscape" with Matthew Wallhead,...
Edible Landscape Project
Thursday, September 10, at 1 p.m. — Please join us for a Virtual Zoom Presentation — Our garden club’s first presentation of fall 2020 is fast approaching! On Thursday, September 10th at 1 p.m., Lucy Quimby and Kathy Pollard will be presenting on the Bangor Land...
Growing Food, Building Community
Thursday, March 12, at 1 p.m. Birch Bay Village Inn, 25 Village Inn Road, Bar Harbor Bar Harbor Farm co-founders, Glenon Friedman and Rose Avenia, to speak at the Bar Harbor Garden Club’s meeting. The Bar Harbor Farm is a MOFGA-certified organic farm. This...
Women Horticulturist
Thursday, September 12, 2019 at 1:00 p.m. Garland Farm, 475 Bayview Drive, Bar Harbor From BLOOMS to Bloomers: Schools for Lady Gardeners Landscape historian and museum educator Valencia Libby will speak Thursday, September 12, 2019 at 1:00 p.m. at Garland Farm, 475...
Monarch Butterflies
Monarch Butterflies Thursday, May 9, 2019 at 11:30 A.M. Coda Restaurant 18 Village Way, Southwest Harbor The Bar Harbor Garden Club will host an Annual Meeting Luncheon and Butterfly Garden Tour on Thursday, May 9, 2019 from 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM at the Coda Restaurant,...



