Sebascodegan Garden Club
An informal group of people
interested in gardening in a coastal
environment,
in regional history, and in historic preservation.
*
Formed in the 1960's to restore and maintain the historic East Harpswell
Baptist Church, to "promote the beautification of the Town", and to
share garden information.
*
Applied for and received listing of the
Church
on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.
*
Oversaw the transfer of deed from the Trustees of the Church
to the Harpswell Historical Society in 2009.
Present Programs
Monthly meetings on first Thursdays
*
Speakers, illustrated topics, mostly in
private homes
*
Gardening craft workshops and
demonstrations
*
Field trips to nurseries, arboretums, museums,
usually followed by lunch at a local restaurant
*
Vesper Service at the Historic East Harpswell Baptist Church in
December
*
Ice cream social in February
*
Spring plant sale
Service Programs
The Club oversees the lease of the East Harpswell Baptist Church
for community functions such as weddings, christenings, memorials.
For Reservations call 729-8084.
*
The Club advises the Historical Society
on needed maintenance of the Church building and helps defray costs.
*
The Club offers green gardening tips for coastal gardening in
cooperation with the Harpswell Conservation Commission's "Save Our Bay"
program.
*
Membership Information
Dues are $5.00 annually,
payable to:
"Sebascodegan Garden Club"
Send check to:
Ingrid Hoffman, Treasurer
22 Merritt Road
Harpswell, ME 04079
Visitors are welcome at any Club
meeting
with prior notification to a
member of the Program Committee:
Mary Bangs 833-6929
Madeleine Ashe 725-4242
Lucy Woodward 729-8084
Peggy Logan 725-5083
New members will receive the Club
Program
and a free copy of "Gardening Tips for Harpswell"
Available Literature from the
Sebascodegan Garden Club
Fall
Garden Tips, from Friends of
Casco Bay
From the Harpswell Conservation
Commission:
Spring Garden Tips
Best Garden Practices
Six Point Program for a
Healthy, Self-
sustaining Lawn
Reduce Soil Erosion
Gardening to Conserve Maine's
Native Landscape,
from University of
Maine Cooperative Extension Service
Some websites pertinent to gardening
in Harpswell:
http ://sites.google.com/site/coneducationsite/
http://friendsofcascobay.org/bayscaping.aspx
Gardening Philosophy
Harpswell is surrounded by water.
Everyone lives or gardens within a
mile of the sea. To protect our marine
resources we must reduce our use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides
with the goal of being free of them in
the future.
Harpswell has very limited fresh
ground water. We promote the
judicious use of water in the landscape and the use of less thirsty
plants and native species.
12/8/09 |
