UMaine Cooperative Extension Sets Aug. 21st Garden Tour
Contact: Gleason Gray, 207-942-7396, ggray@umext.maine.edu
STILLWATER, Me. — University of Maine Cooperative Extension will hold a garden tour on Tuesday, Aug. 21 at 6 p.m. at Rogers Farm, on the Bennoch Road in Stillwater. The “Something Old, Something New” tour will give people ideas of what to plant in their gardens next year. Lois Berg Stack, Extension ornamental horticulture specialist, will host the tour. UMaine Extension Master Gardeners will help answer questions and share how they designed their particular gardens. This event is free and open to the public; no pre-registration is required.
Rogers Farm, UMaine’s research farm, features the Penobscot County Master Gardener Demonstration Garden, which includes elements such as honeyberries and other small-scale fruits, many varieties of basil and nasturtium, a brightly colored neon garden, examples of creative use of fences and native plants in an eclectic arrangement. Those who visit can enjoy their favorite traditional plants and also see a preview of what will be at garden centers in 2008.
The Demonstration Garden is open to visitors every day from dawn until dusk. When Master Gardeners are working, they provide tours and answer questions visitors may have; at other times, self-guided tours are encouraged.
For more information about UMaine Extension’s Master Gardener program, contact your county University of Maine Cooperative Extension office.
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For more than 90 years, University of Maine Cooperative Extension has supported UMaine’s land-grant public education role by conducting community-driven, research-based programs in every Maine county.