Daily Archives: February 9, 2011

Saturday, February 19, 10:00 am – 6:00 pm, and Sunday, February 20, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm – Maine Home, Remodeling & Garden Show

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On February 19 & 20, 2011, the 21st Maine Home, Remodeling and Garden Show will return to the Cumberland County Civic Center in Portland, Maine for the first show filled with inspirational ideas plus unique products and services for the home and garden. The show will bring together a unique blend of home-and-garden-related products and services, quality merchandise from regional artists and artisans, product demonstrations, and expert advice from home and garden pros. Also represented are exhibitors from a wide variety of businesses and services ranging from national franchises to entrepreneurial start-ups. Meet the Chefs features guest chefs from the most popular kitchens in Maine and New Hampshire as large audiences pack the studio kitchens to watch the chefs prepare culinary delights-and to sample the results. The Smart Homeowner Seminars offer cutting edge information to show attendees on eco-friendly and green products and services. The All Things Growing Seminars, garden marketplaces and landscape displays offer a vast assortment of plants, shrubs, flowers and garden supplies.  For additional information you may call 207-935-2845, or log on to www.homegardenflowershow.com.

National Garden Clubs News

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Nancy Peck, over at Garden Club Salon, alerted us to a new website created by the National Garden Clubs.  The Garden Club of the Back Bay, Inc. is a National Garden Clubs member.  On the Welcome Page, the NGS explains: ” With nearly 200,000 members across the U.S. and internationally (6300 local clubs, 50 state clubs, a National Capital Area Club plus international affiliates), National Garden Clubs and its membership have a lot of expertise, anecdotes, tips and ideas to share. The largest nonprofit volunteer organization of its type in the world, NGC works to promote civic and environmental responsibility as well as a love of gardening and floral design.  The idea behind this blog is to share the latest NGC news and press releases, trends and tips as well as relevant news items from online news media and gardening blogs. Your comments, photos and ideas are invited!”  Log on at http://nationalgardenclubnews.blogspot.com.  You can follow them on Facebook and Twitter as well, which says a lot about the changing demographics of Garden Club members, we believe.