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  • Friday, July 21, 9:30 am – 4:30 pm – Boothbay Region Garden Club 2023 Home & Garden Tour: The Sea Around Us

    The Boothbay Region Garden Club’s 2023 Home & Garden Tour, The Sea Around Us, returns July 21 from 9:30 – 4:30.

    Annually, in July, BRGC offers our community an enjoyable opportunity to tour Boothbay peninsula homes and gardens that showcase the creative ways that homeowners are meeting the unique gardening challenges of our rugged coastal environment. The Home and Garden tour is a highlight of the summer season in the Boothbay Harbor area and a great way to gain an insider’s view of the natural beauty that surrounds us.

    Advance tickets are available for $35 at the Boothbay Harbor Chamber of Commerce.  Call 207-633-2353. $40 on the day of the event.

    This year’s tour features five spectacular and fascinating homes and their surrounding gardens; and one beautiful garden.  On the tour are architecturally significant homes with incredible views on Linekin Bay, the Damariscotta River and Southport’s Pratt Island, a charming home in Sprucewold and an 1840 Greek Cape Revival in Boothbay Harbor. Transportation will be provided on air conditioned buses to each location on the tour.   The committee works with homeowners to preview and select homes and gardens to be included in this tour. ​In addition, BRGC members serve as ‘hostesses’, parking monitors and bus organizers, and provide flower arrangements for each of the homes.  For complete information visit https://www.boothbayregiongardenclub.org/home-and-garden-tour

  • Tuesday, July 25 – Thursday, July 27 – Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens Trip

    A benefit trip to Boothbay Harbor, Maine from Cape Cod will take place July 25 – 27, supporting Meetinghouse Farm’s Labyrinth and The Sampson Fund for Veterinarian Care. Susan’s Custom Tours & Travel provides transportation from the Cape, two nights at the Boothbay Harbor Inn including Continental Breakfast, tickets to Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens and Pineland Farms, all for $675 per person based on Double Occupancy. Call 774-238-2332 or email scttsmg@gmail.com for complete details.

  • Friday, July 19 – The Sea Around Us

    The beautiful Boothbay Peninsula is the setting for the Boothbay Region Garden Club’s annual tours.  Each year we try to include homes and gardens in attractive and unfamiliar locations to give the visitor an opportunity to see our wonderful and varied communities.  Some homes are new and some are old, but each has its own special appeal.

    You will be delighted to see what our gracious homeowners have accomplished with their properties. If you enjoy seeing different architecture, furnishings, and gardens you will have the opportunity to gather some new ideas, learn a few things about gardens, and just have a fun-filled day in the Boothbay area! Tickets are on sale at The Boothbay Harbor Chamber of Commerce or call 207-633-5052.

    ​PROCEEDS FROM THE TOUR HELP PROVIDE FUNDS FOR THE MANY PROJECTS OF OUR CLUB: Scholarships for advance education concerning the study of ecology, marine biology, horticulture, botany and earth sciences, and YMCA Camperships for local children.

  • Sunday, June 21 – Thursday, June 25 – AHS President’s Council Trip to Maine

    This year’s American Horticultural Society trip to the picturesque eastern coast of Maine is an exclusive opportunity for members of the AHS President’s Council to enjoy four days and three nights at the scenic Spruce Point Inn Resort & Spa in Boothbay Harbor, Maine.  The resort, built in the late 1880’s, boasts 57 acres of woodland overlooking a stretch of Maine oceanfront.  A highlight of the trip will be a visit to the Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens for a private lunch and tour with Bill Cullina, executive director of the garden, as well as the with the gardens’ horticultural team.  Opened in 2007, the garden is situated on 270 acres of tidal shoreline in Boothbay, a coastal town established in 1764.  Visits to some of the area’s exemplary private gardens will make up a significant portion of the schedule as well.  For information on how to become a member of the President’s Council, and to obtain a trip itinerary, send an email to development@ahs.org.

  • Thursday, December 1 – Saturday, December 3, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm – Boothbay Region Garden Club 9th Annual Festival of Trees

    The Boothbay Region Garden Club’s 9th Annual Festival of Trees will take place at the Opera House at Boothbay Harbor, 86 Townsend Avenue, from December 1 – December 3, 10 am – 5 pm. “All That Glitters” with over sixty decorated trees and other donated items to be auctioned, raffles of two trees and a visit from Father Christmas.  Holiday Shops include: Trinkets and Treasures, Decor Galore, Artists Among Us, Sweets and Savories, The Stitchery, Wreath Emporium, Nature’s Gift Corner, and also Sunday Morning Refreshments.  Visit www.boothbayregiongardenclub.org for complete details.

  • Friday, September 10 – Sunday, September 12 – New England Botanical Club Field Trip to Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens and Boothbay Region

    Reserve a space now (no later than July 1) for the NEBC Field Trip to the Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens and Boothbay Region, Friday, September 10 – Sunday, September 12.

    Highlights of this fabulous trip include a visit to the Kate Furbish “Flora of Maine” art collection at Bowdoin College with Special Collections Curator Richard Lindemann, a trip to the scenic salt marsh at Popham Beach with Arthur Haines, a lobster picnic at Robinson’s Wharf on Southport Island, a ferry ride for an all day excursion to botanize the beaches and coastal headlands of Monhegan Island with Melissa Dow Cullina, a catered pool-side barbeque (with vegetarian option), an evening workshop on digital macrophotography with Bill Cullina, and early bird hike along stunning Ocean Point in Boothbay, and a guided tour of the new Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens (pictured below – photograph copyright Karl Gercens).  The first scheduled activity is at Bowdoin College, Brunswick, at 10 am on Friday September 10.  The final scheduled activity will be lunch on Sunday, September 12 at the Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, though participants may stay at the Gardens as long as they wish until closing.  Participants may choose to stay with the group at the Coburn House Inn in Boothbay at a reasonable group rate.

    Registration fee is $75, to be sent to the trip coordinator Melissa Dow Cullina, 250 Hendricks Hill Road, Southport Island, ME 04576.  Please make check out to Melissa, who will be coordinating all aspects of the trip.  The fee includes one bag lunch, ferry ticket, barbeque, CMBG ticket, and all scheduled events.  For more information, email Melissa at mcullina@gmail.com, or call 207-633-4546.  You may also find links to lodging options, and may download a pdf file with registration form, at www.rhodora.org.

  • Thursday, July 9 – Saturday, July 11 – Antiques in the Gardens

    Antiques in the Gardens will return to Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens in Boothbay Harbor, Maine,  in an expanded format on Friday and Saturday, July 10 and 11, with a gala preview party on Thursday evening, July 9. Dozens of selected members of the Maine Antiques Dealers Association will show and sell their finest wares. The Gala Preview Party will offer a first glimpse at the antiques show amid a delightful atmosphere and with superb food and drink. See below for the latest list of the exceptional featured caterers for the preview party.

    The Gala Preview Party from 5:00-8:00 p.m. includes wine, beer, and spirits from across Maine, along with delectable treats from Maine’s finest food purveyors; for example, Hartstone Inn, Treats, Sweetgrass Farm Winery & Distillery.

    Tickets to the Preview Party are $75 per person and must be purchased in advance, either by logging on to www.mainegardens.org or calling (207) 633-4333. Preview Party tickets include not only admission to the party on Thursday, July 9, but also admission to both the Gardens and show for Friday and Saturday.

    Admission to the show alone on Friday and Saturday is $12; admission to both the show and Gardens is $20. Tickets are available only at the door.