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Sign-Up… yes, it’s that time of year when all-hands on deck are needed! Go to our newsletter and click on the Sign Up headings for our community gardens , hostessing , Art Walk and bringing flowers to the library . You’ll see dates and times, and who else has signed up. Plus, you’ll get one of these snazzy vests to keep you visible and safe with free advertising for GCW. What more could you want? Our GCW Board meeting is Monday, March 30th at 10:00 am We will be meeting at

By Justin Laurion Published: March 15, 2026 As Sheila reminded us earlier this month, the garden may look quiet, but the "roots are riotous" beneath the snow. At our lively March 5th meeting, Peter Arnold, Melissa Thornton, and Canny Cahn took a moment to remind us that the ticks aren't far behind. Now is the perfect time to prepare your personal prevention kit. This write-up is to ensure the vital information shared by our members reaches everyone in the club. Peter’s Peri

Volunteers are needed to help plan, plant, and maintain the edible flower and herb garden at the Maine Tasting Center. The Maine Tasting Center is a not-for-profit visitor center whose mission is to support and promote Maine food and beverage producers. The edible flowers we use on our tasting boards are great conversation starters and help us segway into deeper conversations about the incredible Maine food on the plate.Use the link below to sign up, or, for more information

I was hoping that Spring would be upon us…nope, Winter is stubbornly hanging on with a vengeance! Thankfully, our days getting longer is a positive. Now if I could only warm-up enough to take off the long underwear… I hope you all have tried the online “SignUpGenius” and filled the spots to the brim. Summer community gardens, library flowers, hostesses and greeters all need your commitment to make our club function. Plus, you get that snazzy hot pink volunteer vest. Who w

I know there is still snow on the ground, but it's time to get going with our plans for the Plant Sale. We have 12 people who signed up to help with the Sale already. The sign up sheet will be at the March 5th meeting. 7 people signed up to bring bake sale items. This is our biggest fund raising event and we really count on your help, so please sign up or email me and I'll add you to the list. Next month, I'll put a list of perennials that we would like to have to sell and mo

Yes, it's time to start thinking about our Plant Sale. This is our 35th year!!! It's our biggest fundraiser of the year, with proceeds going to our scholarships and community gardens and projects. You are all expected to help in some way: donating plants, helping to pot, baking for the bake sale, helping set up or helping the day of the sale. We sell perennials, shrubs, and trees. There will be more information coming to you over the next few months. A sign up sheet will be a

Thanks to Alissa Eason and Ann Light, sign-up sheets for volunteering are now online. Please review the SignUpGenius links below and click through to sign up. Moving to online sign-up forms allows members to keep track of their commitments, receive email reminders, and more easily adjust their dates as needed. Garden Volunteers Help care for one of our club gardens. Each garden has a leader, and many will also hold a group workday in May or early June. Meeting Hosts and Gr

The GCW General Meeting in March will be a hands-on seed starting workshop that Beth Maxwell and I will lead. March is a great time to start hot-climate vegetables and many annuals indoors. Giving these plants an early jump on the season so that they can go into your garden when the spring soil has warmed will yield strong plants and good crops. In addition, working with soil and seeds is the best way I know to defeat the winter doldrums. The club will provide seed-starting

By Sherry Lyons There has been a lot of information out there about heirloom and native seeds. It seems that every day there are more and more places to buy them. But what is the reason to use them over commercially available hybrid and non-native seeds? What has prevented me from investing in them is primarily the cost. Both categories of seeds usually cost quite a bit more than commercial seeds, which already cost quite a bit anyway. I thought that if I investigated the rea

“Every gardener knows that under the cloak of winter lies a miracle”-Barbara Winkler As I write this, we are about to get our first significant snowfall of the season. Yes, we can’t stop winter from coming but we can enjoy the quietness that blanket of snow brings to our landscape and hopefully to our lives. Sitting back and enjoying a warm cup of your favorite beverage along with the incoming seed catalogs…what more could a gardener want? As the holiday season is upon us,

“ Every leaf speaks bliss to me, fluttering from the autumn tree.”—-Emily Bronte What is it about Autumn? The cooling temperatures, the exploding colors or the impending changes to our landscape that are in the coming weeks ahead…magical! I hope you all are enjoying this season to the fullest. Many thanks to all those who were able to help put are community gardens to bed. A few of us were able to attend the GCFM’s Fall Conference. The weather was nasty but the Snow Pond

By Canny Cahn A few months ago, I was in the parking lot at AMES TRUE VALUE in Wiscasset when a sturdy-looking Maine Man approached me, smiling. Pointing to the Garden Club of Wiscasset sticker on my truck, he asked me if I was part of the group, and I said “Yes.” He then asked me if that’s the club that maintains the garden at the Coastal Cancer Treatment Center. When I nodded, he unexpectedly teared up. “ Those gardens helped me keep it together when I was undergoing chemo