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The Garden Club of Wiscasset fosters community through educational programs, conservation efforts, social gatherings, fundraising events, and the beautification and preservation of local gardens.

The Glow-Up we’ve been waiting for. ✨
They say April showers bring May flowers, but seeing the Sunken Garden wake up in real-time hits different. From sleepy stems, waking up to become a full floral symphony.🌷🌦️
#GardenClub #SunkenGarden #Wiscasset #GardenTransformation #SpringVibes

🗓️🪻In case it slipped your mind… we’ve mixed a gentle reminder that our biggest fundraiser of the year is o coming up on Saturday May 9th! 🌸✨

Come find the perfect addition to your landscape! 🪴 Don’t need plants? The Bake Sale alone is worth the visit! 🥐🧁🍰🍪

📍 Wiscasset Town Office Lawn
⏰ 8:30 AM – 12:00 PM
🧁 Beloved Bake Sale w/ Coffee!

Help us make our 35th year the best one yet. See you there! 🤗

#Wiscasset #PlantSale #MidcoastMaine #maineevents #gardening

Many hands make a beautiful plant sale 🌸🌱

This past week, Garden Club of Wiscasset members gathered to pot and prepare the plants that will be available at our annual sale this coming Saturday.

Every purchase helps support the club’s work in the community — and you may just find the perfect new addition for your garden.

📍 Wiscasset Town Office Lawn
📅 Saturday, May 9th
⏰ 8:30 AM – 12:00 PM
🧁 Bake Sale w/ Coffee, too!

#Wiscasset #PlantSale #GardenClub #MidcoastMaine #mainegardening

35 YEARS OF BLOOMS! 🌸✨
Our biggest fundraiser of the year is back on May 9th! From Astilbe to Sedum (and everything in between), come find the perfect addition to your landscape.
📍 Wiscasset Town Office Lawn
⏰ 8:30 AM – 12:00 PM
🥐 Beloved Bake Sale w/ Coffee!
Help us make our 35th year the best one yet. See you there!

#Wiscasset #PlantSale #MidcoastMaine #maineevents #gardening

Shiny, shimmering, and oh-so-chic! ✨ For our March 5th flower design practice, we challenged our members to “Put a Little Glitz in Your Life” by creating stunning metallic arrangements.

The requirement was to go bold and try for at least 60% of the display featuring a metallic element—whether through polished containers or creatively painted foliage. From sleek silver vessels to foil leaves that caught every bit of light, the results were absolutely dazzling. It’s amazing how a little luster can completely transform a bouquet!

Swipe to see these brilliant, member-made displays from different angles.

#gardenclub #gardenclubofwiscasset #wiscasset #floraldesign #mainegardeners

Is this your sign to join the garden club in 2026? 🌷👒✨
… … …
Absolutely! 🌹🌸💃🏻🌻🪻

#gardenclubofwiscasset #2025wrapped #midcoastmaine #gardenclub #maine

Thanks to everyone who joined us on December 4th for our annual holiday gathering! 🌲✨
Together, we celebrated the season by creating Meals on Wheels mugs and festive baskets to brighten up local spaces.

This year’s event included a fun new addition — a wreath-making lesson led by Peter Arnold!

#gardenclub #gardenclubofwiscasset #wiscassetmaine #midcoastmaine #mainelife #holidaycrafting

Thanks to all who were able to make it on Dec. 4th to our annual holiday season creating meals-on-wheels mugs and decorated baskets for local spaces!

This year introduced a new treat for participants, with a lesson on wreath making, hosted by Peter Arnold!

#gardenclub #gardenclubofwiscasset #wiscassetmaine #midcoastmaine #mainelife #holidaycrafting

Talk about a gourd-geous challenge! 🧡 For our October 2nd flower design practice, the theme was to create an arrangement using any kind of gourd or squash—either as the vessel or integrated into the design.

The creativity was incredible, using everything from Delphinium and Zinnias to Protea and Black-Eyed Susans, all accented by the perfect autumn squash.
Swipe to see the amazing work!

#gardenclub #gardenclubofwiscasset #wiscasset #gardenclubfederationofmaine #FloralChallenge #GourdArt #FallFlorals #FlowerClub #DesignPractice #SeasonalFlowers

What gourd-geous autumn designs from our members! 🍁 Our October 2nd flower design practice theme: Gourds & Squashes as containers or design elements. Fresh, dried, vibrant, or spooky—our members delivered!
Love seeing all this fall creativity. Which design makes you feel the most festive? 👇

#AutumnVibes #Gourds #FloralArrangements #DesignInspiration #FlowerLove #Wiscasset #gardenclub #gardenclubfederationofmaine #flowerarrangements

Some behind the scenes of potting and prep for our biggest fundraiser of the year. 🌷🌸🌹🌻

Rain or Shine!🌦️ If it’s rainy, come find us in the main Town Hall Room in the town offices.

Looking forward to seeing you! 😁

#gardening #plantsale #plants #Wiscasset #wiscassetmaine #fundraiser #midcoastmaine #wiscassetvillage #bathmaine #boothbayharbor #alnamaine

🌸 Plant Sale! 🌺

It’s our biggest fundraiser of the year, the GCW Plant Sale! Saturday, May 10th 8:30am to Noon.

Wiscasset Town Office front lawn. See you there!

#plantsale #gardening #gardenclubofwiscasset #gardenclub #Maine #midcoast #midcoastmaine

Several members gathered for a “Decorate a cap” flower design workshop in late March.
Here are photos of some of the Garden Hat designs, as displayed at our April 3rd meeting.

#gardenclub #flowerdesign #gardenhat #crafting #gardenclubofwiscasset #gcfm #gardenclubofamerica #wiscassetmaine

*This event, originally scheduled for Thurs, Feb 6th has been postponed to Thursday, Feb 13th due to predicted inclement weather.*

“Vernal Pools” presented by The Chewonki Foundation Traveling Natural History Programs at 1:00 PM on February 13th, 2025. The meeting is in Fellowship Hall at the First Congregational Church, 28 High Street, Wiscasset.
This program will help us understand how a wetland that has water for only a few months can have such an important impact on amphibian and invertebrate life cycles.

This event is free to attend and open to the public.

#gardening #gardenclub #ecology #midcoastmaine #thingstodoinmaine #gardenclubofwiscasset #wiscasset #wiscassetmaine #chewonkifoundation

Maine’s Frogs and Toads – January 2, 2025

For our first program of the season, Science Educator Bryce Hach (North Yarmouth Academy) introduced GCW members to Maine’s diverse frogs and toads. Attendees learned to identify their calls and winter survival strategies. A major highlight—Bryce brought live frogs for an up-close look, making the session an unforgettable hands-on experience!

This event was open to the public and free to attend. Check out our website Events Page to learn about similar upcoming events.

#Wiscasset #wiscassetmaine #Maine #maineecology #nature #biology #gardenclub

The Flower Design Theme for January 2nd, our first meeting of 2025, was “A Design Inspired by Your Occupation”. These beautiful submissions did not disappoint!

#latergram #Wiscasset #wiscassetmaine #miscoastmaine #maine #gardenclub #gardenclubofwiscasset #flowerdesign #floralarrangement

On December 5th GCW members gathered for our annual tradition of spreading holiday cheer!
Members decorated baskets of fresh greens to spruce up local spaces, as well as 70 mugs for Meals-on-Wheels recipients, and an additional 14 mugs for the volunteer drivers!

#latergram #wiscasset #midcoastmaine #gardenclub #gardenclubfederationofmaine #gardenclubofwiscasset #mealsonwheels #holidaycheer #maine

Many hands makes for light work, and cheerful conversation makes for a good time.

Fall cleanup at the Sunken Garden.

#sunkengarden #gardenclubofwiscasset #gardening #fallcleanup #historicgarden #gardenclubofamerica

The Garden Club of Wiscasset invites you to attend:
“Garden Design: A New England Lens”
Thursday, November 7th, 1:00 PM-2:00 PM
Free to the public!

Geography and cultural history are pertinent when making garden design decisions, particularly in New England’s unique and diverse landscapes, from river valleys to
rolling fields to narrow, rocky corridors. We will learn how to establish a sense of place and belonging in our Maine gardens. No matter what cultural elements and influences you want to incorporate, this presentation will help you get creative while staying true to a sense of place.

Presented by Irene Brady Barber
Irene is a Registered Horticultural Therapist (HTR), landscape designer, and, horticulturist. Irene managed the Adult Education Program for Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens for more than a decade before moving to private practice and consulting.

The Garden Club of Wiscasset’s 2024 entry for the Wiscasset Area Chamber of Commerce Scarecrow Contest can be found at the corner of Morton st & Federal St.

We are entry #8

Vote at the @wiscasset_area_chamber of Commerce website: https://wiscassetchamber.com/vote-here-for-best-scarecrow/

#gardenclub #halloween #Wiscasset #scarecrow

Event open to the public - Free to attend!

Oct 03, 2024, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
First Congregational Church, 28 High St, Wiscasset, ME

“Coastal Birds Project” - Each spring, endangered Piping Plovers and Least Terns return to nest and raise their young on southern Maine beaches. For more than 35 years, Maine Audubon and their partners have worked with local residents, landowners, and visitors to ensure that endangered birds, wildlife, and people can safely share the beach. We will learn about Maine Audubon’s efforts to protect these birds and their habitat.

Hosted by the Garden Club of Wiscasset
Presented by @maineaudubon Coastal Birds Project Staff

#gardenclub #gardenclubofwiscasset #coastalbirdsproject #thingstodomaine #events #midcoastmaine #conservationeducation #wiscassetmaine

Join us on Thursday, September 5th, 1-2pm, for this open-to-the-public educational event presented by Wiscasset Garden Club members Peter Arnold.

Enjoy fresh greens all year by growing your own indoor micro-greens garden. Peter will provide information about containers, growing medium, seed-starting, lighting and maintenance of your micro-green garden.

#gardenclub #gardenclubofwiscasset #gardeningtips #gardeninginmaine #communityeducation #Maine #gardenclubfederationofmaine #microgreens #thingstodoinmaine #wiscasset #wiscassetmaine #midcoastmaine

Wiscasset Artwalk today, 4-7pm!
We’ll be in front of Treat’s Bakery on Main st.
Come say hello 👋 and check out the flower bouquets 💐 we have for sale. Proceeds fund scholarships for local high school graduates.

#gardenclub #gardenclubfederationofmaine #wiscassetartwalk #Maine #midcoastmaine #wiscassetmaine #fundraising #gardens #flowers #thewaylifeshouldbe

August late afternoon in The Coastal Cancer Treatment Center Garden

#gardenclubofwiscasset #gardenclubofamerica #gardenclub #gardenclubfederationofmaine #mainegardens #midcoastmaine #gardening #gardensofnewengland #wiscasset #wiscassetmaine #bathmaine

The Pownalborough Court House Garden

Garden Design Background (text from plaque)
“The Pownalborough Court House Period Garden was designed utilizing a format and plant material commonly found here from 1761 to 1800. Settlers of this period usually patterned their garden after the Tudor style in England, which was based on a medieval plan. The shape was often square or rectangular, with some aspects of symmetry present. Alleys or paths divided the space allowing easy access for planting, weeding and harvesting. Ornamentation was kept to a minimum, and if utilized at all, the form might be a sundial or bee skep. Traditionally, four plant groups were cultivated: vegetables, herbs, flowers (mostly medicinal with perhaps a few ornamentals), and fruit. Before the Revolution, there were not many nurseries as we know them today, so plant material was exchanged from one gardener/farmer to another.
Garden Description
The garden overall is approximately 20’ x 30’ and it incorporates a grape arbor which was commonly found during this time period. At the center of the main section (20’ x 20’) is a 6’ circular area featuring a sundial surrounded by a mix of flowers.
In keeping with the time period, the specific plants initially chosen for this project are primarily utilitarian in nature, with only a few ornamentals that would have been introduced after the Revolution.”

If you would like to help with the planting or maintenance of this garden, consider joining the Garden Club of Wiscasset. Link to website in our bio.

#gardenclubofwiscasset #gardensofmaine #lincolncountyhistoricalsociety #midcoastmaine #Maine #gardenclub #gardenclubfederationofmaine #historicpreservation #gardendesign #gardensofnewengland #mainegardens #coastalmaine

Despite the momentary showers passing through, our first #artwalk of the season was a great success!
Next ArtWalk will be on July 25th. We hope to see you there!

#gardenclub #gardenclubofwiscasset #wiscasset #wiscassetmaine #midcoast #midcoastmaine #wiscassetartwalk #maine #thewaylifeshouldbe #communityfundraiser #gardenclubofamerica #gardenclubfederationofmaine

Happy 40th Anniversary GCW!

On June 19th, 1984, just a few weeks after it was organized, the Garden Club of Wiscasset became a member of the Garden Club Federation of Maine!

Forty years later, two of the original Charter Members are still members of GCW. Here’s a special shout-out of gratitude to those members for their leadership, hard work, and inspiration for sticking with us from the beginning to today!

Here’s more! Including pioneers Esther and Patti, a total of six more remaining members joined GCW between 1984-1994. Ten more of our current members joined in our 2nd decade between 1994-2004. Furthermore, between 2004-2014, in our 3rd decade as a club, another fourteen of our remaining members joined. Finally, during our 4th and current decade, 2014-2024, forty-seven more gardeners joined GCW, the vast majority joining after COVID.

This lovely combination of newer members and others bridging decades of experience is very much a part of the magic of the Garden Club of Wiscasset and its growing energy. Let’s take a moment to celebrate the Garden Club of Wiscasset’s 40th anniversary and to thank every one of us for choosing to share the love of gardens and gardening with each other and our community.

In addition to dreaming up the next great things to come, milestones like these provide a wonderful opportunity to reflect on our past endeavors and achievements. With this in mind, the GCW Historian sub-committee aims to research and document notable moments of GCW’s history for posterity.

#gardenclubofwiscasset #gardenclubfederationofmaine #gardenclub #gardening #wiscasset #midcoastmaine #40yearsold

Behind the scenes in “The Prettiest Village in Maine”
Garden Club of Wiscasset members tending to the Sunken Garden.

#gardening #gardenclubofwiscasset #wiscasset #wiscassetmaine #wiscassetsunkengarden #gardenclubofamerica #gardenclubfederationofmaine

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Meetings

Rear entrance of a church with handicapped parking and a ramp.

Meetings are held on the first Thursday of each month (Sept-May) at:

The First Congregational Church

28 High St, Wiscasset, ME 04578

View our events page for meeting times and guest presentation topics.

Upcoming Events

Thu, Sep 17
Celebrate Pollinators with Melissa OPEN GARDEN PARTY
Bold Colorful Life
RSVP Now
Sep 17, 2026, 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Bold Colorful Life, 802 Back River Rd, Boothbay, ME 04537
Please join Melissa Thornton on September 17th from 4pm to 7pm:
Thu, Sep 24
ArtWalk
TREATS
Details
Sep 24, 2026, 12:00 PM – 7:30 PM
TREATS, 80 Main St, Wiscasset, ME 04578, USA
Surprise! There’s one more ArtWalk!
Thu, Oct 01
APPLES: Learn the Essentials of Growing Your Own Apples
Wiscasset
RSVP Now
Oct 01, 2026, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Wiscasset, 28 High St, Wiscasset, ME 04578, USA
Apple enthusiast, Ron Ross, will give a talk on what it takes to plan, plant, and ultimately pick apples from your own tree(s). Topics include selecting appropriate apple varieties, locating and preparing the site, planting and caring for young trees.
Sun, Oct 04
Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk (Boothbay Harbor)
St. Columba's Episcopal Church
RSVP Now
Oct 04, 2026, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
St. Columba's Episcopal Church, 32 Emery Ln, Boothbay Harbor, ME 04538, USA

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What's New?

Check out our newest ad-hoc committee, focused on applying insights from the burgeoning field of Therapeutic Gardening to public spaces here in Maine.

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The Elements and Principles of Flower Design

By Lisa Freeman The 8 Elements of Design are to do with tangible and/or visual qualities 1) Color - the result of light striking an object, and being reflected to the eye. Colors appear differently, depending on the quality of light. 2) Form - the 3 dimensional aspect of an object. All floral designs are combinations of various forms and are the strongest visual symbols in a design. They are either closed (solids) or open (spreading with space within).

Club Updates

Event Recap: July 30th Wiscasset Art Walk & Bouquet Sale

What a memorable (and damp!) evening in the Village! Despite the rain and winds on Thursday, July 30th, the Garden Club of Wiscasset set up our bouquet stall in front of Treats on Main Street as part of the Wiscasset Art Walk. A extra-special shoutout goes to our brave sales volunteers who weathered the soggy, windy conditions with bright smiles! Thanks to their resilience and the generosity of our member growers, we were still able to share vibrant, garden-picked bouquets wi

Club Updates

Field Trip Recap: Lavender Farm Adventure in Appleton

Report by Melissa Thornton Our summer field trip to the lavender farm in Appleton was a picture-perfect day! Melissa Thornton shared this warm note with everyone who attended: "What a pleasure to spend the day with you in such a glorious part of Maine... on a perfect weather day... at a beautiful farm where the lavender was at its radiant peak! Thanks so much for joining Christine and me, for sharing this experience as well as sharing your stories and chuckles about coming to

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