Thank you to everyone who was interested in and supportive of our Camden Native Plant Celebration and Sale efforts. We are unable to reschedule this event this year, and in the interest of consistency and familiarity, we will continue with a Fall date, in September 2024.
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Pictured: Black Eyed Susan (rudbekia hirta) image by Lisa Looke, Wild Seed Project
Please Join Us in September of 2024 (date TBD)
NATIVE PLANT
CELEBRATION & SALE
CAMDEN PUBLIC LIBRARY AMPHITHEATRE
Purchase sustainably-grown native plants from local vendors in the beautiful parklike setting of the library’s harborside waterfront outdoor amphitheatre in the heart of Jewel of the Midcoast.
SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR EVENT PARTNER, CAMDEN PUBLIC LIBRARY
2023 postponed due to Hurricane Lee. We look forward to joining with you for a successful Native Plant Celebration & Sale in 2024.
We thank these folks for their 2023 efforts to join us and support the work of Wild Ones Midcoast Maine.
- Shopping from local native plant nurseries
- Native plant growers, gardeners, landscapers and experts who will be available to answer questions
- Educational booths
- Music
- Plein-Air Painting with featured artist Cassie Sano
- Children’s activities and family fun with Roots n Shoots Nature-Based After-School Program
- And more!
Other Environmental Organizations include…
- Camden Conservation Commission
- Camden Garden Club
- Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens
- Coastal Mountains Land Trust
- Knox Lincoln Soil and Water Conservation District
- Maine Coastal Program Entomologist, Mathew Nixon
- Maine State Horticulturalist Gary Fish
- Megunticook Watershed Association
- Merryspring Nature Center
- Stewardship Education Alliance
Thank you to our In Kind Sponsors:
About Native Plants
All plants are from local native plant nurseries and are grown without the use of pesticides, herbicides, and neonicotinoids. Once established in the right environment, native plants are low maintenance and normally don’t require watering, fertilizer, herbicide, fungicides, or pesticides. Native plants are beloved by those who want to do their part to make their garden a natural oasis for wildlife.
About the Library’s Commitment to Native Plants
This event is part of the Camden Public Library’s ongoing celebration of Fredrick Law Olmsted Sr. and our historic parks. Considered by many to be the father of modern day landscape architecture, Olmsted’s firm oversaw the design of Camden’s iconic Harbor Park, noted for its utilization of native plants and listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Together with the Library’s Amphitheatre, designed by Fletcher Steele (and designated a National Historic Landmark in 2013), the two parks are champions of native plant and garden design. A portion of the proceeds from this event will benefit the Camden Public Library.