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Do you love working with plants? Do you like getting your hands dirty? Come Volunteer at McLaughlin Garden! Whether you are drawn in by the scent of blooms, enjoy the hands-on work, or just want to connect with a great community, here is your chance to get involved! Join us on Friday mornings throughout the […]
New this season! Discover the Beauty of McLaughlin Garden. Join us every Saturday this season for a guided tour led by our knowledgeable horticultural staff. Explore the garden's stunning variety of plants and learn the stories behind what makes them thrive here. Tours are free and last approximately 45 minutes, Whether you're a seasoned plant lover […]
We are thrilled to Welcome Back Mr. Drew and His Animals Too! Join us at the McLaughlin Garden Barn for an unforgettable one-hour, hands-on learning experience. Get an up close look at a fascinating array of exotic reptiles, amphibians, and invertebrates. Learn what it takes to care for these incredible creatures and their environments. Ask […]
Do you love working with plants? Do you like getting your hands dirty? Come Volunteer at McLaughlin Garden! Whether you are drawn in by the scent of blooms, enjoy the hands-on work, or just want to connect with a great community, here is your chance to get involved! Join us on Friday mornings throughout the […]
New this season! Discover the Beauty of McLaughlin Garden. Join us every Saturday this season for a guided tour led by our knowledgeable horticultural staff. Explore the garden's stunning variety of plants and learn the stories behind what makes them thrive here. Tours are free and last approximately 45 minutes, Whether you're a seasoned plant lover […]
Whimsical Quilled Flower Bouquets – a crafting workshop with Susan Weiler. Create up to 5 whimsical quilled flowers of various sizes, arranged in a tiny vase with faux greenery. This workshop is perfect for: Young adults (14 and older) and adults Children (13 and under) accompanied by an adult Family units (1 adult + 1 […]
Children are the future of beekeeping, and here is their chance to learn more about this wonderful and important craft! Join Bev Stevens from Old Glory Bees and Honey for a fun and educational journey into the fascinating world of bees, pollination, and the natural world. Explore an empty hive to learn how bees live […]
McLaughlin Garden and the Norway Memorial Library are delighted to partner for a 5-week summer series for children and families. Today you will join author Jennifer Comeau as she shares her book The Inside of ME, which explores special places in Maine! What better place than McLaughlin Garden to see how good it feels to […]
Whose imagination isn't whisked away to the islands at the magical sound of steel drums? Celebrate high summer at the McLaughlin Garden as you enjoy the lively rhythms of the Chicks with Sticks Steel Drummers. Rock your coolest island attire and favorite flip flops. Refresh with cold beverages available for purchase. Feel the island spirit, […]
Do you love working with plants? Do you like getting your hands dirty? Come Volunteer at McLaughlin Garden! Whether you are drawn in by the scent of blooms, enjoy the hands-on work, or just want to connect with a great community, here is your chance to get involved! Join us on Friday mornings throughout the […]
The musicians of the Sebago-Long Lake Music Festival will once again bring their world-class artistry to the barn at McLaughlin Garden for an unforgettable concert experience. Cellist Eliot Bailen and flutist Susan Rotholz will fill the McLaughlin Barn with magical music as they perform the program shared below. Please note that the garden and gift […]
New this season! Discover the Beauty of McLaughlin Garden. Join us every Saturday this season for a guided tour led by our knowledgeable horticultural staff. Explore the garden's stunning variety of plants and learn the stories behind what makes them thrive here. Tours are free and last approximately 45 minutes, Whether you're a seasoned plant lover […]
McLaughlin Garden and the Norway Memorial Library are delighted to partner for a 5-week summer series for children and families, and today we welcome Forcefield for Good with Barry Lane. In his interactive concerts, Barry teaches The Power of Kindness using music and songs that encourage kids to be their higher selves and to weave […]
Pam Weeks is an outstanding fiddler, Appalachian dulcimer player, singer, and tunesmith. She plays and sings with the Maine-based Cajun dance band, Jimmyjo & the Jumbol'Ayuhs and T-Acadie, and she is fiddler for the Maine contradance band, Scrod Pudding. Bill Olson is well-known around the country as a contradance and community dance caller and dance composer. As a […]
Do you love working with plants? Do you like getting your hands dirty? Come Volunteer at McLaughlin Garden! Whether you are drawn in by the scent of blooms, enjoy the hands-on work, or just want to connect with a great community, here is your chance to get involved! Join us on Friday mornings throughout the […]
Sophia grew up in France and Tunisia, graduated from the Maryland Institute College of Art in 1986, and has been making art of all sorts ever since. She creates unique potteries that are hand built to bring lightheartedness to everyday life, and she hopes you will enjoy them.
The historic McLaughlin Barn is the perfect setting for this Barn Quilt Class with Saskia Reinholt, founder of the Maine Barn Quilt Trail. In this class, participants will learn about the history of barn paintings, color theory, painting techniques, and drafting a quilt block, and they will create their own barn quilt to take home. […]
New this season! Discover the Beauty of McLaughlin Garden. Join us every Saturday this season for a guided tour led by our knowledgeable horticultural staff. Explore the garden's stunning variety of plants and learn the stories behind what makes them thrive here. Tours are free and last approximately 45 minutes, Whether you're a seasoned plant lover […]
McLaughlin Garden and the Norway Memorial Library are delighted to partner for a 5-week summer series, and we end the series with a very special guest. Mattie Rose Templeton is an extraordinarily talented artist and illustrator who lives here in Western Maine and we are so lucky that she will join us this evening. At […]
Do you love working with plants? Do you like getting your hands dirty? Come Volunteer at McLaughlin Garden! Whether you are drawn in by the scent of blooms, enjoy the hands-on work, or just want to connect with a great community, here is your chance to get involved! Join us on Friday mornings throughout the […]
New this season! Discover the Beauty of McLaughlin Garden. Join us every Saturday this season for a guided tour led by our knowledgeable horticultural staff. Explore the garden's stunning variety of plants and learn the stories behind what makes them thrive here. Tours are free and last approximately 45 minutes, Whether you're a seasoned plant lover […]
Join us on the second Tuesday of every month during the growing season from 9:30am to noon to divide and pot up plants from our garden for sale in the McLaughlin plant sale. Power Propagators is a great opportunity to learn about plants and meet new people. Bring your favorite pair of gloves and get […]
Do you love working with plants? Do you like getting your hands dirty? Come Volunteer at McLaughlin Garden! Whether you are drawn in by the scent of blooms, enjoy the hands-on work, or just want to connect with a great community, here is your chance to get involved! Join us on Friday mornings throughout the […]
New this season! Discover the Beauty of McLaughlin Garden. Join us every Saturday this season for a guided tour led by our knowledgeable horticultural staff. Explore the garden's stunning variety of plants and learn the stories behind what makes them thrive here. Tours are free and last approximately 45 minutes, Whether you're a seasoned plant lover […]
Do you love working with plants? Do you like getting your hands dirty? Come Volunteer at McLaughlin Garden! Whether you are drawn in by the scent of blooms, enjoy the hands-on work, or just want to connect with a great community, here is your chance to get involved! Join us on Friday mornings throughout the […]
Join us for a magical evening at the McLaughlin Garden. The evening will begin at 6:15pm with a brief presentation and wine tasting featuring our friends from Willows Awake Winery of Leeds, Maine. Following the tasting, enjoy a selection of delicious hors d'oeuvres thoughtfully paired with the wines being offered. Stroll the illuminated garden paths […]
New This Year — The Garden Still Illuminated! We’re lighting up the McLaughlin Garden for a second magical evening — and you’re invited! Featuring: Live Music with Connor Garvey and His Band Smokin' Dave's Food TruckBeer Garden in the Garden — courtesy of our friends at Nonesuch River Brewing Doors Open: 5:00 PMMusic: 7:00 […]
Enjoy an engaging and entertaining presentation with acclaimed author and foraging expert Frank Hyman as he shares the ins and outs of hunting for wild mushrooms. Frank has written the definitive “how-to” guide on this delicious and rewarding pastime and is known for his humorous, down-to-earth teaching style. Learn how to safely identify both edible […]
Do you love working with plants? Do you like getting your hands dirty? Come Volunteer at McLaughlin Garden! Whether you are drawn in by the scent of blooms, enjoy the hands-on work, or just want to connect with a great community, here is your chance to get involved! Join us on Friday mornings throughout the […]
Join us on Friday, August 29 for a feather-friendly presentation by Horticultural Intern, Mariah Magee. Humans have long been fascinated with winged avian. We welcome them to our gardens with birdhouses and feeders and watch them eagerly through binoculars as a hobby. Despite our love for birds, their populations have been declining at an alarming […]
Do you love working with plants? Do you like getting your hands dirty? Come Volunteer at McLaughlin Garden! Whether you are drawn in by the scent of blooms, enjoy the hands-on work, or just want to connect with a great community, here is your chance to get involved! Join us on Friday mornings throughout the […]
Insects are all around us; and their existence in the landscape is more important now than ever before! Join us for a presentation of "Interconnected Insects" by Horticultural Intern, Ruby West, and learn all about our native insect species, their roles in the ecosystem, and how humans can be better insect stewards. Attendees will also […]
Join us on the second Tuesday of every month during the growing season from 9:30am to noon to divide and pot up plants from our garden for sale in the McLaughlin plant sale. Power Propagators is a great opportunity to learn about plants and meet new people. Bring your favorite pair of gloves and get […]
Do you love working with plants? Do you like getting your hands dirty? Come Volunteer at McLaughlin Garden! Whether you are drawn in by the scent of blooms, enjoy the hands-on work, or just want to connect with a great community, here is your chance to get involved! Join us on Friday mornings throughout the […]
Do you love working with plants? Do you like getting your hands dirty? Come Volunteer at McLaughlin Garden! Whether you are drawn in by the scent of blooms, enjoy the hands-on work, or just want to connect with a great community, here is your chance to get involved! Join us on Friday mornings throughout the […]
Do you love working with plants? Do you like getting your hands dirty? Come Volunteer at McLaughlin Garden! Whether you are drawn in by the scent of blooms, enjoy the hands-on work, or just want to connect with a great community, here is your chance to get involved! Join us on Friday mornings throughout the […]
Inspired by the Dinner with 12 Strangers program, the McLaughlin Garden team thought it might be fun to start a similar tradition right here in the McLaughlin Garden barn. We hope that you will join us for the inaugural McLaughlin Family, Friends & Community Potluck Dinner on Friday, October 3rd at 6:00 PM. We can comfortably […]
Help us to get ready for this year's Jack-o'Lantern Spectacular by joining us on our carving days - Monday, October 13th - Wednesday, October 15th, from 9:30am - 5:00pm. We'll have carving tools, templates, and gutted pumpkins on hand - you just need to bring your creative spirit and good cheer.
12th Annual Jack-O’-Lantern Spectacular – October 16–18 - at the McLaughlin Garden. Join us for a roaring good time as we bring the dinosaurs back to life for visitors of all ages, helping to usher in the Halloween season in spectacular style with this year's pre-historic theme. Stroll through the beautifully lit paths of McLaughlin […]
12th Annual Jack-O’-Lantern Spectacular – October 16–18 - at the McLaughlin Garden. Join us for a roaring good time as we bring the dinosaurs back to life for visitors of all ages, helping to usher in the Halloween season in spectacular style with this year's pre-historic theme. Stroll through the beautifully lit paths of McLaughlin […]
12th Annual Jack-O’-Lantern Spectacular – October 16–18 - at the McLaughlin Garden. Join us for a roaring good time as we bring the dinosaurs back to life for visitors of all ages, helping to usher in the Halloween season in spectacular style with this year's pre-historic theme. Stroll through the beautifully lit paths of McLaughlin […]
Need an excuse to get out into the woods? Want to learn how to make a wreath or swag? This is your chance! McLaughlin Garden's annual wreath sale is right around the corner, and we would love for you to get involved. Learn to create vibrant wreaths and help support the Garden! Collecting Greens November 17th […]
This holiday season, furnish your front door with a lovely handmade wreath, crafted by McLaughlin Garden Volunteers. Made with sustainably-harvested, local evergreen tips, these stylish adornments are sure to evoke some holiday cheer. Choose from 12" or 9" spruce/fir wreaths, 9" cedar and holly wreaths, and 16" swags. All wreaths and swags come decorated with […]
Ready for the annual DECA Craft Fair on November 22nd? Begin your day with a stop at the McLaughlin Garden where the Strange Events food truck will be onsite to offer hot cocoa, coffee, baked goods and delicious sweet treats. Looking for holiday gift ideas? Visit the McLaughlin Gift Shop and browse our selection of […]
The much anticipated McLaughlin Garden online auction begins on "Black Friday," November 28th at 8:00am and will close the following Wednesday, December 3rd, at 8:00pm. This is an important fundraiser for the McLaughlin Garden and every dollar raised provides direct support to the Garden and our many programs. The link to the auction site is […]
Celebrate the holiday season with a special visit from Santa at the McLaughlin Garden and Homestead on Saturday, November 29, from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM! Families can enjoy free photos with Santa, free parking and free candy canes for the kids in a festive and inviting holiday setting at Santa's first stop in South […]
Support Small Business Saturday! Visit our well-stocked McLaughlin Garden Gift Shop - a great place to start your holiday shopping! In honor of Small Business Saturday (11/29), members will receive a 15% discount on all purchases (excluding wreaths and swags) and non-members will receive a 10% discount.
For 28 years, we at the McLaughlin Garden have been honored to steward Bernard McLaughlin’s legacy as we continue to grow and move forward with enthusiasm and purpose. Together we’ve built a place that welcomes visitors of all ages to learn, connect, and be inspired by the beauty of nature. In honor of Giving Tuesday (12/2), […]
Winter may not be the first season that comes to mind when we think of seed sowing, but the chillier months are the perfect time to start many native plants from seed! Get ahead on your spring gardening plans with this hands-on workshop presented by UMaine Cooperative Extension and McLaughlin Garden. Participants will learn the […]
Join us at the Poland Garden Club meeting, held on February 10th from 5:30-7 p.m. at Poland Provisions (1220 Main St., Poland, ME). A variety of colorful tropical orchids are available for purchase at garden shops and grocery stores, but orchids aren’t just houseplants. There are almost 50 different species of terrestrial orchid native to […]
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