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Power Propagators

McLaughlin Garden 97 Main Street, Paris, ME, United States

Join us on the second Tuesday of every month during the growing season from 9:30a.m 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 […]

Mushroom Log Workshop

McLaughlin Garden 97 Main Street, Paris, ME, United States

Do you love culinary mushrooms, but want to try something other than Portabella? Join Horticulturist and fungi enthusiast, Corey Kotfila, as you inoculate your very own edible mushroom logs! In this workshop, participants will start and take home two logs each, which will eventually produce delicious shiitake and blue oyster mushrooms. Bringing your own handheld […]

May Artist of the Month- Cassie Sano

McLaughlin Garden 97 Main Street, Paris, ME, United States

May Artist of the Month is painter, potter, writer and illustrator, and teacher, Cassie Sano. Cassie is a contemporary realist painter living in Augusta, Maine. Since discovering the McLaughlin Garden while plein air painting here during our 2022 McLaughlin Art Fair, Cassie has become a generous supporter of the Garden, hosting a children's program last […]

Power Propagators

McLaughlin Garden 97 Main Street, Paris, ME, United States

Join us on the second Tuesday of every month during the growing season from 9:30a.m 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 […]

Artist reception- Cassie Sano

McLaughlin Garden 97 Main Street, Paris, ME, United States

Meet McLaughlin Gallery's May Artist of the Month, painter, potter, writer and illustrator Cassie Sano. All are welcome! Enjoy the afternoon admiring Cassie's oil and watercolor exhibit hanging in the gallery and get to know the artist behind the art.

Event Series Lilac Festival

Lilac Festival

McLaughlin Garden 97 Main Street, Paris, ME, United States

Set in the heart of the garden surrounded by the fresh green of spring, our native wildflower-lined paths welcome in Western Maine's Lilac season and frame the setting for the immersive experience of the McLaughlin Garden Lilac Festival.  With over 125 different varieties, McLaughlin Garden’s “scent-sational” Lilacs are the pride of the McLaughlin Garden and […]

Event Series Lilac Festival

Lilac Festival

McLaughlin Garden 97 Main Street, Paris, ME, United States

Set in the heart of the garden surrounded by the fresh green of spring, our native wildflower-lined paths welcome in Western Maine's Lilac season and frame the setting for the immersive experience of the McLaughlin Garden Lilac Festival.  With over 125 different varieties, McLaughlin Garden’s “scent-sational” Lilacs are the pride of the McLaughlin Garden and […]

Event Series Lilac Festival

Lilac Festival

McLaughlin Garden 97 Main Street, Paris, ME, United States

Set in the heart of the garden surrounded by the fresh green of spring, our native wildflower-lined paths welcome in Western Maine's Lilac season and frame the setting for the immersive experience of the McLaughlin Garden Lilac Festival.  With over 125 different varieties, McLaughlin Garden’s “scent-sational” Lilacs are the pride of the McLaughlin Garden and […]

Event Series Lilac Festival

Lilac Festival

McLaughlin Garden 97 Main Street, Paris, ME, United States

Set in the heart of the garden surrounded by the fresh green of spring, our native wildflower-lined paths welcome in Western Maine's Lilac season and frame the setting for the immersive experience of the McLaughlin Garden Lilac Festival.  With over 125 different varieties, McLaughlin Garden’s “scent-sational” Lilacs are the pride of the McLaughlin Garden and […]

June Artist of the Month- Joyce Coyne

McLaughlin Garden 97 Main Street, Paris, ME, United States

As a watercolor painter, Joyce Coyne’s art career has spanned more than 30 years. In that time, she has participated in solo exhibits as well as group shows, including most notably, the Juried Canadian Watercolorists acceptance into “Les Fleurs” held at Montreal’s Botanical Gardens. She has received numerous awards at sidewalk art shows throughout Maine […]

Power Propagators

McLaughlin Garden 97 Main Street, Paris, ME, United States

Join us on the second Tuesday of every month during the growing season from 9:30a.m 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 […]

Panel Discussion: Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation with Plants

McLaughlin Garden 97 Main Street, Paris, ME, United States

In collaboration with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension in Oxford County, The McLaughlin Garden and Homestead is proud to be hosting a panel discussion on Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation with Plants. Join us at the Garden for a moderated, public discussion among experts in the fields of horticulture, agriculture, ecology, forestry, and climatology. […]

Mr Drew and His Animals Too

McLaughlin Garden is excited to welcome Mr Drew and His Animals Too for a one hour long, hands on learning experience. Mr. Drew shares an up-close look at what it takes to keep exotic animals and their environments healthy. Meet and greet our very special guests, Mr Drew's menagerie of exotic reptiles, amphibians, and invertebrates. […]

Power Propagators

McLaughlin Garden 97 Main Street, Paris, ME, United States

Join us on the second Tuesday of every month during the growing season from 9:30a.m 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 […]

Community Concert- performed by Sebago-Long Lake Music Festival

McLaughlin Garden 97 Main Street, Paris, ME, United States

The musicians of the Sebago-Long Lake Music Festival will again perform a world-class music concert in our barn! The Sebago-Long Lake Music Festival organization is committed to sharing the vitality of live music and showing how it contributes to enriching the lives of everyone within our community. For the artists who have performed at the […]

Power Propagators

McLaughlin Garden 97 Main Street, Paris, ME, United States

Join us on the second Tuesday of every month during the growing season from 9:30a.m 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 […]

Garden Illuminated- Featuring Live music by Boyden Hill Mahan

McLaughlin Garden 97 Main Street, Paris, ME, United States

All are welcome at McLaughlin Garden's signature late summer evening celebration. Hundreds of candles light up the pathways through the Garden, creating an intimate and “other-worldly” experience under the stars to share with your friends and family. Inside the barn, mix and mingle to live music featuring the groove trio of Boyden Hill Mahan. We […]

Eco-Printing Workshop with Mary Delano

McLaughlin Garden 97 Main Street, Paris, ME, United States

Record your visit to McLaughlin Garden by printing our plants on fabric! Learn the art of eco-printing with Maine fiber artist Mary DeLano. Eco-Printing is a fascinating process where plant materials are placed on specially treated fabric and then steamed to release the pigments in the plants, leaving realistic prints of the plants on the […]

Power Propagators

McLaughlin Garden 97 Main Street, Paris, ME, United States

Join us on the second Tuesday of every month during the growing season from 9:30a.m 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 […]