Spring Clean-up and Volunteer Lunch

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

What better way to spend Earth Day than working in the garden? Help us get ready for spring as we rake, snip, paint, and sweep our way into the spring season. After helping out in the garden, sit down and enjoy a potluck-style lunch made by and for our volunteers. RSVP by emailing us at garden@mclaughlingarden.org or […]

Mushroom Log Workshop

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

Back by popular demand: McLaughlin Garden's Mushroom Log Workshop! Join Horticulturist and fungi enthusiast, Corey Kotfila, and inoculate your very own edible mushroom logs. In this hands-on workshop, each participant will start and take home two red oak logs, which will produce delicious shiitake (Lentinula edodes) and chestnut (Pholiota adiposa) mushrooms in 6 months - […]

Event Series Power Propagators

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 9:30am 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 […]

Hive Welcome!

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

Join Beekeeper Bev Stevens from Old Glory Bees and Honey as we welcome our hive back to the Garden for the season.  Attendance is limited to 10 people, so please call us to reserve your spot!

Lilac Festival

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

Event Dates:  May 23 - May 26, 2025, from 10:00 am until 4:00 pm daily. Lilacs are the pride of the McLaughlin Garden and the focal point of this weekend’s celebration.  With 125 different varieties of lilacs on more than 200 trees, visitors are sure to enjoy this “scent-sational” experience.  Enjoy glorious sights and smells […]

Lilac Festival

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

Event Dates:  May 23 - May 26, 2025, from 10:00 am until 4:00 pm daily. Lilacs are the pride of the McLaughlin Garden and the focal point of this weekend’s celebration.  With 125 different varieties of lilacs on more than 200 trees, visitors are sure to enjoy this “scent-sational” experience.  Enjoy glorious sights and smells […]

Botanical Photography with Mike Leonard

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

Bring Your Camera or Phone to the Lilac Festival! Join professional photographer Mike Leonard for a hands-on photography workshop during the Lilac Festival at McLaughlin Garden and learn how to take your best shots of lilacs and so much more! Mike will guide you through the fundamentals of great photography, including composition, setting white balance, […]

Lilac Festival

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

Event Dates:  May 23 - May 26, 2025, from 10:00 am until 4:00 pm daily. Lilacs are the pride of the McLaughlin Garden and the focal point of this weekend’s celebration.  With 125 different varieties of lilacs on more than 200 trees, visitors are sure to enjoy this “scent-sational” experience.  Enjoy glorious sights and smells […]

Lilac Festival

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

Event Dates:  May 23 - May 26, 2025, from 10:00 am until 4:00 pm daily. Lilacs are the pride of the McLaughlin Garden and the focal point of this weekend’s celebration.  With 125 different varieties of lilacs on more than 200 trees, visitors are sure to enjoy this “scent-sational” experience.  Enjoy glorious sights and smells […]

Event Series Power Propagators

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 9:30am 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 […]