CAMDEN — John Fromer will lead an outdoor presentation on Preparing the Garden for Winter, Tuesday, Oct. 3, at 12 p.m., at Merryspring Nature Center.

The growing season is progressing and it’s almost time to clean up the perennial garden. But how? 

John Fromer will lead a talk on preparing your perennial garden for the winter. Why do you need to prepare the garden for winter? How and when should you cut plants back? Should you cut plants back? When should you plant fall bulbs? When is the latest to divide and transplant or plant newly purchased plants? Do you feed plants in the fall? Should you do a soil test in the fall? What about weeding? Are there other activities that should be done in the fall? 

This talk will include a walk through the gardens at Merryspring.  

This is the final Tuesday Talk in 2023, generously sponsored by Renys – A Maine Adventure, and co-sponsored by First National Bank and Camden Riverhouse Hotel.

Attendance is free for members; $5 for non-members.

Merryspring is your community nature center offering walking trails, cultivated gardens, wildlife, and ecology and horticulture educational programs all year round. The park is located at the end of Conway Road, just off of Route 1 in Camden behind Hannaford Shopping Plaza. For more information on this program, please contact info@merryspring.org or call 207-236-2239.