CAMDEN — Join the Camden Garden Club on Thursday, Oct. 26, at 9:30 a.m., for a free public talk about perennial and edible garden design, followed by a brief meeting. The meeting will take place at St. Thomas Episcopal Church, in Camden.

Jacinda Martinez lives on the coast of Maine, where she runs an edible and perennial garden design business teaching clients how to grow food and flowers. Although she likes to focus on making gardens look pretty and functional, she also finds immense joy in reading about the science of plants. She always has her camera ready to document all things plant-related. After long days outside, you can find her sitting on her porch weaving, braiding, or sewing decaying plant matter that will eventually become one of her wearable art creations. You can read more about Martinez’s adventures in gardening at www.groundedlocal.com.

Jacinda Martinez will introduce attendees to planning for successive blooms and eats through perennial and edible garden design. Learn Martinez's favorite plants and how to organize them in your garden. 

Martinez is a landscape designer and artist based in Camden. She has 15 years of growing experience in many different environments. She ran the farm at Primo’s restaurant in Rockland for three years. In 2015, she started her own edible and perennial garden design business called Grounded Local, where she works with homeowners and businesses to create their dream gardens. Because Martinez is a lifelong plant learner, she has recently completed certificate programs in Permaculture Design and Native Plants and Ecological Horticulture.  

All are invited to attend. Guests and prospective members are always welcome to participate in all of our public talks and the following general meeting.

This event and program is made possible by the support of our partner Maine Home + Design Magazine.

The oldest garden club in Maine, the Camden Garden Club cultivates the art of gardening to its most total sense, develops and preserves beauty in and around Camden, and promotes civic improvements, education, and conservation of natural resources, for more information on the Club and its activities visit camdengardenclub.org.