Demonstration Garden
Climate-Resilient Gardens: Gardening for Extreme Weather Conditions
Massabesic Center 26 Audubon Way, Auburn, NH, United StatesAs home and community gardeners, how do we prepare and adapt our practices to make our gardens more climate-resilient? From seasonal temperature shifts and extreme temperature swings to excess moisture or drought, we'll talk about some practical strategies to address these challenges, and what it means to grow a climate-resilient garden that can not only […]
Kids & Cucumbers: Family Gardening Ideas & Activities
Massabesic Center 26 Audubon Way, Auburn, NH, United StatesGardening appeals to all ages and stages and can be used as a tool to spark curiosity, improve focus, boost self-esteem, and establish lifelong relationships with food, nutrition, wildlife, and the environment. In this hands-on, outdoor program, we will focus on engaging children in the home garden with activities geared towards growing not only food […]
Ask a Master Gardener Days
Massabesic Center 26 Audubon Way, Auburn, NH, United StatesUNH Extension Master Gardeners will be waiting for you to visit the Massabesic Center on select mornings this growing season! Bring all of your pressing questions about plants, discover inspiration for adapting spaces at home, or just enjoy the blooms! These events are also the perfect time to learn about getting involved in volunteer gardening […]
Canceled Cuckoo for Cucurbits—All About Growing Squash, Cucumbers, and Melons
Massabesic Center 26 Audubon Way, Auburn, NH, United StatesYou may not know the generic term for these crops ("cucurbits"), but you've no doubt enjoyed eating and maybe even growing them. In this presentation you will learn all about how to grow for the best possible success. Featuring information on: "Summer" squash/zucchini "Winter" squash Pumpkins Cucumbers Melons As a bonus, gourds We'll discuss types, […]
Bee Our Guest: Gardening for Pollinators
Massabesic Center 26 Audubon Way, Auburn, NH, United StatesLet’s transform our yards and gardens into bountiful, beautiful habitats that not only appeal to our aesthetics, but to our pollinator pals as well. We’ll start by highlighting some of our lesser-known native pollinators before exploring a variety of tips and tricks to both invite them and support them in our own yards and gardens. […]
Ask a Master Gardener Days
Massabesic Center 26 Audubon Way, Auburn, NH, United StatesUNH Extension Master Gardeners will be waiting for you to visit the Massabesic Center on select mornings this growing season! Bring all of your pressing questions about plants, discover inspiration for adapting spaces at home, or just enjoy the blooms! These events are also the perfect time to learn about getting involved in volunteer gardening […]
Hot Topics in the Garden: UNH Extension Yard and Garden Infoline Live
Massabesic Center 26 Audubon Way, Auburn, NH, United StatesJoin us for a special Infoline Live event where the participants take the floor to ask a panel of UNH Extension Home Horticulture staff and Master Gardener volunteers their pressing yard and garden questions as well as to hear more about this year’s hot topics. This event will also be promoted as a Facebook Live […]
Ask a Master Gardener Days
Massabesic Center 26 Audubon Way, Auburn, NH, United StatesUNH Extension Master Gardeners will be waiting for you to visit the Massabesic Center on select mornings this growing season! Bring all of your pressing questions about plants, discover inspiration for adapting spaces at home, or just enjoy the blooms! These events are also the perfect time to learn about getting involved in volunteer gardening […]
The Magic of Monarchs Children’s Program
Massabesic Center 26 Audubon Way, Auburn, NH, United StatesHow can one, with paper wings, withstand the challenges of a cross-continental journey? At this time of year, it’s not just our feathered friends preparing to migrate south! Let’s pretend that we are monarch butterflies as we discover some of the challenges a 3,000-mile adventure presents when you weigh less than a tic-tac, can’t get […]
Massabesic Gardens Tour
Massabesic Center 26 Audubon Way, Auburn, NH, United StatesJoin us for an intimate guided tour of the gardens at the Massabesic Center in Auburn. UNH Extension Master Gardener Maureen Sinclair will lead you on a fun ramble of the grounds, and dig into the history, upkeep, and future of each of our unique garden spaces. You’ll learn about NH Audubon’s partnership with the […]
Canceled The Mystery of Monarchs Adult Program
Massabesic Center 26 Audubon Way, Auburn, NH, United StatesMonarchs have fascinated us for decades and for good reason. How can a creature as lightweight as a dollar bill navigate a journey spanning the length of our continent? Let’s discuss this miraculous butterfly in detail and learn about the steps NH Audubon is taking to ensure their continued survival. If you’re not yet enthralled […]
Massabesic Gardens Tour
Massabesic Center 26 Audubon Way, Auburn, NH, United StatesJoin us for an intimate guided tour of the gardens at the Massabesic Center in Auburn. UNH Extension Master Gardener Maureen Sinclair will lead you on a fun ramble of the grounds, and dig into the history, upkeep, and future of each of our unique garden spaces. You’ll learn about NH Audubon’s partnership with the […]