Demonstration Garden
Garden Insects – Environmentally Conscious Pest Management
Massabesic Center 26 Audubon Way, Auburn, NH, United StatesAs a gardener committed to sustainable practices, it can be difficult knowing which insects are beneficial to your garden and which are harmful, let alone the best way to help your plants survive the onslaught. To learn the most environmentally-conscious, and effective, ways of gardening with insects, join us for an introduction to our six-legged […]
Ask a Master Gardener
Massabesic Center 26 Audubon Way, Auburn, NH, United StatesUNH Extension Master Gardeners will be working in the soil to maintain our luscious gardens which include pollinator and bird-friendly plants, a rain garden space, vegetable gardens, raised beds, and more. Ask all of your pressing questions about your plants at home, or find out how to get involved in gardening with NH Audubon and […]
Professional Development – Back to School Gardening, Part 2
Massabesic Center 26 Audubon Way, Auburn, NH, United StatesJoin Richard Hodges from ReTreeUs for the last of a two-part workshop to discover a novel way to grow schoolyard gardens. In these workshops, we’ll talk about sheet mulching techniques, succession planting, and building organic matter with an easy-to-do method. You’ll also learn the basic considerations and steps for planning and starting a schoolyard vegetable garden. […]
Ask a Master Gardener
Massabesic Center 26 Audubon Way, Auburn, NH, United StatesUNH Extension Master Gardeners will be working in the soil to maintain our luscious gardens which include pollinator and bird-friendly plants, a rain garden space, vegetable gardens, raised beds, and more. Ask all of your pressing questions about your plants at home, or find out how to get involved in gardening with NH Audubon and […]
Massabesic Center Annual Fall Plant Sale and Garden Workshop
Massabesic Center 26 Audubon Way, Auburn, NH, United StatesJoin us for NH Audubon Massabesic Center’s Annual Fall Native Plant Sale! Bagley Pond Perennials will be offering a wide selection of native plants and shrubs for purchase, and graciously donating a portion of their proceeds to NH Audubon, to support our mission of protecting NH’s environment for wildlife and for people. Bagley Pond Perennials […]
Extending the Gardening Season Workshop
Massabesic Center 26 Audubon Way, Auburn, NH, United StatesAre you sad to see the summer end with the last of your vegetable garden bounty? Fear not! Fall can also be a great time to keep your gardens in production by extending the growing season. Whether you have already planted for this fall or want to plan for the next, this workshop will cover […]
Composting for Home Gardeners Workshop
Massabesic Center 26 Audubon Way, Auburn, NH, United StatesComposting is the process of recycling organic debris into material that both reduces items in the waste stream and creates a useful garden product. Participants will gain information about the science of composting, how to compost successfully and how to create and use their own compost system. This workshop will include indoor and outdoor presentations […]
Putting the Garden to Bed
Massabesic Center 26 Audubon Way, Auburn, NH, United StatesDuring this presentation attendees will learn the steps necessary to properly prepare their gardens for winter, including: finishing off annuals and vegetable beds, preparing perennial beds to reduce pests and disease, overwintering non-hardy plants, readying ornamental shrubs and evergreens to survive various winter conditions, and tending to tools and supplies. Presenter: Ron Trexler, Advanced UNH […]
Winter Sowing of Native Plants
Massabesic Center 26 Audubon Way, Auburn, NH, United StatesWinter is a great time to sow native seeds. Many native seeds need to be exposed to prolonged cold and moist conditions to break their dormancy and germinate. Join us as we introduce you to native plants and guide you through this hands-on, 6-step process. You'll leave with a pot of native perennial seeds that […]
Garden Strong – How to Stay Healthy as a Gardener
Massabesic Center 26 Audubon Way, Auburn, NH, United StatesAre you a gardener who spends so much time digging, weeding, watering, and hauling mulch that you are sore and tired at the end of the day? Learn some simple and important techniques for reducing stress on your body so you can garden without pain or injury. You’ll also be introduced to some adaptive tools […]
Encouraging Wildlife Diversity in Designed Landscapes
Massabesic Center 26 Audubon Way, Auburn, NH, United StatesAn abundance and diversity of wildlife are some of the best indicators of an ecologically well-designed landscape. By understanding how pollinators, birds, mammals, reptiles and amphibians select their habitats during each season of the year, we can design landscapes that effectively attract and support a diversity of wildlife. This presentation will provide practical methods for […]
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 […]