Caption: Virginia bluebells (Mertenisia virginica) bloom in the Lerner Garden of the Five Senses at Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens.


Photo by William Cullina


Inside this issue: President’s Column .................................. 4


Don’s Digressions ................................... 6 Don’t Just Stand There. Plant Something! Plant Maine! ...... 7 Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens & MELNA Collaborations... 9 Maine Flower Show: MELNA-Owned, MELNA-Produced .. 11 Grow Maine Green Expo - Records Set! ................ 13 Thank You’s from GMGE ..... 14 Rain Gardens................ 16 Calendar of Events ........... 18


Our Executive Committee


President, Jake Pierson jpierson@piersonnurseries.com Pierson Nurseries, Inc. Phone: 207-499-2994; Fax: 207-499-2912


Vice-President, Emily Buck plantsunlimited@rocketmail.com Plants Unlimited Phone: 207-594-7754; Fax: 207-594-8510


Treasurer, Bryan Peterson bryan.j.peterson@maine.edu University of Maine-Orono Phone: 515-509-8809; Fax: 207-581-2999


Executive Director, Donald F. Sproul MngmtPlus@aol.com P.O. Box 4666 Augusta, ME 04330 Phone: 207-623-6430; Fax: 207-623-6431


Bill Crawford bcrawford@mbbarkllc.com MB Bark, LLC Phone: 207-786-0600; Fax: 207-786-0800


About this Publication


Chris Davis ctdavis@davislandscape.com Davis Landscape Company, Inc. Phone: 207-353-4848; Fax: 207-353-7033


John Jaques


is published four times a year. Frequent E-News emails supplement these issues. MELNA promotes landscape and nursery interests in Maine by providing education and information for its members and the general public. Direct any inquiries concerning this newsletter and its contents to:


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Debbie Rauen MELNA Ad Sales Representative (817) 501-2403 debbie.parksandrec@yahoo.com


jjaques@genest-concrete.com Genest Landscape & Masonry Center Phone: 207-239-2455; Fax: 207-892-2144


Peter Kelly pkelly@seabreezepropertyservices.comt Seabreeze Property Services, Inc. Phone: 207-775-3454 Cell:207-878-5404


Al Lappin, Jr. alappin1@maine.rr.com Al Lappin Company Phone: 207-839-7700 Cell:207-807-0525


Todd R. Marco, MCSL todd@gnomelandscapes.com Gnome Landscapes and Design Phone: 207-781-2955; Fax: 207-781-5705


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