Don’t Just Stand There. Plant Something! Plant Maine!


May 13, 14 and 15 is Plant Something!


Plant Maine! Weekend Don’t miss this opportunity to build Plant


Something! Plant Maine! from the ground up. Te Maine Landscape & Nursery Association is officially kicking off Plant Something! Plant Maine! on May 13th at member garden centers around the state. All members of the Independent Garden Centers of Maine and the Maine Landscape & Nursery Association are invited to be supporters and champions of Plant Something! Plant Maine! We have created materials to help you promote the campaign at point-of-sale and on jobsites. Check out our poster series designed to engage customers in planting and to encourage visits to the new website www. plantsomethingmaine.org. For downloadable art files of promotion materials visit http:// www.melna.org/plantsomethingart.html. For a starter kit of posters and bumper stickers call or email Tom Estabrook at 207.252.7301 or tom@estabrooksonline.com.


Stay Tuned for Plant Something! Plant


Maine! TV Campaign in April 2016 Watch for our series of Plant Something!


Plant Maine! television ads featuring three interesting Mainers from different walks of life who endorse the new website and share an “inside” experience with viewers on why they enjoy gardening, planting and growing things.


Link your websites to www. plantsomethingmaine.org Be sure to tell your friends, family, colleagues and customers about our new website. Customers can look up local landscapers and garden centers in the online directory, find out who is offering classes and special events, pick up a few tips, link to public gardens and the UMaine Cooperative Extension, or simply be inspired to Plant Something! Don’t forget inviting visitors to the website will build interest and awareness


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around our campaign to engage Mainers in planting and gardening and help us ensure funding of future programs.


We can help you get the word out on your open houses, workshops and happenings. It’s simpler than you think! Visit http:// plantsomethingmaine.org/whats-happening/ Click “Send us your information!” and fill out the online form. Please upload photos whenever possible!


We are interested in


guest Bloggers. Please contact Don Sproul at mngmtplus@aol.com if you are interested in submitting a Blog for plantsomethingmaine. org.


Like Us on Facebook! Check us out on Facebook and Pinterest and help us grow our circle of friends and the Plant Something! Plant Maine! community.


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Maine! USDA Specialty Crop Block Grant Plans are underway to pursue a second round of grant funding through the Specialty Crop Block Grant program. Please send feedback on existing programs and new ideas to Don Sproul at mngmtplus@aol. com in the next few weeks.


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