bdn maine garden show and spring fling program

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BDN Maine Events would like to thank the following Sponsors:

New England Home Health CareWABI TV 5

Granville StoneBronson Audio Visual

Carpet OneGagne and Son

St. Joseph Health CareWallace Tent and Event Rentals

We would also like to thank the following:

Justin DiFredericoCozy Acres Greenhouse

FlagstonesUMaine Landscape Horticulture Club

Stonescapes & WatergardensJL Landscape

Mainely HardscapesHickory Dickory Decks

NewLand Nursery and Landscaping Inc.Central Maine Stoneworks

MIke Dyer and the staff of the Bangor Auditorium and Civic Center

Judith Perkins

BDN Maine Events Staff

Patrick LemieuxEvents Producer

Shelley SundMarketing Manager

Ellie BarkerEvents Sponsor Coordinator

Justin Lynch and Zac MaddenVendor Sales Coordinators

Kelly DonnellyEvents Coordinator

Bridgit CayerSpecial Section Designer

To sponsor or exhibit in any of our BDN Maine 2013 Events listed on page 15, please contact

our events staff at: 207-990-8044800-432-7964

[email protected]

Crocuses bloom at a residence off Forest Avenue in Bangor.BDN MAINE FILE PHOTO BY JOHN CLARKE RUSS

Welcome to the BDN Maine Garden Show and Spring Fling. The 2013 event is a fresh take on a spring tradition offering new experiences for all ages. This year come see all your favorite parts of the garden show. Enjoy the music, vendors and beautifully landscaped gardens on display in the Bangor Auditorium.

WELCOME

April 4, 2013 • BDNMAINEGARDENSHOW.COM • 2013 BDN MAINE GARDEN SHOW & SPRING FLING 3

A NEW EVENT TAKES SHAPE

YARDS OF MULCH. 9 LANDSCAPERS. 70 PLUS VENDORS. 4 DAYS TO TRANSFORM THE VENUE. 1 MEMORABLE WEEKEND!


INTRODUCTION

BREAK LOOSE FROM WINTER’S GRIPA weekend of summer music,

gardening, food, and fun.

General Admission: $5.00Children 12 and under: free

Friday, April 5: 10AM to 8PM

Saturday, April 6: 10AM to 8PM

Sunday, April 7: 10AM to 4PM

Full schedule next page u

PHOTO BY DEBRA BELL

Welcome to the BDN Maine Garden Show and Spring Fling. The 2013 event is a fresh take on a spring tradition offering new experiences for all ages.

This year come see all your favorite parts of the garden show. Enjoy the music, vendors and beautifully landscaped gardens on display in the Bangor Auditorium.

Plus, the show is expanding to include a spring and summe r showcase. Be blown away by added attractions such as:

Golf demonstrations and simulations with a chance to win $10,000

Beer & wine garden

Barbecue

Live music concerts

Children’s activities

Landscaping how-to seminars

Don’t miss your opportunity to turn your garden dreams into reality. The entire Bangor Auditorium will be completely transformed, this weekend only, into beautiful gardenscapes and a family-fun area. From flowers to stone, putting greens to vendor booths, we will have it all.

PHOTO BY TERRY FARREN


TRAVIS CYR SATURDAY, 11:30AM Travis Cyr is an acoustic musician and songwriting professional. Quiet, gentle, and peaceful, yet vast, dark and strong, Cyr’s music combines vividly honest and poetic lyrics with fast-paced acoustic guitar, mandolin, and harmonica.

SCHEDULE

FRIDAY, APRIL 5 • 10AM TO 8PM10AMuLandscapes and putting green open Landscaper FlooruGolf simulator opens Landscaper Side Room

NOON uLandscaper awards Landscaper Stage

2PM uPresentation by Granville Stone Landscaper StageuBeer-tasting garden opens Civic Center

3:30PM uCooking demonstration by St. Joseph Healthcare Landscaper Stage

5:30PM uTricky Britches Band Civic Center Stage

TRICKY BRITCHES BAND FRIDAY, 5:30PM Rooted in old-time country, with a bluegrass kick and the bounce of a street-corner jugband, Tricky Britches will put some swing in your step from the moment you hear them. Songwriting full of down-home harmonies and dirty licks, their original material harkens back to humble beginnings sawing out mountain tunes on the Portland, Maine sidewalk.

BEER & WINE GARDEN FRIDAY, 2PM SATURDAY, 2PM SUNDAY, NOON

Sample locally-derived beverages ranging fromsemi-sweet to earthy.

COREY THIBODEAUSATURDAY, 2PM

BARBECUE (IN THE BEER & WINE GARDEN) FRIDAY, 2PM SATURDAY, 2PM SUNDAY, NOONMainely Meat BBQ serves up their award-winning pulled pork, sausages, and chicken.

BARBARA DAMROSCHSATURDAY, 11AM

A renowned horticultural professional and writer, Barbara will offer gardening advice and methods.

How fire has aided human evolution, and can be used to accent your landscape and lifestyle.

TRICKY BRITCHES BAND

TRAVIS CYR

COOKING DEMONSTRATIONFRIDAY, 3:30PMSt. Joseph Healthcare associates cook up pecan chicken stir-fry.


THE MALLETT BROTHERS BAND SATURDAY, 5:30PM The Mallett Brothers Band is an alt-country/rock band from Portland, Maine. They have won numerous awards, and have been described as infectious, amazing and mighty. Dispatch Magazine calls them a “six-piece living inferno.”

SCHEDULE

SATURDAY, APRIL 6 • 10AM TO 8PM10AMuLandscapes and putting green open Landscaper FlooruGolf simulator opens Landscaper Side Room

11AMuBarbara Damrosch: Gardening tips. Landscaper Stage

11:30AMuTravis Cyr Civic Center Stage

1PMuEastern Maine Orchid Society presentation Landscaper Side Room

2PMuBeer-tasting garden opens Civic CenteruDesign with Fire, Corey Thibodeau Landscaper Stage

2:30PMuThe Coloradas Civic Center Stage

3PMuPeony Society presentation. Q&A session, prizes Landscaper Stage

5:30PMuThe Mallett Brothers Band Civic Center Stage

SCHEDULE

SUNDAY, APRIL 7 • 10AM TO 4PM10AMuLandscapes and putting green open Landscaper FlooruGolf simulator opens Landscaper Side Room

11AMuKate Garland, Horticulturist Landscaper Stage

NOONuBeer-tasting garden opens Civic Center

1PMuEastern Maine Orchid Society presentation Landscaper Stage

2PM uGardening Jeopardy Landscaper Stage

THE COLORADAS SATURDAY, 2:30PM

An acoustic duo with folk, bluegrass and rock roots, The Coloradas meld powerful lyrics with indie/folk tones. You will be captivated by these performers.

BARBARA DAMROSCHSATURDAY, 11AM

KATE GARLANDSUNDAY, 11AM

Kate will discuss hot topics and ideas in horticulture to help you plan your outdoor space.

PEONIESSATURDAY, 3PM

Learn how to grow, divide, and identify peonies.

ORCHIDSSATURDAY, 1PMSUNDAY, 1PM

Growing and care of orchids.

INDOOR GOLF AND PUTTING GREEN FRIDAY, 10AM SATURDAY, 10AM SUNDAY, 10AM

THE MALLETT BROTHERS BAND Photo by Peter Bissell

THE COLORADAS.Photo by Metaphysical Media


FOR THE KIDS

CHILDREN’S ACTIVITIESALL WEEKEND!

CHILDREN’S AREA (Civic Center)FRIDAY, 10AMSATURDAY, 10AMSUNDAY, 10AM

FUN PROVIDERS:UMaine Cooperative ExtensionBangor YMCAMaine Discovery MuseumMaine Science Ladyand more...

Learn about animal tracks and composting worms

Plant sunflower seeds

Make newspaper flower pots

Color your own landscape

Parents: learn about exciting summer programs for your children, and enter to win passes to the Maine Discovery Museum.


RAISE A GLASS TO SPRING BEERS

TOP: Jessica Wentworth (center) waits to sample some beer with her friend

Stephen Genthner at the 14th annual Oktoberfest in Southwest Harbor.

BDN MAINE FILE PHOTO BY GABOR DEGRE

RIGHT: Penobscot Brewery ales are chilled in a bucket of ice.

PHOTO COURTESY OF PENOBSCOT

BAY BREWERY


Shake off the winter doldrums with a good, flavorful spring beer.While winter beers tend to be heavier and full of seasonal flavors such as

cinnamon, cloves, and honey, spring beers are of a lighter flavor.Literally.Look to your spring beer to be lighter in color, crisp and refreshing, and

of a clear or cloudy consistency. Many spring beers have hints of citrus in them.

“When the winds shift we go from wanting a heavy malty beer to wanting a refreshing beer,” said Doug Maffucci, co-owner of Atlantic Brewing in Bar Harbor. Maffucci owns the brewery with his wife Barbara.

Think of it like enjoying the taste of new beginnings, Maffucci said. That’s because brewers start their “spring beers” in the winter. So while dark, flavorful beers predominate the winter months (you know, to keep us warm), it’s lighter beers that help pull drinkers back onto their decks.

“The [spring and summer beer] style has always been lighter body but

still high gravity,” Maffucci said. Less carbonation also marks a spring beer, he said. “It’s the kind of beer you’d enjoy as part of a meal instead of just as a refreshing beverage on the boat.”

Some traditional styles of beers are prevalent in spring: Bock, Doppelbock and Maibock. Bock beers are bottom fermenting lagers that require extra fermenting time and which require cold storage to properly finish with a smooth taste. Bock beers also tend to be slightly darker in color, varying from dark amber to brown and are marked with a light hoppiness.

The Bock styles may date back as far as the medieval days where German monasteries would brew stronger beer for sustenance during Lent. Others in the beer community point to old world influence dictating that beer should only be brewed during the sign of the Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19).

Regardless of its heritage, bock beers mark the return of better times and warmer weather.

And we can all be happy for that. So raise your glass of ale or bock high and toast to spring.

RAISE A GLASS TO SPRING BEERS

BEER AND WINE GARDEN

BY DEBRA BELLBDN MAINE SPECIAL SECTIONS WRITER

Look to your spring beer to be lighter in color, crisp and refreshing, and of a clear or cloudy consistency. Many spring beers have hints of citrus in them.


LANDSCAPERSCentral Maine Stoneworks - L3, B6767 Western Ave., Manchester, ME 04351(207) [email protected] stone landscaping

Cozy Acres Greenhouses - L4, B11, B1226 Cozy Acres Lane, North Yarmouth, ME 04097(207) [email protected], bird houses, plants with roots intact

Flagstones - L5, B13P.O. Box 932, Guilford, ME 04443(207) [email protected] products, bird baths, granite benches, granite posts, and any stone items for your garden or yard.

Hickory Dickory Decks - L7, C21, C22, C54, C551555 Hammond St., Bangor, ME 04401(207) [email protected] decks

Landscape Horticulture Club - L8, B25722 Deering Hall, Orono, ME 04469-5722umaine.eduHorticulture program at the University of Maine Orono

JL Landscape - L2, B3175 Birch St., Bangor, ME 04401(207) [email protected] Landscape design, construction and maintenance

Mainely Hardscapes - L1, B1P.O. Box 335, Hampden, ME 04444(207) [email protected] and unique hardscapes, water features and fireplaces

NewLand Nursery and Landscaping Inc. - L9124 Bangor Rd., Ellsworth, ME 04605(207) 667-1976newlandnursery.comQuality, healthy, northern-grown, hardy plants as well as garden related products, fresh-cut flowers, gifts and accessories

Stonescapes & Watergardens - L6, B15905 East Pond Rd., Smithfield, ME 04978(207) [email protected] garden contractor, water garden supplies

VENDORSAnother Look Inc. - B8, B921695 W 215th., Spring Hill, KS 66083(913) 592-2095Tiger gardening tools

Avon Products Inc. - C3637 Lab Ln., Wallagrass, ME 04781(207) 316-8819Information about the Avon opportunity, summer products, Skin So Soft bug guard

Bangor Area Storm Water Group - A51423 Broadway, Ste. 2, Bangor, ME 04401(207) 990-3676 ext. 113baswg.orgStorm water management for homeowners including rain barrels, rain gardens and lawn care.

Bangor Metro - A17263 State St., Ste. 1 Bangor, ME 04401(207) 941-1300bangormetro.com

Bangor Municipal Golf Course - B22278 Webster Ave., Bangor, ME 04401(207) 941-0232bangorgc.comGolf course and golf programming

Baxters Sales - A8201 Lakeview Rd., Glenburn , ME 04401(207) 947-4488Demo and sell hand made ceramics from Spain.

Blazing Needles Embroidered Caps - C26556 Hidden Pines Circle, Richmond, VT 05477(802) 343-2887Embroidered caps done on the spot

Cabin Pottery - C716 Weld Rd., Phillips, ME 04966(207) 350-1948cabinpottery.comWheel turned and hand painted pottery

Captain Mowatt’s Fiery Foods - C164 Eastern Promenade, Portland, ME 04101(207) 773-8047eatmeimhot.comHot sauce

Commotions - C324 Sturbridge Rd., Charlton, MA 01507(617) 921-3570Studgrabber instant shed organizers, miracle cloth

Creative Arts Center - C1654 Wilson St., Brewer, ME 04412(207) 945-3969creativeartscenter.netGarden pottery ornaments, concrete ornamental blocks

Daily Bread - A1830 Sunny Acres Dr., Levant, ME 04456(207) 884-8224Fresh bread

Dust of the Earth Pottery - C3538 Pleasant Hill Rd., Brunswick, ME 04011(207) 522-8258Pottery

Eastern Maine Orchid Society - A91779 Hammond St., Hermon, ME 04401(207) 848-5453easternmaineorchidsociety.org

Emerald City Gift Shop - C33564 Congress St., Portland, ME 04101(207) 632-1064emeraldcityportland.comGarden type materials, jewelry

Field of Dreams Soaps - C247 Kimball Dr., Scarborough, ME 04074(207) 885-0563fieldofdreamssoaps.comOlive oil soaps

First Tee - B22278 Webster Ave., Bangor, ME 04401(207) 941-0232bangorgc.comJunior golf program

Gagne and Son Concrete Products - B4, B528 Old Route 27 Rd., Belgrade, ME 04917(207) 945-3313www.gagneandson.comconcrete pavers and retaining walls

Garden Dreams - C28P.O. Box 227, Eaton, NH 03832(603) 447-2818gardendreams.orgHerbal personal care products

Glass Paradox - C3167 Page St., Brownville, ME 04414(207) 965 8200glassparadox.comHand-painted functional glassware, stemware, vases, candles and tabletop accessories

Granville Stone - B18, B19205 Main Rd., Holden, ME 04429(207) 989-7570granvillestone.com

Handel Silver & Goldsmith - A4P.O. Box 2244, Rockport, MA 01966(978) 546-9359Hand-wrought 14 carat gold & sterling silver jewelry

Harbor Shore Landscaping INC - C5388 Center Dr., Orrington, ME 04474(207) 745-0809harborshorelandscaping.com

Idle Times - C3910 Arrowhead Dr., Center Ossipee, NH 03814(603) 539-5083Soft sculptures, pillows, table runners etc.

J. Kevin White Photography - C3498 Gurney Hill Rd., Hope, ME 04847(207) 542-1253jkwhitephoto.comPhotographs matted ready to frame and photographic canvas prints.

Kinney’s Sugarhouse - C17, C18200 Abbott Rd., Knox, ME 04986(207) 568-7576mapleconfections.comMaple syrup and maple products and specialty gift items Lakonia Greek Products LLC - A3575 Main St., Ste. 1, Saco, ME 04072(207) 282-4002lakoniagreekproducts.comOlive oil and olives from our family groves in Greece, and packaged in Saco, Maine. Greek extra virgin olive oil, kalamata olives, cracked green olives, authentic greek infusions, wild herbs, and tea. Everything is done by our family from start to finish, and proud to be a Maine product!

Lovell Designs - C2326 Exchange St., Portland, ME 04101(207) 828-5303lovelldesigns.comNature/botanical inspired jewelry and ornaments. In pewter, gold plate and sterling silver. Also Ikebana flower arranging vessels.

Maine Discovery Museum - Childrens Room74 Main ST., Bangor, ME 04401(207) 262-7200mainediscoverymuseum.org

Maplecrest Lilies - C4P.O. Box 80, East Parsonsfiled, ME 04028(207) 793-8284maplecrestlilies.comPremium lily bulbs

McGlinn’s Wee Gardens Landscape and Floral Co. - B14176 State St., Brewer, ME 04412(207) 989-3418Landscape and flora

Meadow Gems - C2595 Cedsar Rd., Eliot, ME 03903(207) 748-1272Decoupage garden

Medieval Magic Organics - Historic Botanical Cosmetics - C42P.O. Box 88, Casco, ME 04015(207) 627-7561

Nagy Sales Inc. - C4360 North St., Wallingford, CT06492(860) 480-2651Ultimate Garden Hose Nozzle and the Amazing Expandable Flex Hose

Nelson’s Candies - C37949 West Ridge Rd., Cornville, ME 04967(207) 474-8973nelsonscandies.comFudge

Nelson’s Candies - C37949 West Ridge Rd., Cornville, ME 04967(207) 474-8973nelsonscandies.comFudge

PRESENTING SPONSORNew England Home Health Care - B16, B1728 Gilman Plaza, Bangor, ME 04401(207) 945-3374nehhc.comOne of Maine’s leading providers of private pay in-home care services. One Stop Home Repair - C1990 Stillwater Ave., Orono, ME 04473(207) 866-5690OneStopHomeRepair.comWindow treatment/green technologies Pat’s Fudge & Crafts - C10P.O. Box 95, Waterville, ME 04903(207) 861-1121Fudge

PDQ Door - C13589 Main Rd. N., Hampden, ME 04444(207) 947-1899pdqdoor.comDoorways

Prairie Blossom Silver - C40339 Pelham Hill Rd., Shutesbury, MA 01072(413) 259-1589Silver jewelry

Prospect Harbor Soap Company - C15P.O. Box 89, Prospect Harbor, ME 04669(207) 963-7598prospectharborsoapco.comHandmade soap

Quality Lawn Services - C234 Libby Ln., Hampden, ME 04444(207) 862-8150lawncaremaine.comLawn fertilization, grub and insect control, weed control, aeration, aeration & overseeding

Rand Hill/ Darby Creek - C3230 Main St., Dexter, ME 04930(207) 924-3752randhillfarms.com

Rand Hill/ One Step Mud Mat - C3130 Main St., Dexter, ME 04930(207) 924-3752randhillfarms.comOne step mud mat takes 95% of dirt and water off your feet as you walk across it. Ripple Pottery - C30P.O. Box 564, Rumney, NH 03266(603) 786-9085ripplepottery.comPottery

S Designs - B754 Day Rd., Brewer, ME 04412(207) 989-7611giftwarebysdesign.comHand painted ceramic cut flower vases with attached metal floral pin frog, for Ikebana floral arranging. Matching platters and dip bowls.

Shipwreck Galley Salsa - C580 New York Ave., South Portland, ME 04021(207) 329-8518stores.homestead.com/shipwreckgalleyUnique salsa flavors

Stone Fox Farm Creamery - D177 Bartlett Hill Rd., Monroe, ME 04951(207) 323-2850stonefoxfarm@mainelywired.netstonefoxfarmcreamery.comHomemade, all natural ice cream using locally sourced ingredients

Sunshine Pools Inc. - C11, C121381 Main St., Jay, ME 04239(207) 577-0073sunshinepoolsmaine.compools & saunas

Towels 2 Aprons - A6P.O. Box 59, Abbot, ME 04406(207) 717-4363towels2aprons.comTowels 2 Aprons - aprons strings that turn any tea towel into and apron, bib or coverlet for nursing mothers.

The Home Depot - A2650 Stillwater Ave., Bangor, ME 04401(207) 990-3133thehomedepot.comgarden/landscape The Maine Garden Journal - C9P.O. Box 125, Orono, ME 04473(207) 866-3861mainegardenjournal.comInsider secrets from Maine people who love to put their hands in the dirt.The Queen’s Taste - C6P.O. Box 590025, Newton, MA 02459(617) 947-6772ecclecakes.comBritish specialty desserts

The Patio Flame - C2022 Dunham St., Belfast, ME 04915(207) 338-8372thepatioflame.comHand made pottery

The Proud Peacock - C275 Old Canton Rd., Canton, ME 06019(860) 485-8137theproudpeacock.comScarves, handbags,and more

The Silver Seashell - A7136 Elm St., Parsonsfiled, ME 04047(207) 651-4709Sterling silver jewelry

The Woodshaper Shop of Maine - C8160 Mill Rd., Dedham, ME 04429(207) 843-7235woodshapershopofmaine.comWood products: Lawn and garden furniture, accessories, and bentwood garden accents, to classic wooden toys

UMaine Cooperative Extension5741 Libby Hall, Orono, ME 04469-5741(207) [email protected]

Westminster Whimsy - C2996 South Dondero Rd., Chelsea, ME 04330(978) 376-9523westminsterwhimsy.comHerbal dips

Williams Irrigation System - C14Theodore WilliamsP.O. Box 505, Ellsworth, ME 04605(207) 632-7310williamsirrigationsystems.comIrrigation install and systems

BEER AREAAllagash Brewing Companyallagash.com

Atlantic Brewing Company15 Knox Rd., Bar Harbor, ME 04609(207) 288-2337atlanticbrewing.com

Baxter Brewing Companybaxterbrewing.com

Maine Mead Works51 Washington Ave., Portland, ME 04101(207) 773-MEADmainemeadworks.com

Mainly Meat BBQ25 Degregiore Park, Bar Harbor, ME 04609(207) [email protected]

Penobscot Bay Brewery279 South Main St., Winterport, ME 04496(207) 223-4500winterportwinery.com/brewery.asp

Samuel Adamssamueladams.com

Sea Dog Brewing Company26 Front St., Bangor, ME 04401(207) 947-8009seadogbrewing.com

Winterport Winery279 South Main St., Winterport, ME 04496(207) 223-4500winterportwinery.com


St. Joseph Healthcare Great Garden Give-AwayFor your entry to be eligible this form must be completed in its entirety and dropped off at St. Joseph Healthcare’s booth at the Bangor Garden Show & Spring Fling April 5-7.

Mr. / Mrs. / Ms.

First Name _________________ Last Name _____________________

Address ____________________________________________________

City _______________________ State ________ Zip Code ________

E-mail Address ______________________________________________

Phone number ______________________

Stop by St. Joseph Healthcare’s booth at the Garden Show & Spring Fling!

Cooking Demonstrations • Plant a Seed • Spin the Prize Wheel • More!Enter below to win a fantastic gardening prize package!

Remember your form and you’ll receive a free seed packet to get your garden started!

Grow Your Way to Good Healthwith St. Joseph Healthcare

ACTVITIES


St. Joseph Healthcare Great Garden Give-AwayFor your entry to be eligible this form must be completed in its entirety and dropped off at St. Joseph Healthcare’s booth at the Bangor Garden Show & Spring Fling April 5-7.

Mr. / Mrs. / Ms.

First Name _________________ Last Name _____________________

Address ____________________________________________________

City _______________________ State ________ Zip Code ________

E-mail Address ______________________________________________

Phone number ______________________

Stop by St. Joseph Healthcare’s booth at the Garden Show & Spring Fling!

Cooking Demonstrations • Plant a Seed • Spin the Prize Wheel • More!Enter below to win a fantastic gardening prize package!

Remember your form and you’ll receive a free seed packet to get your garden started!

Grow Your Way to Good Healthwith St. Joseph Healthcare

ACTVITIES

GOLF! Putting green and indoor golf at the Garden Show

There will be a putting green built right into the middle of the gardenscape floor. It will be the perfect place to practice your short game and get expert assistance from Bangor Municipal Golf Course. Also for the little golfer in your life the First tee Junior Golf program will be set up and helping teach the golfers of tomorrow.

Check out the golf simulator where you can practice teeing off and driving down the fairway.

Check out the golf simulator where you can practice teeing off and driving down the fairway. Each day will have a running Closest-to-the-Pin Contest with a final Hole-in-One contest that could win you $10,000. Not a bad day on the course.


Bringing its infectious, unique brand of musical energy to the Garden Show & Spring Fling is alternative country/rock group The Mallett Brothers Band, which the Portland Press Herald in 2010 called “an authentic, rip-roarin’ alt-country band,” and which Portland-based Dispatch Magazine recently called “a six-piece living inferno.”

It will be a return to the Bangor area for the band, which has played the KahBang festival, one of the KahBang art series shows, and the West Market Festival.

“It’s always nice to get back the area,” said Will Mallett who, along with his brother Luke, is from these parts. “We’re excited to get up there… We’re definitely honored to be part of the whole thing.”

If there’s any way to classify just what the band’s sound is, good luck trying; it’s definitely its own sound. Show-goers can expect fast guitars, some bluegrass energy, and what Mallett calls “an old-fashioned rock and roll show.”

“We always say our fan base stretches from 5 years old to 100 years old, because we’ll have a lot of older people in the crowds, and we can get the kids dancing,” he said. “We definitely seem to have a pretty broad appeal.”

Mallett and his brother Luke come from a folk-music background, of course, with their father, David Mallett, a legendary Maine folk singer. That influence shows in their lyrics, but their musical style is all their own. Along with the folk music, the brothers spent 10 years in Tennessee as kids, so there are definite country, bluegrass, and Southern rock infusions. But the rest of the band is firmly steeped in classic-rock styles. Whatever the magic formula is, it’s definitely working for the band.

“[I’m] extremely excited and humbled

MALLETT BROTHERS BAND TO LIGHT UP THE GARDEN SHOW

“One of the most popular and talked-about bands in Maine in some years. The Mallett Brothers Band can shake the planks on a porch with a bottle of whiskey and a washboard, or get a club in downtown Portland stomping the floors.”

- MARK CURDO, WCYY 94.3

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and honored by the fact that people seem to enjoy what we’re doing everywhere we go,” Mallett said. “We’re still a long way from driving fancy cars and stuff like that, but we get to travel around the country and do what we love to do. It’s pretty amazing.”

The band consists of Luke on vocals and guitar; Will on guitar, banjo, and vocals; Nick Leen on bass, mandolin, and keyboards; Nate Soule on guitar, mandolin, organ, percussion, and vocals; Wally Wenzel on guitar, keyboards, and dobro; and Brian Higgins on drums.

Don’t miss the Mallett Brothers Band at the Garden Show & Spring Fling. Learn more about them, and listen to some of their infectious music, at www.mallettbrothersband.com.

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Central Maine StoneworksSilas Wilbur264 Moosehead TrailNewport, ME [email protected]

For 10 years, Central Maine Stoneworks has done landscaping and hardscape construction, specializing in patios and walkways constructed of fieldstone, granite, and slate, and producing copper and stone sculptures and stone water features — and provide overall lawn maintenance.

Owner Silas Wilbur has been at previous garden shows at the auditorium before, and “It generally works out pretty good,” he said.

Wilbur says his exhibition will focus on a laid-back, low-maintenance garden — with, of course plenty of stone.

“We specialize in natural stone and walls and patios,” Wilbur said. “It will be a different variety of stone and some sculptures and stuff like that.”

Despite its name, the company isn’t limited to Central Maine. “We spent three months last year up on the Canadian border in Van Buren,” Wilbur said, noting he’s done jobs in New Hampshire and Massachusetts.

Cozy Acre GreenhouseJeff Marstaller26 Cozy Acres Lane North Yarmouth, ME [email protected]

Cozy Acre Greenhouse, located in North Yarmouth and owned by Jeff Marstaller, has been in business for 24 years. As a wholesaler supplier of annuals, vegetables and herbs to Maine garden centers and landscapers, this is Marstaller’s second trip to the Bangor Garden Show.

Their landscape exhibit will welcome visitors to the show to explore a Maine trail and garden.

“[We decided] to build a trail framed by bent twig fencing that [will] lead the gardener through shade loving plants finally arriving at a sunny gazebo made from Maine Dri Ki (driftwood) that is surrounded with lots of flower color,” Marstaller said. “Amongst the plants will be animals, created by a chainsaw-happy Maine artisan.”

The landscape exhibit, he said, reflects a whimsical approach that can be easily duplicated by gardeners and includes items easily obtained in Maine.

FlagstonesHarvey WilburGuilford, [email protected]

Maine stone and granite along with reclaimed stone and granite are the heart of Flagstones, a Guilford hardscaping company. Owned by Harvey Wilbur, the business can “build anything out of natural stone.” That includes intricate staircases, walkways, and patios among other environmental accents.

This year’s entry will put his stonework experience to the test, creating a display that features the stony medium.

“At Flagstones, we feel that no matter what you want us to do — from steps to a patio — should have artistic flair,” Wilbur said. “We can set it in stone.”

As as Garden Show veteran, Flagstones will once again use stone to accent a creative landscape. Wilbur hinted the display may include a stone sailboat. Past visitors will recall the display with a granite train.

The show is also an opportunity to reconnect with colleagues while inspiring visitors.

“We’re a bunch of friends getting together to do an exhibition [while] working together to put on the best possible show,” he said.

Hickory Dickory Decks

Alvin [email protected]

Deck specialist Alvin Smith says the Bangor Garden Show is one of the first highlights of spring. Smith owns Hickory Dickory Decks, a 10 year old business located at 1555 Hammond Street in Bangor.

The annual show will afford Smith and his team with the opportunity to share their vision for what a deck can afford its owner.

“Decks can change the way we live in our houses,” Smith said. “We love being able to help people change the way they live their lives.”

While everyone’s version of “Our Maine Life” differs, he said, the Hickory Dickory Decks version will feature their ideal cottage lifestyle. That includes waterfront views, flowers, and, of course, decks and outdoor living space.

“All decks are a direct reflection of the customer,” he said. That’s why the staff at Hickory Dickory Decks will also be on hand to help visitors envision their own slice of Maine life.

JL LandscapeJoe [email protected]

For Bangor landscaper Joe Ladd, “Our Maine Life” harkens to quiet days on the Belgrade lakes where he grew up, surrounded by nature. So it’s not surprising that his landscape display will utilize that theme and take it to the next level.

This year’s Garden Show is Ladd’s first solo competition. As a University of Maine graduate, Ladd has been to the Garden Show before as part of the UMaine team. This year, he’s excited to show visitors to the show what he can do.

“I loved it and had a lot of fun,” Ladd said. “It’s an amazing challenge to put it together in just a couple of days. I’m a fresh face with new ideas and things to offer.”

Ladd’s business has been offering landscape design, hardscape and softscape services, and maintenance services to clients in the “bedroom communities of Bangor” and some Downeast.

Mainely HardscapesCorey ThibodeauWestern Ave., [email protected]

As a first time participant in the Bangor Garden Show, Mainely Hardscapes owner Corey Thibodeau is looking forward to showing off what his business can do.

Thibodeau’s business, located on Western Ave. in Hampden, has been operational since 2007 and specializes in custom and unique hardscapes, fireplaces, and water features.

“Mainely Hardscapes’ view of life here in Maine consists of family gatherings, relaxation, and natural beauty,” Thibodeau said. “Our goal for this year’s show is to create a cozy setting where one may enjoy the company of family and friends while mesmerized by the sight, sounds, and smells of a dancing campfire on a cool summer evening.”

Using imagination, Maine-sourced products, and experience, Thibodeau promises the exhibit will be “a custom, hand-crafted work of art that is not only functional, but will stand the test of time.”

In addition to the challenge of creating the landscape design, Thibodeau is looking forward to meeting visitors and other participants.

“Mainely Hardscapes is looking forward to joining our peers while interacting with the thousands of

OUR MAINE LIFEThe Garden Show’s landscaper competition tasked the nine participants to illustrate their vision of “Our Maine Life.”


patrons who will be passing through the Historical Bangor Auditorium, during its last year of operation,” he said.

NewLand Nursery & Landscaping, Inc.Steve Elliot124 Bangor RoadEllsworth, Maine [email protected]

One of the Garden Show’s first landscapers is back to compete.

NewLand Nursery & Landscaping, owned by Steve Elliot, offers a retail nursery, full-service florist, landscape design and construction, and landscape maintenance.

“The number one thing that we pride ourselves on is the vision to be able to walk onto a site and see potential,” Elliot said. “We listen to our clients, get the information on what they are looking for and then we create the design that fulfills [their vision.]”

And what does “Our Maine Life”

mean to Elliot? “It’s where we go to relax and get away

from the hubbub of daily life,” he said. “We will be projecting a more ‘native Maine’ exhibit with less gardening and gardens. There will still be some color. We are detail oriented and we want you to feel as though you are in the Maine woods and at camp.”

The challenge of designing for the Garden Show is one that Elliot knows well.

“You have to build it 15 times in your mind to make sure there’s not one error,” he said. “It’s like putting on a theater production. You prepare and then the curtain comes up and you have to be ready.”

And Elliot and his team are ready for opening night: Friday, April 5.

Stonescapes & WatergardensGlen & [email protected]

Creating a natural setting is what

Stonescapes and Watergardens is all about. Their passion is building mountain streams and ponds, like the ones found in the Maine woods. Water quality is naturally balanced in a self-contained eco-system.

As a Garden Show landscape competition veteran, Glen and Wendy are Aquascape Certified Contractors and will use stone and water features to create a vision of “Our Maine Life.”

University of Maine Environmental HorticultureStephanie [email protected]@umit.maine.edu

A perennial participant in the Bangor Garden Show, the University of Maine’s Environmental Horticulture students are poised to sow creative seeds at this year’s show.

Advised by Stephanie Burnett, the Garden Show is a yearly project allowing students to demonstrate design creativity while gaining hands-on

experience from the preliminary plans to the installation of the last shrub. “Students work on garden design, collecting the plant material needed, and constructing the final exhibit itself,” Burnett said.

The design, she noted, also allows students to hone their landscaping techniques. The display will have a natural wall, a sustainable retention pond, and leaving trees commonly found in Maine backyards.

“[We want to] show your average gardener how to improve their own lawn without having to remove existing trees,” she said.

UMaine’s “Our Maine Life” can be summed up simply: It’s what your back yard could be. Visitors will notice annuals, perennials, and interesting landscaping techniques to pique interest and encourage flow.

“The back yard is being utilized as a space that is serene and beautiful as you take in the water feature as well as various evergreens and mainly native plants,” she said.

2012 Garden Show. PHOTO BY DEBRA BELL 2008 Garden Show. PHOTO BY MICHAEL YORK


Southern Maine

1. Take the Train Go back in time by taking a ride on

the train. The Amtrack Downeaster offers service to Boston daily from its Brunswick, Freeport, and Portland stations. Kids ride free on Sundays.

For more information: amtrakdowneaster.com

2. Get Moo-vingEmbrace your inner farmer at Wolfe’s

Neck Farm in Freeport or by visiting Smiling Hill Farm in Westbrook. Or plan a day out to a farmer’s market in your area.

3. Enjoy the DesertThink you have to go west to visit

the desert? Think again. The Desert of Maine is a naturally occurring desert in Freeport. Filled with nature tours, trails, and camping opportunities, the Desert is a unique place to take the kids. Admission is $10.50 for adults, $7.75 for teens ages 13-16, and $6.75 for children 12 and younger. Learn more at desertofmaine.com.

4. Festival fever in PortlandThe 40th Annual Old Port Festival

will be held on Sunday, June 9 from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. This staple of summer features music, Maine-made arts and crafts, kids activities, food vendors and more. Get there at 11 a.m. for a parade down Exchange Street led by Portland’s Shoestring Theater.

5. Find Tinkerbell. Mackworth Island houses a year-

round fairy village 10 minutes from the parking lot on the north side of the island. Mackworth is a bridged island, and is accessible by car however parking is limited. Located just off of Rte. 1 in Falmouth, Mackworth Island.

Central and Northern Maine

1. Come fly awayThe 10th Annual Crown Of Maine

Balloon Festival, Aug. 22-25 in Presque Isle, is the place to be this summer. Rife with music, art, beautiful hot air balloons, and much more, this annual event brings summer to a high-flying conclusion. Find out more at crownofmaineballoonfest.org

2. Watch wildlifeThe Maine Wildlife Farm in Gray

offers families the opportunity to get up close, but not personal, with more than 30 species of native Maine wildlife. The Maine Wildlife Farm also offers a full slate of programs designed to educate and delight. For more information visit maine.gov/ifw/education/wildlifepark/index.htm

3. Explore space The Maynard F. Jordan Planetarium

at the University of Maine campus in Orono offers visitors a chance to learn about the stars. Star shows are scheduled throughout the year. Head on over to galaxymaine.com to plan your trip to space.

4. Get historical Fort Knox State Park and the

Penobscot Narrows Observatory, both located in Prospect, are rife with Maine history. Fort Knox offers myriad opportunities for exploring while the Observatory offers visitors a birds-eye view of the Prospect-Bucksport area. Both will open on May 1. For more information, visit fortknox.maineguide.com

5. A Moose stopHead on up to the Katahdin Region

for several opportunities to go “on safari” to search for moose. Moose and Photo Tours in Millinocket (www.mainelyphotos.com) as well as the Birches in Greenville (www.birches.com) both offer moose safaris. Or just head up to Baxter State Park for a wilderness excursion.

FAMILY-FRIENDLY ACTIVITIES IN

MAINE

A child enjoys one of the interactive attractions in the children’s area at Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens in Boothbay. BDN MAINE PHOTO BY DEBRA BELL

The kids garden is filled with whimsical plants, winding paths, a treehouse with a rope bridge, and lots of things to explore.


Coastal Maine

1. Enjoy the gardensCoastal Maine Botanical Gardens,

located in Boothbay, is a gardener’s paradise, but is an even cooler place for the kids. The kids garden is filled with whimsical plants, winding paths, a treehouse with a rope bridge, and lots of things to explore to keep the kids entertained. Or take the whole family on nature paths and into different gardens, including the garden of the five senses. Plan your trip at mainegardens.org

2. Hit Harbor ParkRockport’s Harbor Park is home

to a marble statue of Andre the seal, the famous harbor seal pup found by Rockport resident Harry Goodridge in 1961. Andre became famous for making springtime treks to Rockport from his winter home at the New England Aquarium. Harbor Park is host also to music, a lime shed, and the Rockport Opera House. Learn more at camdenmainevacation.com

3. Maine Lobster Festival Held in Rockland’s downtown from

July 31-Aug. 4, the Maine Lobster Festival returns for its 66th year. This annual festival offers something for everyone with midway rides, seafood lunches and dinners, a cooking contest, games, arts, music, parades, and contests galore. Hands-on activities and a children’s area are also main attractions. Find out more at mainelobsterfestival.com

4. FAMily fun. The Farnsworth Art Museum is

located at 16 Museum St. in Rockland. The museum offers rotating art exhibits as well as the Wyeth Gallery which showcases the work of N.C., Andrew, and James Wyeth. Make sure to head outside into the sculpture garden at the rear of the museum.

5. Island fun. Hop aboard a ferry and visit a Maine

island this summer. From Isleboro (board the ferry in Lincolnville) to Isle au Haut (hop aboard the Mail Boat in

Stonington), a Maine island accessible only by boat is a unique way to gather the family for some quality time.

Eastern Maine

1. Give a hoot. The Birdsacre Sanctuary, located at

289 Main Street in Ellsworth, houses the Stanwood Wildlife Sanctuary. In addition to nature trails, rescued birds, and a nature center, Birdsacre is a good place to enjoy nature while also learning about Maine’s wildlife. And don’t forget the camera! For more information visit birdsacre.com.

2. Explore MDI. Mt. Desert Island, home of Acadia

National Park, is full of things for families to do at low- or no-cost. Hike the trails, hit the beach, climb a mountain, or participate in the Junior Ranger Program. Then head into Bar Harbor for a well-earned ice cream or stop in a shop. To plan your trip visit acadiamagic.com.

3. Go birding. The 15th annual Acadia Birding

Festival will be held May 30-June 2 on Mt. Desert Island. Take a trip to look for birds, listen to lectures and speakers, and more. If your home is in love with the birds, make this an annual tradition. Learn more at acadiabirdingfestival.com.

4. Go for the blue. Head on down to Machias this

August to go crazy for blue. The 38th annual Machias Wild Blueberry Festival will be held from Aug. 16-18 in the heart of Machias. The festival will feature a parade, a play, shopping, pie eating, a road race, the Blueberry Ball, and tours of the blueberry farms. Learn more at machiasblueberry.com.

5. Head east. There’s lots to do in Eastern Maine.

Explore Lubec, hike Quoddy Head State Park, search for sea glass on the beach at Roque’s Bluff in Machias, and top it off with pie at Helen’s Restaurant at the Blue Bird Ranch, both in Machias.

2012 Maine Lobster Festival. PHOTO BY DEBRA BELL

Hands-on activities and a children’s area are main attractions at the Maine Lobster Festival.


Beer VendorsWinterport Winery - Penobscot Brewery• 3 beers and 2 wines

Maine Mead Works• Ram Island Iced Tea Mead• Dry Mead• Blueberry Mead• Lavender Mead

Atlantic Brewing Company• Bar Harbor Real Ale• Bar Harbor Blueberry Ale• Coal Porter• New Guy IPA

Sam Adams Brewing Company• Boston Lager• Summer• Angry Orchard• Curious Traveler Shandy

Sea Dog Brewing• BluePaw Ale• IPA

Baxter Brewing Company• Celsius summer ale (if available)• Pamola Pale Ale• Baxter IPA Allagash Brewing Company• White• Black

Nothing says spring like a cold refreshing beer or wine. This year’s

Garden Show will feature a tasting garden with craft brews from Maine

and New England. Be sure to stop by, relax for a bit and sample some

of the regions finest. For $10 you will be given a sample punch

card that allows you to try up to 8 different beers, wines or

meads. If 8 seems like a few more than you may want

than consider splitting the punch card with a friend.

BEER AND WINE GARDEN

CRAFT BREWS ENLIVEN GARDEN SHOW EXPERIENCE

NAVIGATING THE SHOW

PHOTO COURTESY OF COZY ACRES GREENHOUSES, UNITS B11 AND B12 OF THE LANDSCAPER FLOOR.

Everyone’s here to help you out. Vendors will be talking with you about their products and services while landscapers will be showing off the beautiful gardnescapes they have created and will be available to answer any questions you have. Be sure to catch presenters up on the stage talking about a wide variety of topics and also thank the sponsors when you see them. Without their help we couldn’t put on such a grand and dynamic show. And if you have any questions at all about he who, what, when, where and why of the show, be sure to seek out someone with a staff badge who can help you with anything you need.


Beer VendorsWinterport Winery - Penobscot Brewery• 3 beers and 2 wines

Maine Mead Works• Ram Island Iced Tea Mead• Dry Mead• Blueberry Mead• Lavender Mead

Atlantic Brewing Company• Bar Harbor Real Ale• Bar Harbor Blueberry Ale• Coal Porter• New Guy IPA

Sam Adams Brewing Company• Boston Lager• Summer• Angry Orchard• Curious Traveler Shandy

Sea Dog Brewing• BluePaw Ale• IPA

Baxter Brewing Company• Celsius summer ale (if available)• Pamola Pale Ale• Baxter IPA Allagash Brewing Company• White• Black

BEER AND WINE GARDEN LANDSCAPING IDEAS

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