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FARMINGTON — The Mt. Blue Area Garden Club will host guest speaker Gary Fish, the Maine state horticulturist, at 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 19, at Trinity United Methodist Church, Farmington Falls.
Fish will present “Beetles, Bittersweet, and Buckthorn, OH MY!”, focusing on invasive pests in gardens and forests. There will be a social half-hour before the program, with light refreshments, hosted by Tom Saviello, Peg Lang and Amy Palmer. The speaker will begin after a brief business meeting at 1 p.m.
All are welcome to attend. Current CDC COVID protocol will be followed.
Fish grew up in Farmington and classifies himself as an “entomologist from birth.” His love of plants was inspired by his mother, who always grew beautiful roses and rock gardens. He is also a landscape and nature photographer. Fish earned a bachelor of science in Forest and Wildlife Management from University of Maine, College of Forest Resources, in 1982. He has been the state horticulturist since 2015 and manager of pesticide programs for the Board of Pesticides Control. He has been a practicing licensed professional forester since 1985.
PHOTO courtesy Maine.gov state horticulture yardscaping page
