Boothbay Region Garden Club’s August meeting on Wednesday, Aug. 12 at 2 p.m. at St. Columba’s Church will have a program presented by Heather McCargo of the Wild Seed Project. The topic is “In the Shade: Gardening with native plants from the woodland understory.”

Many gardeners are unsure of what to plant in the shady spots in their yard. In this presentation, Heather looks to our native woodlands for design inspiration, then showcases some of the beautiful native woody and herbaceous plants that thrive in the shade and do well in our gardens and human dominated landscapes. 

Heather McCargo founded Wild Seed Project in 2014 and served as executive director until 2021. She has 40 years of expertise in wild plant propagation, design and conservation. She was the head plant propagator at the Native Plant Trust’s Garden in the Woods during the 1990s, has worked in landscape architecture/planning firms specializing in ecological design, and has been a contributor to research projects with the USAID, the National Gardening Association, Maine DOT and Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners. She has lectured nationally and is widely published in journals and magazines. She was featured in 2021 in the New York Times and Down East in 2022. Heather has a B.A. in plant ecology from Hampshire College and an M.A. from the Conway School of Landscape Design. 

For more information: https://www.boothbayregiongardenclub.org/