Check out more upcoming classes for May & June. Our FREE classes will be held Saturdays at all three locations (unless otherwise stated) at 10 AM. Space is limited so reserve today for the classes of your choice! Class participants receive a special Skillins 10% discount coupon for use on the weekend of your class. SKILLIN’S CUSTOMERS WHO ATTEND 6 CLASSES IN THIS SERIES (March - June 12) RECEIVE A $60 SKILLIN’S GIFT CERTIFICATE! (each SUBJECT counts for one class!) Call Brunswick 442-8111 (1-800-339-8111), Cumberland 829-5619 (1-800-348-8498), or Falmouth 781-3860 (1-800-244-3860) to register for classes. You may also register by emailing us at skillins@maine.rr.com, just specify the date, time, and location! These classes can sell out fast so sign up today!April 3 — Gardening 101 10 AM & 2 PM What better way to celebrate spring than to talk about some gardening basics that you may be wondering about. We are gardening in Maine; what plants work reliably the best? Why lime my lawn? What fertilizer should I use that is best for my yard but also our planet? I have a budget, how can I stretch my dollars? For 125 springs we have been answering these and many other gardening questions. Let’s talk gardening and learn. We will emphasize how best to Plant for the Planet in your yard! Free and well worth more! April 10 — Outdoor Gardening with Annuals and Perennials 10 AM & 2 PM The classics and the new! The red, purple, yellow and blue! Butterflies can be free to fly, hummingbirds to almost sing in your garden. People change, plants too; we would love to show you what to do! Here too, there are some very awesome plants we can show you that grow well in Maine. Free April 17 — The Pursuit of the Rose! 10 AM only The layers of petals, the bright yet tender colors, the unmatched fragrance; ahh! the pursuit of the rose. We know it can be done; let us show you how it will be done! Free April 17 — Beyond the Bloom! 2 PM only AKA “Blooms are the Bonus” but really life is an everyday event. Let us show you how to utilize the texture, color and interest of foliage (and bark!) to create interest before the bloom and beyond! Free April 24 — Container Gardening 10 AM only There is more than one way to garden. Whether you live in a condo, apartment, or are using small spaces, gardening in containers provides a creative use of limited space. Let us show you how to grow season long flowers in creative ways. Free April 24 & 25 Container Edibles 2 PM each day A new class for Skillins! More and more of us want to grow some of our own food as naturally and conveniently as we can! Let us show you how—this will be a great way to learn some new tricks with some old reliable vegetables and herbs that can be grown indoors AND out! Free | |
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