“Choosing the Right Plants” with Sharon Turner — Camden Garden Club Winter Horticulture Series

Name: “Choosing the Right Plants” with Sharon Turner — Camden Garden Club Winter Horticulture Series
Start: 2026-02-17T10:00:00-05:00
Location: Camden Public Library

Schedule

Tue, 17 Feb, 2026 at 10:00 am

UTC-05:00

Location

Camden Public Library | Camden, ME

2026 Winter Horticulture Series: Re-Visioning Your Garden: Talks about Landscape Design
Presented by the Camden Garden Club
In Collaboration with Camden Public Library
Programs take place on Tuesday mornings from January 27 – February 24. *Registration is required.* Join us in-person in the Picker Room at Camden Public Library, or watch virtually on Zoom. Coffee and refreshments will be served in the Picker Room starting at 10:00 AM. Each program starts at 10:30 AM.
Tuesday, February 17: “Choosing the Right Plants” with Sharon Turner
A landscape designer and advocate for green infrastructure, Sharon Turner of Crystal Lake Farm and Nursery will share her insights on designing gardens that are both aesthetically pleasing and environmentally responsible.
Sharon will show participants how to select plants that are best suited for the gardens they are designing.
The land that is now Crystal Lake Farm & Nursery has been in Sharon’s family for almost 70 years. In 1955, when Sharon was 10, her father purchased a former boys’ camp and the family moved from Connecticut to the old farmhouse on her current property. For the next six years, Sharon and her family lived the country life, learning about nature, raising livestock, and growing bountiful gardens. In 1961, the family moved to Brunswick.
Although the farm stayed in the family, the house and land remained largely unoccupied until 1995 when Sharon’s son Eli built a cabin and moved to the farm. He spent the next five years (and more) restoring the land, using low-impact methods to manage the woodlands and reclaim open spaces for buildings, fields, and gardens.
In 2004, Eli built a cabin for Sharon and the seed for Crystal Lake Farm & Nursery was planted. For the past 20 years, mother and son have worked together to build their business and act as stewards of this small piece of Maine.