Thank you for being such an important part of the GCFM 2024 Convention!! I have had so many people tell me how much they enjoyed your program! Ivonne Vazquez as Keynote Speaker at the Garden Club Federation of Maine 92nd Annual Convention June 2024

"Enhancing our Gardening Perspective"

Keynote Speaker 

at the Garden Club Federation of Maine's 

92nd Annual Convention, Orono, Maine. June 20, 2024. 

"Being Good Keepers of the Land"

Keynote Speaker

Georges River Land Trust 

First Annual Nature Fest Celebration 

at the Langlais Art Preserve, Cushing, Maine, July 25, 2024. 

Presenter of the 'Plant Propagation" module for the Maine Ecological Design School, Permaculture Certificate

Unity, Maine. August 3, 2024

"Gardening for a Changing Climate", a timely topic in this era of uncertain weather, temperature and plant adaptability. Topsham Garden Club (Maine) via Zoom on

 November 13, 2024.

"Edimental! Edible Ornamentals", just a taste of the many benefits our garden plants offer us, including edible fruit, flowers, leaves and seeds. Presented before the Belfast Garden Club (Maine) on March 18, 2025.

"Creating Habitat with Native Plants"

 Native plants are important in attracting pollinators, of all types, to your garden. But what do you do once you have these wonderful life forms visiting your plants and looking to make a permanent home in your growing areas? 

Upcoming at Brewer Garden & Bird Club May 21, 2025

"Why Choose Native Plants" 

at Hampden Garden Club, May 27, 2025

"Native Plant Allies in Soil Health and Erosion Control for Lakeshore Ecosystems" 

The Annual Meeting,

Chemo Pond Lake Association

July 19, 2025