{"id":8336,"date":"2012-08-22T12:51:19","date_gmt":"2012-08-22T16:51:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/?page_id=8336"},"modified":"2026-03-20T15:21:29","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T19:21:29","slug":"horticulture","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/horticulture\/","title":{"rendered":"Horticulture"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Horticulture touches our lives every day, from the foods we eat from our gardens (or our local farmer\u2019s garden) to the flowers and plants that enhance our well-being.<\/p>\n<p>The UMaine Extension Cumberland County Horticulture staff is here to assist you with research-based answers to your horticultural-related concerns and questions. From interpreting soil test results to identifying plants, insects, and diseases, we can help.<\/p>\n<h3>Cumberland County Horticulture Staff<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Pamela Hargest<\/strong>, Horticulture Professional, <span class=\"gI\"><span class=\"go\"><a href=\"mailto:pamela.hargest@maine.edu\">pamela.hargest@maine.edu<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Abigail Griffith<\/b>, Horticulture Community Education Assistant, <a href=\"mailto:abigail.griffith@maine.edu\">abigail.griffith@maine.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Ava Sharpe<\/strong>, Horticulture &amp; Agriculture Administrative Specialist, <a href=\"mailto:ava.sharpe@maine.edu\">ava.sharpe@maine.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote>\n<h3><strong>Explore Horticulture Opportunities<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/events\/category\/all\/horticulture\/list\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gardening Workshops<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/master-gardener-volunteers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cumberland County Master Gardener Volunteers<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/horticulture\/tidewater\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UMaine Gardens at Tidewater Farm<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/maine-home-garden-news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Maine Home Garden News\u00a0<\/a> (Statewide newsletter)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/horticulture\/maine-harvest-for-hunger\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Maine Harvest for Hunger<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3>Additional Gardening Resources<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/horticulture\/vegetable-gardening-keep-your-garden-growing-plant-from-spring-to-fall\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Vegetable Gardening: Keep Your Garden Growing \u2014 Plant from Spring to Fall<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/ipm\/ipddl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pest Identification and Information Services\u00a0&amp; Plant Disease Diagnosis<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Are you a frustrated gardener with insect pest problems in your yard or garden?\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/livestock\/poultry\/guinea-fowl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Guinea Fowl May Be the Solution<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/master-gardener-volunteers-online-resource\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Master Gardener Volunteer Resources<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">More about Gardening<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Horticulture touches our lives every day, from the foods we eat from our gardens (or our local farmer\u2019s garden) to the flowers and plants that enhance our well-being. 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