F e b r u a r y / M a r c h 2 0 1 8 1 7 from left: may fair; boston flower and garden show; pioneer valley home expo; friends of the eastern prom, hidden gardens of munjoy hill SpringinBloom Home & Garden Shows Connecticut Flower & Garden Show, Connecti- cut Convention Center, Hartford,Connecticut, Feb. 22-25.860-844-8461 Rhode Island Home, Flower & Garden Show, Rhode Island Conven- tion Center, Providence, Rhode Island, Mar. 5-8. 401-438-7400 Pioneer Valley Home Expo, Smith Vocational High School,Northamp- ton,Massachusetts, Mar. 10-11.413-585-5207 Bath Antique Sale,Bath Middle School,Bath, Mar. 11,Apr. 8. 832-7798 Boston Flower & Garden Show, Seaport World Trade Center,Boston, Mass.,Mar.14-18. 781-343-1569 The Maine Home Show, Androscoggin Bank Coli- see, Lewiston,Mar.17-18. 577-2721 16th Annual Southern Rhode Island Home Show,Ryan Center,Kings- ton,Rhode Island,Mar. 17-18.401-788-3200 The Maine Flower Show, Thompson’s Point,Mar. 21-25.623-6430 Western Massachusetts Home & Garden Show, Eastern States Expo,West Springfield,Massachusetts, Mar.22-25.413-733-8158 Seacoast Home & Gar- den Show, Whittemore Center Arena, Durham, New Hampshire,Mar.24- 25.866-295-6438 Bridge of Flowers Opening, Shelburne Falls, Massachusetts,Apr.1. 47th Annual Bangor Home Show, Cross Insurance Center, Bangor,Apr.6-8. The Maine Photography Show,Boothbay Region Art Foundation, Boothbay Harbor,Apr.7 - May 4. 633-2703 49th Annual Portland Home Show,Portland Expo,Apr.13-15. Daffodil Days Begin, citywide, Newport, Rhode Island,Apr.14-22. BDN Maine Garden Show,Alfond Arena, Orono,Apr.20-22. Vintage Bazaar,Brick South,Thompson’s Point, Apr.20-22.978-518-0128 Vermont Home & Garden Show,Champlain Valley Expo,Essex Junc- tion,Vermont,Apr.21-22. 802-876-6200 Falmouth Kitchen Tour, Falmouth. See some of Falmouth’s loveliest kitch- ens–it’s an annual tradition, May 4-5.229-3866 Mayfair: Northern Garden Clubs Gorham Garden Club,The Gorham Garden Club “meets on the last Tuesday evening of the month,” September through June,at 7 p.m.at the First Parish Church, 1 Church Street, Gorham.Dues are $15.The club maintains the Baxter Museum Garden,the Town of Gorham Monument Garden,and the Welcome to Gorham signs.In 2018 the club will be celebrating our 85th year of gardening in Gorham Longfellow Garden Club,The Longfellow Garden Club was “created in 1924 to promote and maintain the Longfellow Garden on the campus of the Maine Historical Society in downtown Portland,ME.The Colonial Revival Garden was completely replanted in 2009 following construction on the Brown Memorial Library.The garden is located behind the Wadsworth-Longfellow House, the childhood home of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.” The club meets on the second Tuesday of the month, from 10 a.m.to noon,at Woodfords Congregation Church, 202 Woodford Street, Portland. Mar.13: “Gardening Forever: Adaptive Strategies to En- sure Lifelong Gardening,” 20 Blueberry Lane, Falmouth. Apr.10: “Medomak Valley High School Heirloom Seed Project,” 202 Woodford St.,Portland. May 8: “All About Orchids,” plus luncheon,11 Foreside Rd.,Falmouth. Cape Elizabeth Garden Club,“Founded in 1948, the club maintains the gardens at the Keeper’s House of the Portland Head Lighthouse in Cape Elizabeth.” ForinformationonmoreofMaine’sgardenclubs,visitMaineGardenClubs.org. Celebrate a fresh new season and find inspiration at New England’s home and garden shows. Garden & Home Shows Explore the Hidden Gardens of Munjoy Hill. Jump-start your Spring with New England’s array of home and garden shows, including Mayfair at the Fryeburg Fairgrounds,May 18-20 (above). Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens in Boothbay are a Springtime delight.