SERVICES OR GOODS OFFERED: We are a nursery which specializes in naturalistic planting design, offering a unique assortment of herbaceous perennial plants, many of which are native to Maine and North America. We will provide professional advice concerning the proper selection and use of plants suited to each individual’s need. We design and install gardens/landscapes, and it is this very same selection of plants we use when practicing naturalistic planting design for customers throughout the region. We also seek to educate the public concerning self-sufficient, organic food production. Catalogs available. LOCATION: 212 Fisher Road, Bowdoinham. HOURS: May 15 to Aug. 31, Wednesday through

Saturday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.; May 1 to June 30,

Sunday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Sept. 1 to Oct. 31,

Thursday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. TELEPHONE: 666-8419. EMAIL: andrewfiorigardener@gmail.com WEBSITE: mainegardendesign.com OWNER: Andrew Fiori. EXPERIENCE: We have attended farmers markets in Bath and Brunswick for the past seven years, selling herbaceous perennial plants. Designed and installed naturalistic, low-maintenance plantings throughout the area for the past 10 years.

Graduated with a degree in resource management from Sterling College. UNUSUAL CHARACTERISTICS OF BUSINESS: We seek to educate the public concerning naturalistic planting design and its roots in the natural world, by promoting the use of wildflowers, ornamental grasses and other low-maintenance plants with a long season of interest, while offering face-to-face professional advice. Our nursery is also a farm, located on 150 acres of family-owned conservation land along the Cathance River. Also open for the public to view will be diverse organic vegetable gardens and a fledgling hybrid hazelnut orchard. A meadow walk will provide people an opportunity to explore and be in nature. PLANS: Our selection will continue to grow to roughly 300 varieties of ornamental plants, with an increasing focus on natives and self-selected varieties. We would also like to eventually include organic vegetable seedlings, organic hazelnut products, including regionally adapted nursery stock, bagged organic fertilizer and potting soil, and possibly other garden-related products.

Eventually a small shop will be built to complement these additions.

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