Heather McCargo is the founder and former executive director (2014-2021) of Wild Seed Project. A former head plant propagator at the New England Wild Flower Society’s (now Native Plant Trust) Garden in the Woods during the 1990s, Heather has also worked at several landscape architecture/planning firms specializing in ecological design, and has contributed to research projects with USAID, the National Gardening Association, and MOFGA. She has lectured nationally and is widely published in journals and magazines such as Brooklyn Botanical Garden’s “Growing from Seed,”Horticulture, American Nurseryman, Ecological Landscape Alliance, and was recently featured in Downeast magazine, January 2023. Heather was a guest speaker for the Castine Garden Club in 2019 and a speaker at an In Conversation in Emerson Hall in 2023.
Julia Frederick is a landscape architect who lives in Freeport. A passionate advocate for gardening with native plants, she previously served on the Board of Wild Seed Project. She enjoys experimenting in her home landscape and cherishes time spent among the flowers with her daughter, her dog, the birds and the bees. Julia received her Masters of Landscape Architecture from the Harvard University Graduate School of Design.
Jared Grant is a Certified Professional Dry Stone Waller through the DSWA (Dry Stone Walling Association of Great Britain), and is a Certified Instructor in dry stone building techniques, also through the DSWA and The Stone Trust. He is also a member of the Maine Stoneworkers Guild, and certified by Maine DEP in erosion control practices and shoreland construction.
Ruby Treyball grew up on the Blue Hill Peninsula surrounded by and working in gardens. She inherited Natural Rhythms Landscaping from her father in 2018. She designs, installs, and maintains gardens. In recent years she has had an increased focus on native plants and the development of living shoreline stabilization projects. Through her work she aims to contribute to ecological health and support the climate resiliency of our local ecosystems.
Ron Forest & Sons Fence Company has created fencing and garden accessories from northern white cedar for more than 45 years. They sort their own wood and offer a variety of services that include fence design, including reproductions of old garden accessories and fences, and installation.