To a child, pumpkins are often the most fascinating plant in the garden. The 10th Annual Bangor Garden Show will take place April 6-9 at the Bangor Auditorium on Dutton Street. The Portland workshop is May 6, noon to 6 p.m. at Luther Bonney Auditorium on the University of Southern Maine campus. For information about any workshop call 581-2788. A list of non-profit house and garden tours set to take place in Maine this spring and summer will appear next month in this column.
Pumpkins are big and wildly orange.
They get more interesting as the summer goes on. And they're linked to a holiday that, to most kids, is almost as exciting as that other one in December. For great big Halloween pumpkins, chose varieties like Howden Field or Big Max. Spooky is a white pumpkin interesting because it's odd. Pumpkin-shaped gourds add to the fun.