PARIS — The McLaughlin Garden and Homestead has announced its 2015 lecture series. The presentations will be held at 103 Main St., next door to the garden. The lectures will be held weekly on Wednesdays with the talks beginning at 4 p.m. Come at 3:30 for tea prior to the lectures or visit the gift shop in the McLaughlin house.

Dr. Rick Churchill of Newry will be the opening speaker on Feb. 25. His topic will be the “Fort Williams Arboretum.” He has been involved in reclaiming and replanting this Cape Elizabeth waterfront landscape. Dr. Rick, as he is known, is the former chairman of the horticultural program at Southern Maine Community College and well known from People, Places and Plants magazine.

On March 4 Rex Beisel and Craig Cote of Barred Owl Daylilies in Otisfield will illustrate and explain how they landscaped their property and made room for hundreds of varieties of daylilies including some that they hybridize themselves. Their lecture title is “Evolution of a Garden.”

Scott Vlaun, a market gardener and permaculturist in Otisfield, will be the speaker on March 11. He is the director of the Center for an Ecology-Based Economy and co-founder of Moose Pond Arts+Ecology in Norway. He is a nationally known photographer and will share some of his work as he discusses “Seed Saving and Community Resilience.”

Professor Emeritus Jean Potuchek, now retired to Poland after spending years partially in Maine and partially at Gettysburg College, is rescheduled from last year when a storm during her week’s vacation in Maine forced the cancellation of her talk, “Garden Blogs: A Virtual Garden Club.” She is the author of the blog Jean’s Garden. Her talk is on March 18.

Pat Verrill is known for what she grows at Harvest Moon Produce in West Paris and as a founder of Old Squire Farmers’ Market in Norway. On March 25 she will discuss “Growing Vegetables: Varieties and Tips.” This is her second time as part of the lecture series.

The final talk in the series will be on April 1 by Jessica Badone, proprietor of Allium Farm in Sumner. Allium farm is a nursery, florist and retailer specializing in sustainable designs for homes and landscapes. Badone’s topic will be “Designing with Perennials.”

The lectures are open to the public. No prior reservations are needed. There is no charge but donations will be accepted to further the maintenance of the historic garden and buildings.