BANGOR – The 14th annual Bangor Garden Show will unfurl its leafy, fragrant fingers Friday through Sunday, March 19-21, at the Bangor Civic Center and Auditorium. Tickets are $8, $5 for students and free for children under 5. Preview night is 6-9 p.m. Thursday, March 18, at a cost of $35.

This year’s icon for the show is a bullfrog by watercolorist Sarah Richards.

More than 70 vendors will showcase their products at what has become the first true note of spring in the Greater Bangor area. At the show, the Penobscot District of State Garden Clubs will flaunt their considerable talents in a show-within-a-show whose theme is “My Fair Lady.”

Landscaped exhibits will include those from Black Bear Lawn Care in Stillwater, Granville Stone in Holden, the University of Maine Landscape Horticultural Society, Sully Gardens of Greenbush and McGlinn’s Wee Gardens in Brewer.

Demonstrations and informational sessions will take place all three days. The schedule is as follows:

Friday, March 19:

. The Edible Lawn: Nibble, Don’t Mow, Pat Blake, Native Way, 10 a.m.

. Ecological Integrity in Your Backyard, Barbara Murphy, Oxford County Extension, 11 a.m.

. Landscaping for Children’s Play and Safety, Maya Howard, Kidscapes, 1:30 p.m.

. Hey Kids … Don’t Waste Tomorrow, Recycle Today, Jerry Hughes, Bangor Public Works, 3:45 p.m.

. Herbs and Cut Flowers for Maine Gardens, Kelly Comer and Beth Jenson, Johnny’s Selected Seeds, 5:30 p.m.

. Doors that Say Welcome, Bert Johnson, Johnson Florist, 7 p.m.

Saturday, March 20:

. Growing Great Vegetables, Dr. Mark Hutton, University of Maine Cooperative Extension, 9:30 a.m.

. Growing Berry Best in Your Garden, Dr. David Handley, University of Maine Cooperative Extension., 10:30 a.m.

. Cruelty-Free Medicinal Oils and Salves, Margot Dale, Emely’s Herbs, 11:30 p.m.

. Japanese Beetle: How to Manage the New State Bird, Colin D. Stewart, University of Maine Cooperative Extension, 1:30 p.m.

. Floral Arts with Mike Spanos, 3 p.m.

. Caring for your Bare Root Roses, Bob Bangs, Windswept Gardens, 5 p.m.

. Winning Combinations in Container Planting, Sonia Cianchette, 6 p.m.

. Hands on Flower Design Workshop, Sandra Blake Leonard, 7 p.m.

Sunday, March 21:

. Backyard Greenhouses, Gleason Gray, University of Maine Cooperative Extension, 10 a.m.

. Pruning, Styling, Training and Wiring Bonsai Pine, Ernie Glabau, Entwood Farm and Nursery, 11 a.m.

. Floral Arts with Mike Spanos, 12:30 p.m.

. Garden Photography at It’s Best, Paul Tukey, People, Plants and Places, 2:30 p.m.

To obtain ticket information about the Garden Show, call 990-4444. Tickets also are available online at www.ticketmaster.com.