Dig It! Garden Blog
Author: Amy Holt
August 3, 2023
Maine’s True Lupine
Maine is known for its iconic coastline, lobsters (of course), blueberries, and, come summer, fields and fields of lupine. And…
June 30, 2023
From the Gardens: Summer Reading Guide for Kids
Summer is a great time to get reading as a family. We went to the experts on our staff: Gardenshop’s…
June 26, 2023
Conservation and Threat assessment for Maine’s Native Plants
Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens and Maine Natural Areas Program, with funding support from the Maine Outdoor Heritage Fund, are partnering to…
June 21, 2023
Owls in your (Maine) Backyard
We may be known here at the Gardens for our focus on the botanical world, but nature is complex and…
June 13, 2023
Connecting to Nature through Craft and Diversity
At the Gardens, making all feel welcome is part of who we are and integral to our mission to connect…
June 5, 2023
Alliums are Popping at the Gardens
Allium is a genus that includes hundreds of species and cultivar including such popular food plants as chives, garlic, and…
May 31, 2023
Gardens’ Volunteers: Top Picks for Father’s Day
Our volunteers are so involved in the Gardens that they seemed like a good, go-to source for inspiring ideas about…
May 24, 2023
Epimedium at the Gardens—Expanding our Plant Collections
At Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, Epimedium is an important genus. In 2023, we developed two new collections plans to guide…