Dig It! Garden Blog
Author: coastalmaine-editor
Author: coastalmaine-editor
June 2, 2017
What’s in Bloom – June 2, 2017
Staff Picks This dwarf bearded Iris is known as ‘Cat’s Eye’. Check out that tongue! These colors are everything right…
May 26, 2017
What’s in Bloom – May 26, 2017
Staff Picks Right now the plant that I get asked about the most is Fritillaria persica. This tall, perennial bulb…
May 19, 2017
What’s in Bloom – May 19, 2017
Staff Picks This week I want to give a shout out to a lovely woodland specimen. While all our tulips…
October 7, 2016
What’s in Bloom – October 6, 2016
Staff Picks In the Great Lawn East and Ledge beds Muhlenbergia ‘Muhlarbor’ (also known as Muhly Grass) is at its…
September 16, 2016
What’s in Bloom – Sept. 16, 2016
Staff Picks Orostachys iwarenge, better known as Dunce Caps, is beginning to bloom on the Rainbow Terrace in the Bibby…
September 2, 2016
What’s in Bloom – September 2, 2016
Staff Picks This is the lovely Euphorbia marginata ‘Mt. Snow.’ We grew this attractive annual from seed this year that…
August 15, 2016
What’s in Bloom – August 14, 2016
Staff Picks Scabiosa atropurpurea ‘Black Knight’ is one of the prettiest, juiciest of deep purples flowers – perfect for cut…
August 4, 2016
What’s in Bloom – August 4, 2016
Staff Picks Hosta ‘Whirlwind’ and other cultivars are in bloom now in the Rhododendron Garden. While generally considered foliage plants,…
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