Dig It! Garden Blog
Author: coastalmaine-editor
June 2, 2016
What’s in Bloom – June 2, 2016
Staff Picks Allium ‘Purple Sensation’ is a sensation in the Kitchen Garden! – Diane, horticulturist The Rheum ‘Ace of Hearts’…
May 26, 2016
What’s in Bloom This Week – May 25, 2016
Staff Picks These small trees (Cercis canadensis – Eastern Redbud) are at their peak right now! We’re at the very…
May 19, 2016
What’s in Bloom – May 19, 2016
Staff Picks This Narcissus ‘Manly’ is outstanding. A creamy yellow double daffodil that stays in bloom for a long time….
May 5, 2016
What’s in Bloom – May 5, 2016
Staff Picks Don’t miss the Lysichiton camtschatcencis (Asian skunk cabbage) in the Lerner Garden this week. The white blossoms are…
May 3, 2016
How can you help the monarchs?
Over the past few years there has been a dramatic decline in the monarch butterfly population. This has been caused…
March 28, 2016
Preparing for Monarchs: The Migration of Our Flying Hort Staff
A sweet, earthy wind blows over the green and soggy Great Lawn. It settles at times, letting the sun take…
December 18, 2015
Shhh! Plants are sleeping in these beds!
When spring finally comes to the gardens, 35,000 tulips will pop through the soil of beds all over Coastal Maine…
November 12, 2015
Dancing with the Lights
Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens is reopening this November 21 for an event called Gardens Aglow. The gardens will be decorated…