Dig It! Garden Blog

Author: coastalmaine-editor

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    September 8, 2024

    What’s In Bloom— September 8, 2024

    Across the grounds, anemones are blooming! Look for the bright pink blooms of Curtain Call Deep Rose Japanese Anemone (Anemone…

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    September 2, 2024

    What’s In Bloom — September 2, 2024

    Late summer and early autumn flowers are in full bloom across the Gardens! Look for the toad lily (Tricyrtis macropoda)…

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    August 27, 2024

    What’s In Bloom- August 26, 2024

    The deep purple flowers of blazing star (Liatris spp.) are blooming across the Gardens! Compare the large flowers of Rocky…

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    August 21, 2024

    What’s In Bloom – August 21, 2024

    Beautiful and fragrant sweetshrub (Clethra alnifolia) flowers are blooming across the gardens! Look the pink blooms of Ruby Spice sweetshrub…

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    August 13, 2024

    What’s In Bloom – August 13, 2024

    Highlights: This week some plants at the peak of their blooms include rose-of-Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus), garden phlox (Phlox paniculata), coneflowers…

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    August 7, 2024

    What’s In Bloom – August 7, 2024

    Highlights: This week, visitors entering through the Emory Welcome Gardens might be wowed by the the massive scarlet blooms of…

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    A cluster of yellow goldenrod at the edge of a dirt pathway at Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens.

    August 6, 2024

    Chaos Gardening and Entomology 101

    Entomologist Zac Smith-Hess discusses easy ways to increase biodiversity in residential yards. Originally published by the Free Press. This article…

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    July 30, 2024

    What’s In Bloom – July 30, 2024

    Highlights: As summer stretches on, rose-of-Sharon (Hibiscus), panicled hydrangea (Hydrangea paniculata), clethra (Clethera spp.), and lilies (Lilium spp.) are coming…

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