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At Home with the Gardens

    A sunny, outdoor garden courtyard featuring raised geometric beds of green and red leafy plants, a large ceramic pot, a stone-paved path, a wooden pergola, and a building with an outdoor patio shaded by green umbrellas.

    June 23, 2026

    Painting with Plants: Finding Art in the Kitchen Garden

    At first glance, it’s just lettuce. But when Horticulturist Kelsie Birney began planning this year’s Burpee Kitchen Garden, she wasn’t thinking of typical rows for crops. Instead, she was thinking about patterns.  The young lettuces…

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    A woman wearing a hat, gloves, and a "Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens" staff jacket, using a shovel to dig in a garden bed. A small wooden building, white picket fence, and a wooden bridge are in the background.

    March 16, 2026

    Trees in the Winter Landscape 

    As gardeners start dreaming about spring again, it’s worth appreciating the trees that carried the landscape through winter. Our Horticulture…

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    February 25, 2026

    How To Plant Dahlia Tubers

    Courtney Locke, our horticulturist and caretaker, oversees our Dahlia and Iris Garden and keeps a close watch on the health…

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    July 31, 2025

    Growing Your Garden: Black Beauty Poppy

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    July 31, 2025

    Growing Your Garden: Showy Goldenrod

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    July 31, 2025

    Growing Your Garden: Swamp Milkweed

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    July 31, 2025

    Growing Your Garden: Blazing Star

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