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September 15, 2020
The Once and Future Queen (Bee)
I always imagine what our new Learning Apiary must look like to visitors—walking up to it for the first time,…
August 13, 2020
Horticulturist and Grower Dan Robarts on Gardens, Daylilies, and “Playing Bee”
I grew up in a small town in New Hampshire and spent lots of time outside and amongst plants, learning…
August 6, 2020
Fields of Gold: For the love of goldenrod.
Before I begin waxing rhapsodic on goldenrod (Solidago spp.), let’s get one myth buried: goldenrod is not the culprit behind…
May 11, 2020
Five Backyard Mosses
One of the biggest things I’ve learned at Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens is what I don’t know. They say that’s…
April 23, 2020
Morning Hummingbird Meditations
I awoke this morning listening to the cacophony of birdsong. The spruce edges were filled with rapid twitching movement as…
April 3, 2020
The Big Night
Okay, then. Here’s the story (and it’s an interesting one!). Many amphibians hibernate through the winter in their adult stage….
May 20, 2019
For the Bees
Most of us are probably aware of the importance of bees, from pollinating almost everything we eat to the production…
April 11, 2019
Beautiful and Resilient Native Plants
In preparation for designing our parking lot gardens, Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens horticulturist and landscape designer Jen Dunlap researched forest…