February 20, 2025
Responsible Use of Non-native Plants in Our Garden Designs
As a botanical garden, our goal is to create beautiful, diverse, and inspirational garden spaces that connect people to nature. Many of our garden designs include plants that are not native to Maine, or even…
January 20, 2025
The Gardens Joins the Northeast Seed Network
In recent years, home gardeners and landscapers have developed a growing interest in planting native plants. These species are uniquely adapted to their environments, making them essential for supporting local ecosystems and for resilience in…
January 8, 2025
How We’re Adapting in the Face of Climate Change
Climate change isn’t a future global issue—it’s happening right now in our community, and it’s transforming the way we work at Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens. Our geographical proximity to both saltwater and freshwater offers a…
December 11, 2024
Magic of Plants: Seed Dispersal
You may be familiar with dandelion tufts floating in the breeze or burs sticking to your shoes. These are two ways plants “disperse” or spread their seeds. Plants use a wide range of living (biotic)…
November 20, 2024
The Importance of Watersheds
The Importance of Watersheds Did you know that wherever you are, you’re in a watershed? Watersheds are everywhere around us, connecting all of us to nearby rivers, lakes, ponds, and coastlines. But what exactly is…
November 11, 2024
Prioritizing Conservation Through a Revised Mission Statement
At Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, we believe that mission statements should evolve as an organization does. Our mission isn’t static—it grows alongside our gardens, through expansion of programs, and to meet the increasing number of…
October 17, 2024
Tent-Making Caterpillars: Friends or Foes?
Tent-Making Caterpillars: Friends or Foes? Browntail Moth (Euproctis chrysorrhoea) Maine is home to many different tent-building caterpillars—some native, like the Eastern tent or forest tent caterpillars, or non-native or introduced species, like the spongey and…
September 30, 2024
What’s in Bloom— September 30, 2024
Across the Garden’s, asters are blooming! Look for the purple flowers of the Raydon’s Favorite aromatic aster (Symphyotrichum oblongifolium ‘Raydon’s Favorite’) in the Pond Garden and the white flowers of Chilly Winds New England aster…