September 13, 2013
A Well-Deserved “Thank You”
A group of volunteers hard at work, deadheading in the Bibby and Harold Alfond Children’s Garden. A view of the beautiful sunrise over the various Echinacea on the Great Lawn. As if you didn’t already know,…
September 4, 2013
Design Appreciation
Director of Horticulture Rodney Eason taking his class out to explore the garden. No photo editing here! What a striking color on these beautiful hydrangeas! A glance at the sweeping meadow in Elsie’s garden. While…
August 28, 2013
Fairies and Elves – a History (as read by Bill Cullina at the Fairy House Village Opening)
 After exhaustive research, Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens Executive Director William Cullina gleaned the following historical information from an academic paper by Dr. Wallace McBride, “Fairy Communities of the Central Maine Coast,” published in the…
August 26, 2013
I Bid You Adieu
My favorite tree on the property, Metasequoia glyptostroboides ‘ogon’ (Photo by Carrington Flatness) The posse posing with a truly exceptional man, our Director of Horticulture, Rodney Eason. Our awkward family photo (Photo by Rodney…
August 26, 2013
It Takes a Village
Playing pick-up sticks with the horticulture crew! The entire horticulture staff lent a helping hand primping & mulching the Village. If you’ve been to Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens at all this season, you probably noticed…
August 15, 2013
A Sad Farewell
 One last glance at my favorite garden.   We had some great times together! Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens’ horticulture interns, along with staff horticulturist Megan Deveau (on right) striking a pose at The Arnold…
August 15, 2013
A Change of Pace
The sunrise casts its light beautifully on the Haney Hillside Garden. My favorite permanent piece of artwork within the Gardens, the chiseled orb by Henry Richardson. As many of you are aware, our duty as the Coastal…
August 14, 2013
The Smell of Success
Me inspecting one of our composting display setups. Fellow intern Kristin Neill posing next to our facility compost pile to show scale. You can deduce the high nutrient content of the compost by the…