Please note that we will be closed to the public on Tuesday, June 17, and Wednesday, June 18 for ANTIQUES ROADSHOW. Visitors interested in coming to the Gardens on other days should buy general admission here.
The soil pH testing kit we used The samples and the pH value to compare them to. As many of you know, at Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens we have a lot of planting…
Sharmon showing me how to use our surveying equipment The surveying equipment we used New Pines emerging from an old tree trunk in the Giles Rhododendron Garden Looking for a way to escape the aberrant…
A view of the deer fence. Even with the heat, the woods are truly gorgeous. On July 15, staff horticulturalist Justin Nichols and I went on a trek through the Coastal Maine Botanical…
A favorite spot of the Japanese beetles Showing off the size of a single beetle Being at Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens these past few weeks, I’ve been in awe of how beautiful and lush all…
One of the amazing Malus spp. at the Littlefield Ornamentals Trial Garden What a wonderful color combination these Astillbe spp. have made in the Littlefield Ornamentals Trial Garden A spectacular view of the Orono Bog Boardwalk…
The Field PC I used to record plantsnow blooming in our gardens The renovated Front Entrance, withmodified road and new moss planting Our…
Dr. Michael Dirr speaking. (Photo byDirector of Horticulture Rodney Eason) Example of a splice graft Last Monday, July 1, I had the unique opportunity to participate in Dr. Michael Dirr’s propagation workshop at Coastal Maine…
Dr. Michael Dirr teaching (photo byDirector of Horticulture Rodney Eason) An example of a “nobel tree” in myfront yard in Boothbay Harbor:Acer platanoides ‘Royal Red’ Last Saturday I attended our 2013 symposium, “Trees in Your…
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