September 5, 2023
What’s In Bloom – September 5, 2023
Late summer flowers are in full bloom at the Gardens! Check out the beautiful toad–lily (Tricyrtis macropoda) blooming in Slater Forest Pond, and the bright yellow flowers of cut–leaf prairie dock (Silphium terebinthinaceum var. pinnatifidum)…
August 29, 2023
What’s In Bloom – August 29, 2023
Rose mallow continues to bloom across the Gardens! Check out the bright white flowers of the Blue River II rose mallow (Hibiscus ‘Blue River II’) in the Lerner Garden of the Five Senses and the…
August 22, 2023
What’s In Bloom – August 22, 2023
This week rose mallow (Hibiscus sp.) are blooming across the Gardens! Check out the bright red blooms of ‘Starry Starry Night’ rose mallow (Hibiscus ‘Starry Starry Night’) in the Lerner Garden of the Five Senses,…
August 15, 2023
What’s In Bloom – August 15, 2023
This week summersweet (Clethra) is blooming across the gardens! Check out the pink flowers of Ruby Spice summersweet (Clethra alnifolia ‘Ruby Spice’) in the Lerner Garden of the Five Senses, and the long strands of…
August 8, 2023
What’s in Bloom – August 8, 2023
Across the Gardens, hydrangeas are blooming bright! Check out the Limelight panicled hydrangea outside the Lyn and Daniel Lerner Visitor’s Center and the Quick Fire panicled hydrangea in the Lerner Garden of the Five Senses….
August 3, 2023
Maine’s True Lupine
Maine is known for its iconic coastline, lobsters (of course), blueberries, and, come summer, fields and fields of lupine. And while there is a species of lupine that was native to Maine, Lupinus perennis, or…
August 1, 2023
What’s in Bloom – August 1, 2023
It is late summer in Maine, and the vibrant and dramatic Hibiscus blossoms have started to open! Check out the powdery blue flowers of the Blue Chiffon ‘Notwoodthree’ hibiscus in the Bibby & Harold Alfold…
July 24, 2023
What’s in Bloom – July 24, 2023
No matter what route you take in your garden wanderings this week, you are bound to come across some eye-catching cultivar of garden phlox (Phlox paniculata) and a graceful calla lily (Zentedeshia spp.). Visitors may…