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    A vibrant pink flower with yellow center, surrounded by green foliage and buds, glistening with droplets of water.

    July 18, 2023

    What’s in Bloom – July 18, 2023

    This week, genera of special interest for flower enthusiasts include leopard plants (Ligularia), daylilies (Hemerocallis), and lilies (Lilium). Some current highlights include the blooms of the eastern prickly pear cactus (Opuntia humifusa) – visible in…

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    Close-up of delicate pink flowers with clusters on thin branches, set against a blurred gravel path and trees in the background.

    July 11, 2023

    What’s in Bloom – July 11, 2023

    Across the gardens, the often seen but nonetheless beautiful blossoms of the common milkweed are blooming – this plant is a favorite food source of the Monarch butterfly! Coming into bloom this week are false…

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    Children walking along a sunny path, each carrying green drawstring backpacks, surrounded by trees and nature.

    June 30, 2023

    From the Gardens: Summer Reading Guide for Kids

    Summer is a great time to get reading as a family. We went to the experts on our staff: Gardenshop’s buyer, a retired primary school teacher now working in Gardenshop, and the Gardens’ Youth and…

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    Clusters of bell-shaped pink flowers with speckled petals hang from lush green leaves in a garden setting.

    June 27, 2023

    What’s In Bloom – June 27, 2023

    Throughout the gardens, kousa dogwood (Cornus kousa) cultivars with a great variety of form in flower, leaf, and bark are prominent and remarkable this week. A few flowers to keep an eye out for are…

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    A group of people is studying nature in a forest, taking notes and observing their surroundings along a wooded path.

    June 26, 2023

    Conservation and Threat assessment for Maine’s Native Plants

    Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens and Maine Natural Areas Program, with funding support from the Maine Outdoor Heritage Fund, are partnering to complete a statewide evaluation of Maine’s native plant species. A conservation and threat assessment of…

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    A small owl with brown and white feathers, large yellow eyes, perched on a hand.

    June 21, 2023

    Owls in your (Maine) Backyard

    We may be known here at the Gardens for our focus on the botanical world, but nature is complex and interrelated—every creature, from flowers to wildlife, help us connect to the world around us.

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    A large, white flower with purple accents resting among green leaves.

    June 20, 2023

    What’s in Bloom – June 20, 2023

    This week, some of the later–blooming peonies and earlier–blooming lilies will look marvelous. The Haney Hillside Garden will be speckled with clusters of white, red, and pink as the mountain laurel begins to flower. Ashe’s…

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    June 13, 2023

    What’s in Bloom – June 13, 2023

    In the upcoming days, iris, clematis, and foxgloves (Digitalis) will be genera of special interest for flower lovers. The deep pink weigela blooms around the bridge in the Pond Gardens are also especially eye-catching, and…

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