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Maine gardens
October 6, 2020
Preparing Bearded Iris (Iris germanica) for winter hibernation.
I am very fond of most any flower that is currently in bloom, but if I had to live the…
September 24, 2020
A Tea for all Seasons
There’s something about these shorter, cooler days as the season winds down that makes you wish you could hold onto…
March 23, 2020
A Purpose for Pine
“No one can look at a pine tree in winter without knowing that spring will come again in due time.”…
April 3, 2019
Signs of the Seasons – Citizen-Science in Action
Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens is once again teaming up with the University of Maine’s Cooperative Extension and Sea Grant to…
February 22, 2019
Choosing the Right Plant for the Right Place
As a horticulturist at Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, one of my most favorite “duties” is designing new annual plantings and…
June 30, 2016
What’s in Bloom – June 30, 2016
Staff Picks Don’t miss the different varieties of milkweed blooming out front of the Bosarge Family Education Center – it’s…
May 3, 2016
How can you help the monarchs?
Over the past few years there has been a dramatic decline in the monarch butterfly population. This has been caused…