Dig It! Garden Blog
spring
June 23, 2026
Painting with Plants: Finding Art in the Kitchen Garden
At first glance, it’s just lettuce. But when Horticulturist Kelsie Birney began planning this year’s Burpee Kitchen Garden, she wasn’t thinking of typical rows for crops. Instead, she was thinking about patterns. The young lettuces…
May 28, 2020
Four natural solutions for cleaning house!
As we spend more time at home these days, the speed at which dust and dirt accumulates is thrown into…
May 25, 2020
Reading & Exploring Wetlands with your Child
This year the theme for Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens is Wicked Wetland Wonders—and here at the Gardens we have an…
May 14, 2020
Fiddleheads are out!
Fiddleheads are out! Searching for these edible beauties is a great way to spend time outside on these beautiful spring…
May 11, 2020
Five Backyard Mosses
One of the biggest things I’ve learned at Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens is what I don’t know. They say that’s…
May 7, 2020
Take Your Budding Artist for a Hike
There is nothing young children love more than creating art for their friends and families. As an educator, I have…
April 30, 2020
Forest Bathing: More than Just a Walk in the Woods
Curious to take your forest bathing practice a little deeper?Our Forest Bathing and Tea class on Saturday, August 1, 2026,…
April 27, 2020
Five Sweet Benefits of Honey
Honey is close to our hearts here at Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, given our sixteen resident hives, new Learning Apiary,…