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Here’s September, part summer, part autumn.
It’s a month of dahlias and Japanese…
Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens
Art plus gardens plus food equal a great combo. Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, on Barters Island Road in Boothbay, has five exhibits on view now…
The Plummer Gallery and Gardens conducted guided tours of their perennial gardens and art gallery Thursday, Aug. 15, to a large group from the Herb Society of America, based in Pennsylvania.
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Grow It In Maine
“What’s this?” asked Jean, holding out a flower-tipped sprig.
It was a piece of…
Sales of Lincoln County homes were up almost 15 percent in the second quarter of this year when compared with last year’s figures, according to figures released by…
If you favor a vegetable garden with perfectly straight, weedless rows or flower beds where each individual plant is set off elegantly in its own space, you probably won’t find…
Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens
Kaye Vosburgh, a floral designer with numerous awards to her credit, will be at Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens on Tuesday, July 23 to present both a demonstration and a workshop…
On June 20, the Garden Club Federation of Maine installed officers for the 2013-2015 term.
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The Boothbay Region YMCA was lucky enough to receive a lovely cherry tree donation from Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens.…
Grow It in Maine
Think of June, think of roses.
When did the human love affair with roses begin?
We know that these flowers existed before…
Pumpkinfest 2013
The weather is improving and many pumpkin plantlets that were adopted during the May 19 Atlantic Giant Pumpkin Plant Giveaway are enjoying this week’s sunshine. However, some may…
New officers of the Garden Club of Wiscasset were installed at their annual spring luncheon on June 6 at the Marianmade Lavender Farm owned by club member Michelle Peele. …
Grow It in Maine
The National Garden Bureau has designated the perennial for 2013 as wildflowers.
That’s a tall order. Maine has an abundance of wildflowers, including…
Congratulations
William Cullina, an award-winning leader in horticulture and botanical garden design and management, has been honored with a national “Award of Excellence” from National Garden…
Grow It in Maine
For a gardener, May can be a busy month.
There are seeds to be planted, indoors or in the garden. There’s raking up of old leaves (and often, blown-in…
Grow It in Maine
Why grow a food garden, anyway?
Really fresh vegetables are better for our health and can often keep us from illness and sadness. They taste good, too…
Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens
During the long Memorial Day weekend, May 25 through 27, Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens will be a hive of activity. Maine Days continue all three days, guests can enjoy a student…
Morris Farm Trust
Spring has arrived at last, and gardeners like Wiscasset’s Linda Pope are thinning out their perennials. Linda and a number of other local gardeners will pot their extra plants…
Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens
In her workshop and slide show, “Container Gardening – Lots of Pots,” Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens horticulturist Diane Walden will show effective combinations, designs, and planting tips. The…
Grow It in Maine
Deb has happily acquired a community garden plot.
It’s not far from where she lives. The garden is in full sun on a north slope. Because she was late…
Wiscasset Garden Club
Members of the Garden Club of Wiscasset are very busy getting ready for their annual plant sale, which will be held Saturday, May 11at the Municipal Building in…
Morris Farm Trust
The Margaret Ellis Community Garden located at the Morris Farm Trust in Wiscasset is now accepting applications for plots to grow fruits and vegetables for the 2013 growing season…
How-To
To the members of the Knox-Lincoln Beekeepers Club, springtime means the appearance of the honeybees that have wintered over in their hives.
It also means bringing together a class of new…
To celebrate National Garden Month, TripAdvisor named the top 10 public gardens in the U.S., and Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens in Boothbay heads the list.
On the…
Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens
There are numerous good reasons for people to garden, no matter what their age, and Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens’ new series of seven classes will provide adults with tried-and-…
Grow It in Maine
“I know it isn’t spring yet,” Joe said. “But we need to bring some flowers into the house.”
Begin with forsythia. One January 18, I clipped two or…
Wiscasset Garden Club
The Garden Club of Wiscasset held its monthly meeting on Thursday, March 7 at The First Congregational Church of Wiscasset. The horticultural talk on…
Boothbay Region Garden Club
In response to an appeal of the National Garden Club, the Boothbay Region Garden Club members helped support the “Drop in the Bucket” to the Running Waters…
Maine Homes
Realtors across the state of Maine sold 21.39 percent more homes in January 2013 than the same month one year ago. According to statistics released by Maine…
Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens
What is phenology? It’s the study of seasonal life events, such as when birds make their nests in the spring, when berries ripen in the summer, and when leaves change color in the…
Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens
In keeping with Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens’ theme for 2013, Trees, Timbers and Traditions, horticulturist Will Bridges will offer a class on pruning basics for all levels of…
Adult Education
We all have projects around the house that might call for a handyman but that we would like to tackle ourselves. If you’ve watched the do it yourself TV shows…
Wiscasset Garden Club
The Wiscasset Garden Club held its February meeting on Thursday the seventh just before winter storm Nemo. Those who ventured out in the cold enjoyed viewing…
Grow it in Maine
Feast your eyes on “Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens,” by William Cullina, Dorothy E. Freeman, Ph.D. and Barbara Hill Freeman (Hard cover, 191 p., $34.95) Down…
Grow It in Maine
Last year, Marge boasted about her amazing roses.
“Those ‘Knock Out’ roses just keep coming,” she said. I was…
Adult Education
“Seeds of Change” is the theme for the 2013 Boston Flower & Garden Show. Returning to the Seaport World Trade Center in Boston, the show will spotlight…
Grow It in Maine
Marge sent a bonus gift assortment, including a paperwhite narcissus kit.
The kit included a generous,…
Wiscasset Garden Club
The Garden Club of Wiscasset met January 10 at the First Congregational Church of Wiscasset. The featured speaker was Nick Barth of Barth’s Daylilies was the…
Audubon Society
Support the birds – both in your own yard and more widely by supporting your local Audubon chapter, the Mid-Coast Audubon Society. It's time for our mid-winter…
Grow It in Maine
Start 2013 by planning a garden adventure.
One way to do this: add at least one new flower or vegetable (or both)…
Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens
Among the first dates Maine residents should circle on their new 2013 calendars are Saturday, Sunday, and Monday, May 25, 26 and 27. …
Grow it in Maine
What does one do with an old Christmas tree? Here are some suggestions.
Any living tree should go into the ground…
Holiday Season
Christmas will be a little cheerier for many in Wiscasset due to the efforts of the Garden Club of Wiscasset. On Thursday, Dec. 6, club members met to make holiday arrangements for area residents…
Grow it in Maine
“I won a prize!” Billy said, as we left the party. “I won a poinsettia, but I don’t want my cat Sparkle to eat it, because it’s poison.”
Help me shatter this old myth. Poinsettias are not…
Grow it in Maine
Joni has asked the annual autumn question: “What are the red-berried bushes in yards and wet places?”
These are…
U.S. Senator Olympia J. Snowe (R-Maine) announced November 8 that Maine will receive $34.9 million worth of Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) funding…
Wiscasset Garden Club
The Garden Club of Wiscasset's 13 new members were honored October 29 at the home of Carol Blake on Westport Island.
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Letter to the Editor
Dear Editor:
2012 marked the 20th anniversary of Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens. We welcomed more than 90,000 visitors to help celebrate this…
Grow it in Maine
Right now, some of the garden looks rough and fading. Now it’s clean-up time.
Pull up the annual plants which have…
