Habitat for Humanity/7 Rivers Maine is holding an informational meeting on Saturday, Nov. 17, 2012 from 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. at the Cosmopolitan Club at 894 Washington St. in Bath.  The…

There’s a new and accomplished plantsman at the helm of Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens’ horticulture department. Rodney Eason joined the staff on October 1 as director of…

Maine's prettiest village has managed to get even prettier.

Down Sherman Lane off Federal Street in Wiscasset,…

Guy Marsden and wife Rebekah of Woolwich plan to show others how to use sunlight year-round to power everything from an electric car to a toaster oven by holding an open house at their home as…

Garden Club of Wiscasset member Judy Hughes demonstrated how to extend the growing season in gardens by using floating fabric to cover growing plants both in the spring and the…

Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens will offer two multi-day horticulture workshops. Both will be in the Bosarge Family Education Center and…

The backyard of In The Clover on the corner of Middle and Main streets in Wiscasset has a rustic beauty.

Stone wall builder Matt Carter will be the featured speaker at the meeting of the Boothbay Region Garden Club meeting October 10 at 1 p.m. at St. Columba’s Church. Preceding the stone wall…

“Capturing the Gardens’ Landscapes” is the theme for the inaugural show by members of the Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens’ photography club. The exhibit will be on view until October 16, from 9 a.…

A new garden at St. Andrews Village will offer residents a place to spend time outside in a safe but largely unstructured atmosphere where they can enjoy outdoor functions or just…

A green roof on a small structure is more than decoration.

I’m not referring to a green-painted or green-tiled roof, but a building topped with living plants. 

Originating years ago in…

Bruce John Riddell has a deep connection to the natural world. His blend of granite, native plants, ground covers, moss, trees, water, and color transform each garden so seamlessly, clients often…

The first fall meeting of the Garden Club of Wiscasset was held September 6 at the First Congregational Church of Wiscasset.

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Every spring, the downtown support organization Main Street Bath arranges to have cascading flower baskets hung on the district's lampposts, to grace downtown Bath throughout the summer. To help…

Maine Realtors continue to report healthy increases in sales of single-family existing homes. According to the Maine Real Estate Information System, Inc., a total of 1,086 homes changed hands in…

Maybe it’s because they’ve seen the glorious display of flowering spring bulbs at Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens and want to echo them at home, or maybe they recognize the quality of the bulbs…

National Safe At Home Week takes place during the last Monday through Friday in August of each year. This week promotes and emphasizes safety in and around the home to eliminate…

Autumn is just around the corner, but Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens is far from dormant. Three terrific classes for serious gardeners and inventive cooks will kick off in the month of September…

A home in Maine’s Midcoast region must respond appropriately to local challenges (humidity, salty seabreezes, wind, unique soil conditions/rock/ledge/radon, etc.). Join Boothbay…

Potato blight, hemlock wooly adelgid, Asian longhorn beetle – aargh! These are pests that can keep amateur and professional gardeners awake at night and lay waste to landscapes far and wide. There…

The other day while we were out and about in our yard, our neighbor wandered over from across the street. 

“Hey, can either of you tell me what this is? It was in my flower garden.” He held…

Friday, August 24, will bring a favorite instructor, Greg Marley, to Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens for a day-long workshop to forage for and learn about Maine’s marvelous mushrooms. The program…

Our flowers haven’t won any prizes this year, so we have been enjoying the garden successes of others.

For some reason our crop has gone a bit wacky. Generally, there are very attractive…

Betsey-Ann Golon, herbalist for the Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village and a guest interpreter and herbalist at George Washington's Mt. Vernon Estate and Gardens in Virginia, will be at…

Within three days of each other, two new offerings at Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens will look at living things from entirely different angles. On Tuesday, August 14, children 7 and up…

This fireplace is a “must see” on the tour along with the spiral staircase and distinctive cabinetry designed and fabricated by the owners. The fireplace is a remarkable and efficient source of…

The New York Times called him “the guru of natural gardening,” and Publisher Weekly named him “a gardening superstar.” The American Horticultural Society listed one of his 18 books among the best…

Here we are, in the month of goldenrod and lowbush blueberries.

Pick goldenrod to add to a posy of wild or…

Dear Editor and Community:

You are cordially invited to enjoy a day of beauty in the gardens and in the lovely and distinctive homes of the Boothbay area.

The Boothbay Region Home and…

In June 2012, sales of single-family existing homes in Maine again increased by double-digits. According to the Maine Real Estate Information System, Inc., 1,247 homes sold last month, up 26.6…

There are countless ways to celebrate birthdays and anniversaries. Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens in Boothbay is marking its 20th birthday and the 5th anniversary of its 2007 grand opening with a…

The Boothbay Peninsula will be the setting for the Boothbay Region Garden Club’s Home and Garden Tour Saturday, August 11 from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.  Preparing for this…

East Boothbay resident John Hauptfleisch has what is known as a “green thumb.” As a young lad in the Catskill Mountains of New York, he took to the gardens like a flower to sun and water.…

Many plants want to grow upward. Some tall annuals, perennials and vegetables are not strong enough to fight the law of gravity alone.
Enter the gardener.

For some plants, a grower may…

Anyone who loves birds finds great delight in spotting a dainty-yet-powerful hummingbird among colorful blooms. Famed organic gardener and herbalist Deb Soule will be at Coastal Maine Botanical…

Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens horticulturist Will Bridges knows his trees, shrubs and vines: woody plants. He’ll present an indoor and outdoor workshop in their uses and benefits at the…

Spring wildflowers are rightly celebrated. They’re a living symbol of release from winter

Then, what about summer wildflowers? “Ho, hum.” 

Not so! Here are just a few to notice when…

From a “gem” of a retirement village home to an owner-crafted log mansion, the Boothbay Region Garden Club is pleased to present “The Sea Around Us,” a tour of lovely homes and gardens on the…

Due to a higher than normal number of bear-related complaints this year, the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife wants to remind the public how to best avoid bear conflicts.

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Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens is the focus of a half-hour segment of “Mature Lifestyles,” a program produced by Spectrum Generations on Time Warner Cable, Channel 9 in this region. The program…

Remember: this is how summer arrives in New England.

After a spell of wretched weather, bam! Heat bombs in. Often escorted by waves of mugginess, willy-nilly, it puts a stop to most of those…

Rebecca Jacobs and Hildy Ellis of Knox-Lincoln Soil & Water Conservation District will present a lecture series with tips on how you can beautify your home landscape…

Appearing quite like any other stone wall at first glance, the wall in front of the Boothbay Region YMCA’s new Emery Family Pool is anything but ordinary. Tucked among the stones are faces carved…

Garden Club of Wiscasset’s October program will  be held Oct. 3 at 6 p.m. There will be light refreshments before the meeting and a business meeting will follow the talk.  

We are pleased to…