Helping the hungry — from left, master gardeners Mary Bausch of Damariscotta, Liz Stanley of Warren and Beth Maxwell of Wiscasset tend beds April 12 at the Morris Farm Master Gardener…

Join the Lincoln County Composting Committee and composting guru, Mark King from the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) at Treats in…

The snow drops are in bloom calling us to think about our gardens. So what could be more appropriate for a Sunday afternoon than a Westport Community Association program on…

To some gardeners, weeds are the outcasts of plant society.

To others, weeds can be a matter of taste.

Ox-eye daisies, which hitchhiked to the New World, probably in the hay used as…

Hidden Valley Nature Center (HVNC) was recently named the 2014 Maine Outstanding Tree Farmer of the Year. The award acknowledges not only HVNC’s commitment to…

Coastal Enterprises, a nonprofit community development organization, with the support of Maine State Housing Authority, will offer the First-Time…

Come and join local artist Kerry Rodriguez as she teaches “Beginning and Intermediate Botanical Illustration” through Central Lincoln County Adult Education. The six-week course begins Wednesday,…

Gardening is a wide (excuse the expression) field.

Apart from the digging and raking, the planting and watering, the weeding, picking, harvesting, and taking pleasure in the resulting beauty…

On Thursday, March 6, the Garden Club of Wiscasset held its March monthly meeting. Jeff Gillis from WellTree shared with the members present tips on how to prune shrubs and trees correctly, just…

Coastal Enterprises, a nonprofit community development organization, with the support of Maine State Housing Authority, will offer the first-time…

The University of Maine Cooperative Extension and Maine Sea Grant will conduct training programs on the Signs of the Seasons Program.

Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens has been recognized as a 2014 “Editors’ Choice Home & Garden Award” winner in Yankee Magazine’s March/April issue, on newsstands…

Don’t miss out on the Knox-Lincoln Soil & Water Conservation District’s Spring Plant Sale.

Our list includes 44 new selections available for preorder and cash and carry on Saturday and…

The Garden Club of Wiscasset held its February meeting on February 6 at the First Congregational Church in Wiscasset. We enjoyed an informative talk by Sally Howe on ferns.

The featured…

Reports of fruit-eating birds…

This morning, two house plants took a shower with me.

An orchid and a clementine plant were looking dried-out from lack of humidity. Heated winter air does that to some plants.

I stood…

The Chewonki Foundation's Keith Crowley knows some people picture bats as mice with wings. But they're far from rodents, and also far from a lot of other myths that dog them.

Snow was predicted.

Several friends were alarmed by the thought.

“What will happen to the plants in the garden?” young Emily asked.

Not much; the snow would cover the ground and…

Residents of Maine can ring in the New Year with 10 free flowering trees by joining the Arbor Day Foundation any time during January 2014.

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Some years ago, Sandy and John planned a broad berm between a curving road and their new hillside house.

What is a berm?

On behalf of the Boothbay Region Garden Club, I would like to thank community members, the Boothbay Harbor Region Chamber of Commerce, Opera House staff, Boothbay…

The Garden Club of Wiscasset met Thursday, Dec. 5 to create their annual festive holiday baskets.

The arrangements are made from greens and berries gathered from the members’ yards and are…

Old New England flowering kale and cabbages along with a few mums are still faring quite well outside of Sarah's Café in Wiscasset. Michael Harkins planted this display in an old sink salvaged…

As “The Christmas Waltz” goes, it’s that time of year. CMBG has one program and one event coming up before the end of the year, and both are inspired by the Christmas season. In addition, free…

This November, riding along back roads, I noticed plant pods standing tall among wind-battered grasses. What were they?

At home, I searched the computer for “pods.” Most references were for…

On Thursday, Nov. 7, members of The Garden Club of Wiscasset met at the Congregational Church for their monthly meeting.

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Feeling festive?

How about decking the outside of your house with lights and other decorations for a contest, and a cause?

Feed Our Scholars in…

There’s plenty to like about November at the Gardens. For one thing, admission is free this time of year, right up until mid-April. The gardens, which are still in harvest mode, also have “…

“I wanted to give you some garlic,” said Corny. “But a moose trod on my crop.”

Earlier, I’d asked a farmer for lettuce. “Here’s the last head,” he offered. “A moose came by and stepped on my…

Dormant is a word in every gardener’s vocabulary, but there never seems to be a truly dormant period at the Gardens. Not only do planning, ordering…

On October 17, Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens Executive Director William Cullina was in Wellesley, Mass., to receive the George Robert White Medal…

In settler days, most farmers planted apple trees.

They were focused on apples to…

The Gardens’ horticulture staff and volunteers will soon plant 23,000 bulbs, so we can all look forward to a fabulous display of color next spring. They may be…

Fall color has reached the Boothbay peninsula right along with some chilly weather, and Gardens guests delight in the mix of colorful foliage, graceful grasses and…

Celebrate the history, flavor and tradition of Maine apples while honoring the importance of a diversified, perennial agriculture.

The annual Great Maine Apple Day takes place on Sunday, Oct…

Now’s the time to begin digging up the garden. Some plants have finished for the season. Remove old foliage and stems. Leave most seed-bearing…

The Garden Club of Wiscasset met October 3 at the Congregational Church in Wiscasset. It was a well attended meeting.

Cynthia Lewis…

Harvest season is in full swing at the Gardens. In addition to the 15,000 pounds of pumpkins and other gourds brightening the Central Gardens, a bevy of eerie, funny, and/or cute scarecrows…

Habitat for Humanity/7 Rivers Maine and the Midcoast Green Collaborative have joined to offer opportunities for mid coast residents to learn how to make interior storm windows and…

The hummingbirds are making a racket! Gardens guests hear those tiny wings “humming” before they even see the birds zipping around in twos and even…

The Marston House in Wiscasset will be hosting a book signing with Joan Osofsky, the author of “Love Where You Live.”

Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens has engaged internationally acclaimed Nelson Byrd Woltz Landscape Architects to guide the organization into its…

I arrived home yesterday to discover that a 40-plus foot hemlock on our property, which has provided a visual barrier between our property and our neighbor’s, had been cut to the ground by…

You can see and feel the seasons changing at the Gardens. Daily children’s activities are now offered on weekends only (except Storytime, which is also on Mondays at 10 a.m.) Fall…

Community Housing of Maine (CHOM) is announcing the grand opening celebration of Campbell Creek Village (…

“What are you going to write about this week?” asked Jane.

Monarch butterflies are one of the delights of a Maine summer. From late July into early fall, we are graced with their companionship in the garden and we are allowed a glimpse into the miracle…

Fall is fantastic at the Gardens. In addition to admiring drifts of flowers in autumnal hues and tall, tawny grasses, visitors find the cooler weather perfect for a stroll through gardens or along…

The Garden Club of Wiscasset held its first meeting of the year on Thursday, Sept. 5.

After the business meeting led by President Emily Adler, we were informed about the winter care of…