Tom Atwell

Tom Atwell

Staff Writer

tatwell@mainetoday.com

Tom Atwell has written the Maine Gardener column in the Maine Sunday Telegram since the spring of 2004. He has worked at the Press Herald/Sunday Telegram since 1974, about the same time he started gardening with any seriousness.

He gardens with his wife, Nancy. She not only is the better gardener of the pair, but also knows the botanical names of plants. They have two grown children and four grandchildren.

Tom was born in Skowhegan, grew up in Farmington and graduated from the University of Maine with a BA in journalism. His goal each year is to have continuous compost from his three compost bins, continuous bloom in his low-maintenance garden and more fruits and vegetables on his family table than the garden pests eat in the field.



Latest Articles by Tom Atwell


April 3, 2013

What Ales You: Allagash expansion highlights burgeoning sales

The new system, with a price tag of about $4 million, is needed because Allagash sales are growing by 40 percent a year.


March 27, 2013

What Ales You: Looks good! Tastes great! Both sides win


December 1, 2012

Master Gardener: For gifts that keep giving, gardening books never out of season


November 10, 2012

Maine Gardener: Jeff Tarling shares his ardor for the arbor

Among the tips from Portland's arborist: Small trees grow better.


October 31, 2012

What Ales You: November's flash of genius? Beer Week, of course

Portland Beer Week opens Sunday, runs through Nov. 10, and has something for everyone who loves beer or might like to try it.


October 27, 2012

Maine Gardener: Looking back, this gardening season was sow, sow bountiful


June 27, 2012

My fellow beer lovers ...

This July 4, let us resolve to boldly try new brews.


April 11, 2012

What Ales You: Imperial Red King Crimson, a bulked-up Spring Ale

Also: Penobscot Bay Brewery's Old Factory Whistle Scottish Ale and Sierra Nevada’s Ruthless Rye


April 4, 2012

What Ales You: Brewing community welcomes Bunker to the fold

Bunker Brewing Co. is now brewing on Anderson Street in Portland.


March 31, 2012

Maine Gardener: Native birds do better with native plants