Your soul will thank you, even if you buy flowers already blooming in containers.
Maine Gardener
Don’t fret; it’s not too late to plant your garden
You can still plant – and more importantly harvest – vegetables from your garden. Here’s how:
Elderberry making its way into the spotlight
The UMaine Cooperative Extension is researching the state’s native elderberry and assisting in its commercial production
Saffron can be grown in Maine, but it can be labor intensive
Saffron, the world’s most expensive spice, is growing in Penobscot County.
For blooms throughout the summer, plant annuals
A bonus? Beautiful cut flowers all season long.
Choose a good-looking climbing plant that’s not too aggressive
Give your landscape some vertical diversity with vines.
Sustainable beauties live long and need little to prosper
These flowering plants require little care and some could outlive you.
Maine gardener: Plant a colorful mix for oasis made in the shade
Our lawns and gardens have an abundance of shade. Here are some ideas for making the most of it.
Plant these 12 shrubs, and you’ll have blooms from the start to end of the gardening season
This lovely dozen provides a progression of color for nine months of the year.
Groundwork laid for a fruitful year
If you, too, dream of homegrown berries and peaches, here are tips drawn from sometimes disappointing experience.