Source - Portland Press Herald

Maine Gardener: Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens’ new president hopes to make it a must-see destination

by Tom Atwell August 2, 2020July 30, 2020

For Gretchen Ostherr, this is the latest job in a career spent outdoors.

by Christine Burns Rudalevige July 26, 2020May 15, 2026

Then make a quiche. Bonus points if you use the bacon fat in the pie crust.

by Tom Atwell July 26, 2020July 25, 2020

But some work requires an expanded arsenal, feeding a perfectly natural attraction for gadgets.

by Tom Atwell July 19, 2020July 15, 2020

Much of the nation ground to a halt because of the coronavirus. The garden carried on more beautifully than ever.

by Christine Burns Rudalevige July 19, 2020May 15, 2026

Farmer Ian Jerolmack is a dab hand at the labor-intensive baby ginger root.

by Christine Burns Rudalevige July 12, 2020May 15, 2026

When you’ve had your fill of them fresh off the vine, these recipes will be waiting.

by Tom Atwell July 12, 2020July 13, 2020

Protecting your fruit from critters is the last critical step to growing tomatoes.

by Tom Atwell July 5, 2020June 26, 2020

How to put your table scraps, leaves and grass clippings to use.

by Christine Burns Rudalevige July 5, 2020May 15, 2026

The ring-shaped kitchen tool has many more uses than the gadgets advertised these days.

This spring, birds moved into a Portland neighborhood in a big way.