You don’t have to look beyond your own garden for evidence of rising temperatures and the longer growing season.
Maine Gardener
Maine Gardener: And you thought you were done with weeding …
Weeding in November saves you trouble come spring.
Maine Gardener: Drought, bad. Long-lasting, gorgeous blossoms, good
Columnist Tom Atwell wraps up another season in the garden.
Maine Gardener: A new program will train students, and others, to work in horticulture
The industry needs more skilled workers. Creators of the Horticulture Apprentice Training Program hope to help fill the gap.
Maine Gardener: When buying new plants, don’t believe the hype
Chasing award-winning plants has its perils. Despite the plaudits, they won’t necessarily be winners in your garden.
Maine Gardener: All about foxgloves
Which, by the way, are not poisonous in ordinary garden circumstances. (Maybe that Smartphone isn’t so smart after all.)
If we get a repeat of last winter – bone-chilling but not snowy – there’s work ahead to prepare your garden
Snow acts as insulation. Without it, skip the raking or consider mulch.
Maine Gardener: Falmouth gardens that feed the hungry are growing
Tidewater Farm is expanding its gardens and building structures, where it plans to hold classes.
Maine Gardener: A new tactic being considered to combat the spotted wing drosophila
The pest destroys as much as 30 percent of Maine’s blueberry crop annually.