Our columnist hopes for a little peace, quiet and calm – and a lot of cut flowers.
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Maine Gardener: Even if you don’t have to, you might want a container garden
Planting in pots is decorative, and you can get a jump on tomato season.
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Douglas Tallamy would like you to help build a Homegrown National Park
Use your backyard to plant species that will help slow Earth’s Sixth Mass Extinction.
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Maine Gardener: This year’s Maine Garden + Marketplace a scaled-back version of the usual show
Blame lingering impacts of the pandemic, and don’t look for display gardens. With luck, next year…
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Maine Gardener: A tad early, the gardening season gets off to a gentle start
Plant vegetable or flower seeds, prepare your tools, grow lettuce.
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Maine Gardener: The forest edge is a critical environmental zone, and you can enhance it
For many wild creatures, living on the edge has benefits.
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Maine Gardener: Snow-schmo, it’s time to prune trees
Winter is the best season, whether the trees are evergreens or deciduous.
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Ericaceae: The family you’ve never heard of but may well have growing in your own garden
The heath family, as its commonly known, includes rhododendrons and azaleas, and was the subject of a talk from the Maine Landscape & Nursery Association. ‘
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Maine Gardener: When you plant a tree or shrub, get to the root of the matter
Healthy root systems are key to growing a successful plant.
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Southern pine beetles are not an immediate threat, the experts say, but they are a cause for concern
The invasive beetles have been spotted in Maine and could be a harbinger of other damaging bugs to come.