You can save money, reduce maintenance and improve the chances that the plant will survive long term.
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Maine Gardener: And the envelope please …
What plants are walking the red carpet, so to speak, in 2020? Plant associations announce their favorites.
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Maine Gardener: Read catalogs to preview the coming gardening season
What’s in and what’s out? Prepare to bid farewell to Iona Petit Pois and say hello to cover cropping.
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Maine Gardener: Choices – and perspectives – in the garden and elsewhere
Comments from readers and neighbors encourage columnist Tom Atwell to reflect.
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Maine Gardener: What to buy the gardener on your list
In short, plants or tools. Or a surprise gift (read on) that may be the best of them all.
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Maine Gardener: For the holidays, bring a little good cheer from your garden inside
Bundle up, survey your yard, imagine that fir, holly or pine cone as part of a garland, wreath or winter arrangement. Now get to work.
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Maine Gardener: It needn’t be blueberries and apples 24-7
Oranges, bananas and figs are from away, far away, but if you bring their pots inside come winter and show them some proper care, you can grow them here.
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Maine Gardener: Put green thumbs to a different use – flipping the page
These new books cover topics from moss to compact crops.
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Maine Gardener: Over the winter, keep your hand in with houseplants
The plants suggested here do require a little attention but are still easy to grow.
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Maine Gardener: Beautiful flower arrangements spring from fall’s bounty
Think beyond the blossom. Seed pods, dried hydrangea and alliums, and many others are naturals in a vase.