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Here’s how to container garden through the seasons

by TOM ATWELL April 15, 2018April 12, 2018

Start now with spring.

by Tom Atwell April 8, 2018April 5, 2018

For starters, expect to replant once every five years or so.

by Tom Atwell April 1, 2018March 29, 2018

The seven judges rate each of the 12 display gardens at the show in about 10 categories.

by Tom Atwell April 1, 2018March 29, 2018

The event itself last four days, but work on the plants, stonework and those cool structures takes far longer.

by Tom Atwell March 25, 2018March 22, 2018

These are the plants that people buy on their first visit to the garden center each spring – staples of the season and beloved by children.

by Tom Atwell March 11, 2018March 8, 2018

Those who will tend to your plants years down the road will thank you for growing beautiful, low-maintenance gardens.

by Tom Atwell March 4, 2018March 1, 2018

There’s plenty more to get you through the doldrums, too, such as crocuses, ‘Arnold Promise’ and marsh marigolds.

You need three tools: a hand pruner, a lopper and a pruning saw.

by Tom Atwell February 18, 2018February 15, 2018

The how, the what and the when, and the who to call for help.

by Tom Atwell February 11, 2018February 8, 2018

Two talks at Grow Maine Green Expo give the lowdown on the hungry bugs, at once an essential part of the ecosystem and a threat to native trees.