Even if you can’t see them, the roots of trees and other plants are vital to life as we know it.
gardening
MOFGA talk offers advice on planning, caring for your vegetable garden
Hint: Crop rotation doesn’t work in a small vegetable garden.
Falling on the ice is bad for you. But ice-melting salt is bad for your garden.
Here’s how to balance two opposing needs.
When nothing else grows, seed catalogs sprout
Our columnist gives the highlights of several local ones.
And the envelope please: Here are the year’s garden award winners
There’s an Oscars of sorts for plants, too.
Climate change dominated this year’s Maine Gardener
Once, garden writers advised on where to plant the petunia. Today, they tackle native planting, pesticides, bee collapse and more.
Could we grow truffles in Maine?
Well, no. But it was a nice fantasy while it lasted.
Wintry weather and frozen earth got you down? Plan a gardening trip
Just thinking about exotic places with gorgeous gardens can keep you sane till spring.
Grow African violets
They’re not the easiest plant, but their blooms make the effort worth it.