Author Judy Paolini will be the featured speaker at the April 10 meeting of the Boothbay Region Garden Club. Paolini and photographer Nance Trueworthy were presented with a…

There are numerous good reasons for people to garden, no matter what their age, and Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens’ new series of seven classes will provide adults with tried-and-…

“I know it isn’t spring yet,” Joe said. “But we need to bring some flowers into the house.”

Begin with forsythia. One January 18, I clipped two or…

On Wednesday, March 7, Maclay Architects of Waitsfield, Vt., received the Northeast Sustainable Energy Association’s Zero Net Energy Award for the Bosarge…

In response to an appeal of the National Garden Club, the Boothbay Region Garden Club members helped support the “Drop in the Bucket” to the Running Waters…

Nicholas Barth will present “Growing and Culture of Daylilies in Maine” for the March 13 meeting of the Boothbay Region Garden Club.

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Realtors across the state of Maine sold 21.39 percent more homes in January 2013 than the same month one year ago. According to statistics released by Maine…

Ever wish you could pile the family into the boat and cruise over to Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens (CMBG)? This year, that wish could become a reality.…

What is phenology? It’s the study of seasonal life events, such as when birds make their nests in the spring, when berries ripen in the summer, and when leaves change color in the…

In keeping with Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens’ theme for 2013, Trees, Timbers and Traditions, horticulturist Will Bridges will offer a class on pruning basics for all levels of…

We all have projects around the house that might call for a handyman but that we would like to tackle ourselves. If you’ve watched the do it yourself TV shows…

Feast your eyes on “Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens,” by William Cullina, Dorothy E. Freeman, Ph.D. and Barbara Hill Freeman (Hard cover, 191 p., $34.95) Down…

Last year, Marge boasted about her amazing roses.

“Those ‘Knock Out’ roses just keep coming,” she said. I was…

“Seeds of Change” is the theme for the 2013 Boston Flower & Garden Show. Returning to the Seaport World Trade Center in Boston, the show will spotlight…

WeddingWire, the nation's leading online wedding marketplace, announced that Boothbay Region Greenhouses has been selected as a winner of the prestigious…

The Boothbay Region Garden Club welcomes club member and candy creator Sara Fahnley as the featured speaker for the Wednesday, Feb. 13 meeting at St. Columba’s…

Marge sent a bonus gift assortment, including a paperwhite narcissus kit.

The kit included a generous,…

Support the birds – both in your own yard and more widely by supporting your local Audubon chapter, the Mid-Coast Audubon Society.  It's time for our mid-winter…

Start 2013 by planning a garden adventure.

One way to do this: add at least one new flower or vegetable (or both) to your yard/ landscape/estate.…

Among the first dates Maine residents should circle on their new 2013 calendars are Saturday, Sunday, and Monday, May 25, 26 and 27.

Thanks to a…

What does one do with an old Christmas tree? Here are some suggestions.

Any living tree should go into the ground as soon as possible. The prudent…

This year's 2012 Dough Ball Silent Auction offerings include: a manure fork donated by Grover’s Hardware; a gift certificate to Fisherman’s Wharf; personal training sessions with…

“I won a prize!” Billy said, as we left the party. “I won a poinsettia, but I don’t want my cat Sparkle to eat it, because it’s poison.”

Help me shatter this old myth. Poinsettias are not…

Although Christmas is more than a month away, the Boothbay Region Garden Club is wasting no time in getting ready for the holidays.

On Wednesday, Nov. 14, the Garden Club began making…

“Eat your vegetables.”

That phrase was all too familiar during childhood. But these days, the fifth and sixth graders at Boothbay Region Elementary School want to eat their vegetables – the…

Joni has asked the annual autumn question: “What are the red-berried bushes in yards and wet places?”

These are leaf-losing hollies native to the…

U.S. Senator Olympia J. Snowe (R-Maine) announced November 8 that Maine will receive $34.9 million worth of Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) funding…

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2012 marked the 20th anniversary of Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens. We welcomed more than 90,000 visitors to help celebrate this…

Right now, some of the garden looks rough and fading. Now it’s clean-up time.

Pull up the annual plants which have flowered so happily all summer,…

Habitat for Humanity/7 Rivers Maine is holding an informational meeting on Saturday, Nov. 17, 2012 from 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. at the Cosmopolitan Club at 894 Washington St. in Bath.  The…

There’s a new and accomplished plantsman at the helm of Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens’ horticulture department. Rodney Eason joined the staff on October 1 as director of…

Maine's prettiest village has managed to get even prettier.

Down Sherman Lane off Federal Street in Wiscasset, floral designer Michelle Peele is…

Guy Marsden and wife Rebekah of Woolwich plan to show others how to use sunlight year-round to power everything from an electric car to a toaster oven by holding an open house at their home as…

Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens will offer two multi-day horticulture workshops. Both will be in the Bosarge Family Education Center and…

The backyard of In The Clover on the corner of Middle and Main streets in Wiscasset has a rustic beauty.

Stone wall builder Matt Carter will be the featured speaker at the meeting of the Boothbay Region Garden Club meeting October 10 at 1 p.m. at St. Columba’s Church. Preceding the stone wall…

“Capturing the Gardens’ Landscapes” is the theme for the inaugural show by members of the Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens’ photography club. The exhibit will be on view until October 16, from 9 a.…

A new garden at St. Andrews Village will offer residents a place to spend time outside in a safe but largely unstructured atmosphere where they can enjoy outdoor functions or just…

A green roof on a small structure is more than decoration.

I’m not referring to a green-painted or green-tiled roof, but a building topped with living plants. 

Originating years ago in…

Bruce John Riddell has a deep connection to the natural world. His blend of granite, native plants, ground covers, moss, trees, water, and color transform each garden so seamlessly, clients often…

Every spring, the downtown support organization Main Street Bath arranges to have cascading flower baskets hung on the district's lampposts, to grace downtown Bath throughout the summer. To help…

Maine Realtors continue to report healthy increases in sales of single-family existing homes. According to the Maine Real Estate Information System, Inc., a total of 1,086 homes changed hands in…

Maybe it’s because they’ve seen the glorious display of flowering spring bulbs at Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens and want to echo them at home, or maybe they recognize the quality of the bulbs…

The Garden Club Federation of Maine's most coveted award, “Club of Distinction,” was presented to “the best club in the state, Boothbay Region Garden Club, for club accomplishments in all areas of…

National Safe At Home Week takes place during the last Monday through Friday in August of each year. This week promotes and emphasizes safety in and around the home to eliminate…

Autumn is just around the corner, but Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens is far from dormant. Three terrific classes for serious gardeners and inventive cooks will kick off in the month of September…

A home in Maine’s Midcoast region must respond appropriately to local challenges (humidity, salty seabreezes, wind, unique soil conditions/rock/ledge/radon, etc.). Join Boothbay…

Potato blight, hemlock wooly adelgid, Asian longhorn beetle – aargh! These are pests that can keep amateur and professional gardeners awake at night and lay waste to landscapes far and wide. There…

The other day while we were out and about in our yard, our neighbor wandered over from across the street. 

“Hey, can either of you tell me what this is? It was in my flower garden.” He held…

Friday, August 24, will bring a favorite instructor, Greg Marley, to Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens for a day-long workshop to forage for and learn about Maine’s marvelous mushrooms. The program…