Our flowers haven’t won any prizes this year, so we have been enjoying the garden successes of others.

For some reason our crop has gone a bit wacky. Generally, there are very attractive…

Betsey-Ann Golon, herbalist for the Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village and a guest interpreter and herbalist at George Washington's Mt. Vernon Estate and Gardens in Virginia, will be at…

Within three days of each other, two new offerings at Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens will look at living things from entirely different angles. On Tuesday, August 14, children 7 and up…

This fireplace is a “must see” on the tour along with the spiral staircase and distinctive cabinetry designed and fabricated by the owners. The fireplace is a remarkable and efficient source of…

The New York Times called him “the guru of natural gardening,” and Publisher Weekly named him “a gardening superstar.” The American Horticultural Society listed one of his 18 books among the best…

Linda Redman of the Boothbay Region Garden Club will present the program about “Bees” at the monthly meeting of the club at St. Columba’s Church on August 8. One is never to young or too old to…

Here we are, in the month of goldenrod and lowbush blueberries.

Pick goldenrod to add to a posy of wild or…

Dear Editor and Community:

You are cordially invited to enjoy a day of beauty in the gardens and in the lovely and distinctive homes of the Boothbay area.

The Boothbay Region Home and…

In June 2012, sales of single-family existing homes in Maine again increased by double-digits. According to the Maine Real Estate Information System, Inc., 1,247 homes sold last month, up 26.6…

There are countless ways to celebrate birthdays and anniversaries. Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens in Boothbay is marking its 20th birthday and the 5th anniversary of its 2007 grand opening with a…

The Boothbay Peninsula will be the setting for the Boothbay Region Garden Club’s Home and Garden Tour Saturday, August 11 from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.  Preparing for this…

East Boothbay resident John Hauptfleisch has what is known as a “green thumb.” As a young lad in the Catskill Mountains of New York, he took to the gardens like a flower to sun and water.…

Many plants want to grow upward. Some tall annuals, perennials and vegetables are not strong enough to fight the law of gravity alone.
Enter the gardener.

For some plants, a grower may…

Anyone who loves birds finds great delight in spotting a dainty-yet-powerful hummingbird among colorful blooms. Famed organic gardener and herbalist Deb Soule will be at Coastal Maine Botanical…

Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens horticulturist Will Bridges knows his trees, shrubs and vines: woody plants. He’ll present an indoor and outdoor workshop in their uses and benefits at the…

Spring wildflowers are rightly celebrated. They’re a living symbol of release from winter

Then, what about summer wildflowers? “Ho, hum.” 

Not so! Here are just a few to notice when…

Music Doing Good will cook up a benefit concert for the Growing Greens Youth Gardening Program at Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens on Friday, July 20, at 7 p.m.
A cocktail reception will kick…

From a “gem” of a retirement village home to an owner-crafted log mansion, the Boothbay Region Garden Club is pleased to present “The Sea Around Us,” a tour of lovely homes and gardens on the…

Due to a higher than normal number of bear-related complaints this year, the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife wants to remind the public how to best avoid bear conflicts.

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Reminders: Weeding team #1 will meet at the Armilary Gardens at 9:30 a.m. on Monday, July 9. The Board of Directors will meet at 9 a.m., Tuesday, July 10 at the Gregory Wing Conference Room.

Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens is the focus of a half-hour segment of “Mature Lifestyles,” a program produced by Spectrum Generations on Time Warner Cable, Channel 9 in this region. The program…

Remember: this is how summer arrives in New England.

After a spell of wretched weather, bam! Heat bombs in. Often escorted by waves of mugginess, willy-nilly, it puts a stop to most of those…

Rebecca Jacobs and Hildy Ellis of Knox-Lincoln Soil & Water Conservation District will present a lecture series with tips on how you can beautify your home landscape…

Appearing quite like any other stone wall at first glance, the wall in front of the Boothbay Region YMCA’s new Emery Family Pool is anything but ordinary. Tucked among the stones are faces carved…