Local history buffs will appreciate this house and its location. The house dates back to 1876 as confirmed by the original deed on display inside the home. Master boatbuilder, Cecil Pierce, was…
Home and Garden
Charming, enchanting and enticing are words that easily describe this tiny 1920s home that is filled inside and out with interesting and delightful things to see! Most items inside the home have…
The Kennebec Estuary Land Trust (KELT) invites landowners to learn how to spot and identify common invasive plants on Saturday, June 8 starting at 10 a.m. as part of a two-part series on invasive…
To bee or not to bee. If that is the question, Midcoast Conservancy offers two opportunities to learn more about these valued pollinators. Saturday, May 25, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., members of the…
Back in 2014, the St. Andrews Auxiliary was searching for a way to honor the memory of those who had faithfully, over many years, served the community through their work with the Auxiliary. A…
Boothbay Region Garden Club
The Boothbay Region Garden Club’s 2019 Home and Garden Tour on Friday, July 19, in Boothbay Harbor and Southport Island, could also be dubbed a walking tour as participants will traverse the…
It was a cold dismal late afternoon in Edgecomb. A soft thump sounded on the picture window outside in the damp cold. My husband slowly opened the storm door, peering outside. The small, limp body…
Spring planting at the Boothbay Common and area window boxes will be done on Monday, May 20 at 10 a.m. Spring planting at the Armillary Garden will be done on Thursday, May 23 at 9 a.m.
Ever thought you might like to live in a small town on the Maine coast? Or wondered what it’s like living here year round?
Some visitors are so intrigued with the idea, they make the…
Boothbay Region Land Trust
With a welcoming new accessible entrance and a fire-safe stairwell from the upstairs, the renovations are finally complete at the Boothbay Region Land Trust (BRLT) Oak Point Farm headquarters. The…
Don’t miss the Knox-Lincoln Soil & Water Conservation District Spring Plant Sale & Garden Fair at Union Fairgrounds on Saturday, May 4 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. and Sunday, May 5 from 10 a.m.…
The Lincoln Home in Newcastle is pleased to welcome Jean Vose of Nobleboro to speak about Backyard Honey Bees and Pollinators on Monday, April 29 beginning at 3 p.m.
A beehive in or near…
The Lincoln Home
Jean Vose is an experienced master gardener, certified horticulturist and backyard beekeeper living in Nobleboro where she has created gardens to attract pollinators as well as the other…
Fondly called “the people’s garden,” CMBG has always been about volunteers. Our founders were all volunteers, offering freely of their time as well as their talent. In fact, CMBG was an all-…
Boothbay Region Garden Club
Gearing up for spring, the residents of St. Andrews’ Gregory Wing had a great time on Tuesday, April 2, updating their indoor window boxes.
To say it is still a bit chilly for outside work…
Due to high interest, the Browntail moth information session has been moved from Rising Tide to the Edgecomb Eddy School, 175 Boothbay Road in Edgecomb, from 5-6:30 p.m. on April 4.
The…
With spring on its way, many of us are thinking about what we can do to spruce up our yards. It’s the ideal time to prepare for gardening and planting, but did you know that certain plants can…
Maine’s largest flower show returns to Portland’s Thompson’s Point for its third consecutive year. The 2019 Maine Flower Show, owned and produced by the nonprofit Maine Landscape and…
Boothbay Region Garden Club
Without a doubt, everyone is waiting for the snow to melt and for the arctic winds to subside to make way for tender buds, delicate early blossoms and the green spring grass. The Boothbay Region…
Garden Club of Wiscasset
The Medomak District of the Garden Club Federation of Maine will hold its annual meeting on Monday, May 6 at Maine Maritime Museum in Bath. The District consists of The Bath Garden Club, which is…
One of the joys of summer in our region is witnessing the yearly return of our summer visitors. No, I am not referring to the crowds of vacationers and summer residents who will fill our streets…
The Maine Flower Show in Portland each March is always a joy, that something to look forward to in the midst of spring snow and mud month.
Last year, the stonework garden exhibits were…
A board meeting will be held on Wednesday, March 13 at 10 a.m. in the St. Andrews Village arts and crafts room. The general meeting on March 13 will begin at 1 p.m. at St Columba's Episcopal…
Knox-Lincoln Soil & Water Conservation District’s 2019 Spring Plant Sale Catalog is now available in print and online. This year’s sale will be held at the Union Fairgrounds on the weekend…
Boothbay Region Land Trust (BRLT) hosted its first lecture of 2019 on browntail moths last week. In spite of the icy roads, members of the public filled the lecture room at Oak Point Farm to hear…
A flower design class with Kitty Boyd will be held at Boothbay Region Greenhouses Wednesday, Jan. 16 at 11 a.m. There will be four classes in all; this is the second of the year. Classes can…
All gardeners out there, both beginners and experienced, who enjoy growing new plants, will enjoy the fourth annual Saving Seeds Workshop and Seed Swap Day on Saturday, Jan. 26, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m…
On Saturday, Nov. 3, an enthusiastic group of quilters from three local guilds joined Rotarians at the Rotary Clubhouse to produce hand made quilts for Wrap-A-Smile. It was a day of shared…
Garden Therapy at St. Andrews Village on Tuesday, Nov. 6 at 11 a.m. Upcoming Festival of Trees workshop: Nov. 9, 9:30 a.m., Southport Town Office – Candy (to sell). Also on Nov. 9, at 11 a.m.…
The Boothbay Region Garden Club’s “Mantle and Table” shop at the Festival of Trees event will feature beautiful holiday arrangements of live greens in unique containers designed by our very…
Saving seeds from your favorite plants and swapping them with friends is one of the best ways to share your love of gardening. Why save seeds? It can be economical, since a single flower can…
While I didn’t come upon a blue hookah smoking caterpillar on any of the mushrooms at Knickercane Park last week, I did discover a wide variety of mushrooms. It seems this year there’s an…
The walls of the Pemaquid Watershed Association office-gallery will soon be brightened with the fine art of quilting by the Clamshell Quilters, the Lincoln County chapter of the Pine Tree Quilters…
Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens is joining the Bowdoin College Museum of Art for a collaboration celebrating the artistic talents of two New England botanists, watercolorist Kate Furbish and…
Seeds are living beings, just like you and me. And like us, they require the right conditions to thrive. This past summer brought environmental stressors for all of us, including our seeds.
…
Kennebec Estuary Land Trust
The Kennebec Estuary Land Trust (KELT) is providing two free workshops focused on managing invasive plants on Sept. 16. Both programs will be held at KELT’s Sewall Woods Preserve and provide…
Boothbay Region Garden Club
Linda Redman, Boothbay Region Garden Club (BRGC) member and local beekeeper, recently addressed the garden club on the intricacies and rewards of beekeeping. Redman walked the group through not…
Each August the Garden Therapy team from the Boothbay Region Garden Club (BRGC) meets at St. Andrews Village with flowers collected from several home gardens to assist residents of the Gregory…
The University of Maine Cooperative Extension Master Gardener Volunteers program in Knox, Lincoln and Waldo counties is accepting applications. Classes meet from 1 - 4:30 p.m., Oct. 4 through Nov…
The Boothbay Region Garden Club will meet on Wednesday, Aug. 8 at 1 p.m. at St Columba's Episcopal Church. Guests are welcome to attend this interesting and informative meeting on Bee School.…
Knox-Lincoln County Beekeepers [KLCB] is pleased to welcome Maine's State Apiarist and Bee Inspector Jennifer Lund to their monthly outdoor meeting on Saturday, Aug. 4 at 10 a.m. Lund will speak…
Residents of ElderCare Network of Lincoln County look forward to the bright, warm days of summer. On Thursday mornings, between June and the end of August, the ElderCare van picks…
Clamshell Quilters, in conjunction with Area 2 of Pine Tree Quilters Guild, will be hosting a trunk show and workshop by Beth Helfter of EvaPaige Quilt Designs. The trunk show will be on Friday,…
Edgecomb’s annual iris sale will take place at the Edgecomb Community Church on Cross Point Road on Saturday, July 7 from 9 a.m. to noon or until inventory sells out. Funds will help to support…
Tickets - $30/advance and $35 on tour day - for the Boothbay Region Garden Club’s Home and Garden Tour, “The Sea Around Us” on Friday, July 20 are available at the Boothbay Harbor Region Chamber…
Knox-Lincoln County Beekeepers [KLCB] host their annual outdoor meeting on Saturday, June 23. The topic is " Organic Varroa Mite Control in Beehives " and will be held beginning at 9:30 a.m. at…
A common sentiment among gardeners is that it’s hard to achieve year-round color in the garden — especially true for Maine’s early spring, which could occur anywhere from late April to mid-June.…
Ari Leach and her partner Steph Knaus-Tucker are having a custom-made tiny house constructed, but it won’t just be any run-of-the-mill, custom-made tiny house. This one will be an energy-efficient…
For Todd Hyson, family and tradition are of utmost importance, and when he recently started his own business on land that has been in his family for generations, it was, in his words, a dream come…
Bailey Bartlett loves digging in the dirt. She started her business, Bailey’s Blooms, two years ago, and is transforming the grounds around Montsweag Farms Restaurant on Route 1 in Woolwich, after…
