Scenes from the 2018 Maine Flower Show, which took place in Portland at the end of March. The annual event brings together landscapers, exhibitors, designers and horticulturalists to showcase their creativity with native plants and local resources. In addition to the 13 display gardens being highlighted, the show also featured 115 exhibits of plants, hardscape, arbor and garden supplies, hands-on workshops and seminars led by experts in growing and outdoor living. A number of Midcoast individuals and businesses took part in the show, with five involved in creating display gardens for exhibition. They included Campbell’s Landscape & Design of Topsham with Maine Heritage Timber Frames of Lisbon, Brunswick-based Jaiden Landscaping, Bowdoinham-based Picture Perfect Landscapes and Brunswick-based Wille C & Sons Landscaping. Other display gardens at the show were set up by Aronson Stonework (Litchfield), Billy Goat Landscaping (Kennebunk), C.M. Nichols Landscape Company (Denmark), Maine Stonework (Kennebunkport), O’Donal’s Nursery (Gorham), Seabreeze Property Services (Portland), Skillins Greenhouses (Cumberland, Falmouth and Brunswick) with Pray’s Hardscapes (Falmouth), Terrapin Landscapes (Kennebunkport) with Terrence J. DeWan & Associates (Yarmouth) and Pierson Nurseries (Biddeford), and Plant Something!, a national campaign spearheaded in the state by the Maine Landscape and Nursery Association.