Come winter, a Maine gardener's gaze turns inward.

Bonus: You may find a good Christmas gift for someone on your list.

That's also the name of a nonprofit that is helping gardeners do just that.

Our columnist reports back from the French wine-making regions of Burgundy and Champagne. Sorry, Maine, we're not there yet.

Ireland's National Botanic Gardens include more than 20,000 plants.

Flowers, seed heads, pumpkins, mushrooms, leaves and more all make for beautiful decor inside your home.

Blame the lack of sun and heat for the uneven blossoms and lackluster vegetable production.

Dazed and confused, or maybe just stressed, trees and shrubs that normally bloom in the spring are blooming this fall.

Marta McDowell's 'Gardening Can Be Murder' looks at examples of where the hobby appears within this genre.

The trees have had to cope with the triple threat of pests, disease and too much rainfall.

But don't be overzealous. Left standing, many garden plants offer food and shelter for birds and other wildlife.

Cleaning up trees and shrubs should top your to-do list. The rest will depend on the time of year.

Skip the canning and the pickling. Sometimes the simplest way to preserve the harvest is to do nothing at all.

Over the years, trees grew, invasives invaded, and grasses spread far and wide. Now, the Haney Hillside Garden is being restored.

This is the season for planting bulbs. When the snow starts to melt, their cheerful blossoms are the first sign of spring.

The plentiful blooms make a powerful argument for late bloomers. But the tomatoes, sigh, are taking their own sweet time.

The many gloomy days this summer have added to phloxes' bright, pretty charm.

Shallot be an unfamiliar allium it the garden this year? The Atwells say yes.

Snug Harbor Farm in Kennebunk sells topiary and teaches classes in how to train and prune plants into stylized shapes.

The Mahoosuc Land Trust is using gardening as a way to encourage conservationism.

A bird bath finds new use as a planter for succulents.

Seasonal, local, organic, etc. But the key lesson columnist Christine Burns Rudalevige has to convey about being a sustainable cook and eater? Stay flexible.

Crookneck yellow squash can take the place of zucchini in any dish, and you might find you prefer how it tastes.

Strawberries were a bit of a disappointment, the raspberries came early, and the blueberries are looking good - fingers crossed!

Therapeutic horticulture can help people recover from illness, medical events like strokes and heart attacks, and mental health challenges such as PTSD.

Cook and refrigerate a big batch at the start of the week. When dinner time comes, no need to turn on the stove to make a cooling summer salad.

Probably not what you think.

An avowed green bean hater discovers haricots verts, and his world, or at least his table, is rocked. He's planted one crop of the skinnier, more tender bean, and is planning a second.

Other Maine fruits and vegetables were slowed by the weather, but beets thrived, and you can enjoy them in many surprising ways.

On July 4, enjoy your holiday-themed blossoms.