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gardening

Published
July 17, 2016

Open Book: Recommendations for the house and garden

Two books, 'Forgotten Ways for Modern Days' and 'Plants from Pits,' propose eco-friendly activities for house and garden.
Published
July 17, 2016

Falmouth’s use of herbicides to fight invasives proves to be a thorny issue

Is the cure worse than the problem?
Published
July 10, 2016

If you have a garden, you probably have a shade garden

And if so, consider yourself lucky. There are plenty of beautiful plants that favor the shade.
Published
July 10, 2016

An ancient tool, the scythe is also a fit for modern times

Scything, which goes back to the ancient Romans, is back in style – and one of the country's chief suppliers of the scythe is located right here in Perry, Maine.
Published
July 3, 2016

Creating unusual irises adds a beautiful facet to jeweler’s life

In his Gorham garden, Dean Cole crossbreeds unusual varieties by hand and brings rare ones to market.

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Published
July 3, 2016

Dogwoods provide a colorful, four-season addition to any Maine landscape

Many dogwoods are native to New England, but some of the most popular landscape plants are imports.
Published
June 26, 2016

Dry spell has Maine growers going with the flow

And the conditions are not expected to change anytime soon.
Published
June 26, 2016

Taking a field trip to see famed landscape architect’s Maine legacy

Mount Desert holds several gardens designed by or related to Beatrix Farrand, a rare woman in a male-dominated field at her time.
Published
June 19, 2016

It’s easy to love daylilies so much you want to produce your own

And it's not that hard to create hybrids of the summer beauties.
Published
June 19, 2016

Grow: Key to roses is choosing right

Today's varieties are more self-sufficient.