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Maine Gardener

Published
June 2, 2024

Enjoy the lazy, hazy days of summer by planting perennial fruit and vegetables

Plant once, but harvest for years. More food, less effort.
Published
May 26, 2024

Divide and conquer: Spring is a good time to divide perennials
Published
May 19, 2024

Boothbay botanical garden gets a gift of irises

The late Currier McEwen of Harpswell hybridized dozens of Siberian irises. A collection of his irises will go on display at the Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens.
Published
May 12, 2024

Move over, roses. Here’s what you should plant for a fragrant garden

Herbs, lilies and lilacs are among the options.
Published
May 5, 2024

When posting pictures of your yard, beware of plant shamers

Non-native plants and patches of grass can have a place at your home, no matter what the internet trolls say.

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Published
April 28, 2024

Short on yard space? There are plenty of vegetables you can grow in pots

Tomatoes, potatoes and peppers are among them.
Published
April 21, 2024

You can never plant enough peas

There are 3 basic types: sugar snaps, snow peas and shelling peas. Fresh from the garden, all peas are peerless (though garden asparagus gives them a run for their money).
Published
April 14, 2024

When a neighbor took down several big pine trees, the sunshine poured in

Things will be different in the Atwell's vegetable garden this year. Among other things, the couple is eager for bell peppers that get enough sun to actually ripen.
Published
April 7, 2024

Volunteer to help Portland’s public orchard grow

Anybody who wanders by is free to pluck fruit from the trees and shrubs at Mt. Joy Orchard in the city's Munjoy Hill neighborhood.
Published
March 31, 2024

Anniversary milestone for the guy with the greenest thumb around

As our Maine Gardener column turns 20, writer Tom Atwell reflects on how gardening has changed.