Permaculture is becoming a larger part of our culture. Kristin DeSouza, senior horticulturist and plant records coordinator at the New England Wild Flower Society, and Lisa Fernandes, a permaculturist in Cape Elizabeth, gave separate lectures related to the subject earlier this month at the Portland Flower Show. DeSouza’s “Edible Native Plant Garden” uses about 80 […]

When planting a fruit tree in your backyard, you have to decide whether you want fruit quickly or for a long time. John Bunker of Fedco told a group at the Portland Flower Show last Sunday that the first question most people ask when buying a fruit tree is how soon it will bear. The […]

Planting a tree or a shrub in your yard should be easy. You dig a hole in the ground, put the plant in the hole, put the soil back in the hole, water it and then walk away. And while all of this is accurate, it does leave out some information. How deep should you […]

A wine shop offers a free tasting, as many of them do, and people don’t get overly excited. A beer shop schedules a beer tasting, and the word goes all around: FREE BEER. Madden Beverage, 335 North St., Saco, sells both wine and beer, and it has held quite a few wine tastings. But from […]