What plants are walking the red carpet, so to speak, in 2020? Plant associations announce their favorites.
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Maine Gardener: Choices – and perspectives – in the garden and elsewhere
Comments from readers and neighbors encourage columnist Tom Atwell to reflect.
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Maine Gardener: Imagine your winter landscape draped in snow
When you plant, think about how your garden will look from the warmth of interior viewpoints.
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Maine Gardener: For the holidays, bring a little good cheer from your garden inside
Bundle up, survey your yard, imagine that fir, holly or pine cone as part of a garland, wreath or winter arrangement. Now get to work.
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Maine Gardener: It needn’t be blueberries and apples 24-7
Oranges, bananas and figs are from away, far away, but if you bring their pots inside come winter and show them some proper care, you can grow them here.
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Garden provides much to be grateful for
Let’s offer thanks to many passed-down plants – and the people who supplied them.
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Maine Gardener: As storms become more severe, do some trees cope better?
Leaf drop is a critical factor. Trees that keep leaves late into the fall are more susceptible to wind and likelier to fall during a Nor’easter.
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Maine Gardener: Over the winter, keep your hand in with houseplants
The plants suggested here do require a little attention but are still easy to grow.
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Maine Gardener: Beautiful flower arrangements spring from fall’s bounty
Think beyond the blossom. Seed pods, dried hydrangea and alliums, and many others are naturals in a vase.