These shrubs produce beautiful fall colors and berries, extending the garden season.
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Pollinator Day in Falmouth highlights the importance of bees, bats
FALMOUTH — With bee populations and plant biodiversity declining across the country, the University of Maine Cooperative Extension is encouraging local gardeners to consider creating wildlife corridors where ever possible. That’s one reason the extension is partnering with the Falmouth Land Trust to host a special Pollinator Day event, 2-4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 7, at […]
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Late bloomers that are worth the wait
Don’t let your garden go green. These flowers will add color even as the gardening season winds down.
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State’s ‘forever chemical’ restrictions not applied to compost
Environmental protection overseers still allow sales of the nutrient-rich product used by landscapers and gardeners, even though it’s made with PFAS-laced municipal sludge.
Posted inFood, Maine Gardener
A gardener’s work is never done
How to get rid of weeds? Get out there and regularly weed.
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Cover crops enrich the soil, prevent erosion, inhibit weeds and more
Have an empty space in your vegetable bed? Here’s how to fill it with a cover crop.
Posted inFood, Maine Gardener
A guide to growing bramble berries
An Ohio State guide says raspberries are a weed. Crazy talk and another reason to be glad we live in Maine.
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Midseason, a columnist takes stock of the garden
Blooms and vegetables are late but plentiful.
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Stop and smell the roses – and the jasmine and the hyacinth and the bee balm …
Gardeners often plant chiefly with their eyes, but incorporating their noses can make gardens even nicer.
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Think of a garden tour as a learning opportunity
Bring a camera, a pen and a notebook.