Book offerings cover the practical, like growing vegetables in a cold climate, and the inspirational, like painting flowers.
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Force bulbs now, nurture tulips or daffodils later
Use the outdoors to cold-condition bulbs.
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Why I glean: A farm surplus harvester’s Thanksgiving manifesto
Year-round and statewide, everyday Mainers now rescue peak-season produce for their neighbors.
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Growing dracaena is easy, honest
People who say they can’t grow houseplants, this one’s for you.
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Landscape design can take advantage of existing property features
Professionals offer guidelines for taking advantage of your surroundings.
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Orchids provide indoor color – and a challenge
It takes care and patience to get an orchid to bloom again.
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Growing a garden that’ll let you play bartender
Who knew ginger root, a native of the tropics, could grow in a Maine backyard?
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Sowing wild seeds will help ecosystem in your backyard and beyond
Fifty years ago there was twice as much nature, and we can bring some back.
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Plant the asymmetrically shaped blob (technically a rhizome) now
Enjoy the blue flowers when they bloom come spring.
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A gardening season draws to a close
Our columnist assesses his own patch of earth, from late-blooming hydrangeas to two perfect apples.