And if you treat them right, a plant many think of as an annual is actually a perennial.
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Plants can be natural pesticides
A stroll through Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens provides an education about plants that repel destructive insects.
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Edgy sedges offer architectural look, anchor the soil
You can choose from multiple colors and seed-head shapes for your garden.
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Want to add color to your fall garden? Think chrysanthemums.
People usually plant them in September.
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Here’s what you can do to deal with the drought
For the second consecutive year, some parts of Maine are not getting enough rain, so your garden may need some TLC.
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A rose is a rose is a rose – unless it’s an Earth-Kind rose
Four years after Deering Oaks first participated in a trial of low-maintenance roses, it’s clear that not all roses are troublemakers.
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It’s not too late to plant radishes
They go from seed to table in about a month.
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All-day symposium offers plenty for the gardener who wants to go native
Attendees in South Paris will learn how to grow natives from seed, identify plants and much more
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Halfway through the season, our garden columnist gives an update on his own garden
His hope for the Year of Fruit was fulfilled.
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Plant seedlings in containers now for perennials next spring
By fall, the plants will be large enough that they can either be moved to their ultimate home.