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Our guide to fall planting

Fall is the ideal season for getting native seedlings in the ground. Here’s our step-by-step guide for fall planting.

Wild-Type Plants vs Nativars: Which is better for pollinators?

Since wild-type plants are grown from wild seed, they have a representative mix of the genes present in wild populations of the parent plants. Nativars on the other hand, are typically cloned plants, so each one is genetically identical …

Native Edible Greens

Spring is a great time to taste some of Maine’s native plants that have edible leaves and shoots. Below are species that can be planted in your home landscape, transforming your experience with native plants …

Spring “Cleanup” in the Meadow

We share our meadow with many living things, and we do our best to keep them happy. Each fall, we leave the dead stems and seedpods standing to provide …

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Wild Seed Project 5/22/24 Wild Seed Project 5/22/24

Coastal Joe-Pye weed (Eutrochium dubium)

The dome-shaped pink blooms attract many pollinators, including bees, butterflies, and other beneficial insects who feast on its pollen and nectar …

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Swamp Milkweed (Asclepias incarnata)

In the wild, swamp milkweed grows in wet meadows, marshes and along the shores of lakes and streams throughout the Northeast. Although a wetland plant, in the home garden it tolerates …

Heather McCargo 5/15/24 Heather McCargo 5/15/24

Caring for Your Native Seedlings

You have successfully germinated some native seeds and have small pots or flats filled with baby plants. Now what do you do? I recommend …

Heather McCargo 5/9/24 Heather McCargo 5/9/24

Native shrubs for Maine gardens

Native shrubs provide structure to garden landscapes, a lot of visual interest in the form of beautiful flowers or fruits, as well as food and habitat for birds, butterflies, bees, and other wildlife.