Butterfly illustration

Monarchs and Milkweed: Creating a Landscape in Maine to Support Monarch Butterflies and Other Pollinating Insects

by Heather McCargo

As we wait in hopeful anticipation for an increase in monarch butterfly populations, we can prepare for their arrival by planting native species that provide food and habitat for these […]

Balcony gardens – Natives in pots for urbanites and people on the move

by Heather McCargo

My family lived in Barcelona a few years ago, and I was smitten with the ubiquitous Spanish balcony. Almost every urban apartment had one. They provided a much needed connection […]

A Rain Garden at Your Downspout

by Heather McCargo

The torrential downpours that the Northeast is experiencing with increasing frequency are a clear reminder that we need to make our landscapes more absorbent of precipitation. Forests and meadows are […]

Seed Dispersal: Growing the Future One Seed at a Time

by Heather McCargo

Toward the end of summer, the seeds of many native plants in Maine begin to ripen and disperse, even some that bloomed back in the spring. People are often surprised […]

A collection of native shrubs for Maine summer gardens

by Heather McCargo

People frequently ask me for native plant suggestions for their summer gardens. Below are some recommendations for shrubs that will provide a lot of visual interest in the form of […]

Managing Meadows and Lawns for Beauty and Biodiversity

by Heather McCargo

MEADOWS In the summertime, meadows are buzzing with life. Vegetation is tall and verdant, many species of flowering plants are blooming, and sex and child rearing are in full swing […]

Pink Lady Slipper

Where the Wild Things Are: Pink Lady Slipper Orchids and Poachers

by Heather McCargo

Some of our most beautiful native plants do not belong in our gardens. When you see them for sale in a nursery, they are more often than not dug from […]

Pussy Willow branch

Pussy willow (Salix discolor)

March 2015

A large shrub, or small to medium-sized multi-trunked tree found across Canada, south to Montana and S. Dakota, and in the East, from Newfoundland to Delaware; inhabiting old fields and […]

A Call to Action for Citizen Scientists

by Kass Hogan

Gathering Data on Life Cycle Events in Maine Plants All across the country, scientists and non-scientists alike are keeping track of a natural, easy-to-observe, even joyful event: the first opening […]

Making a Beeline Through Portland

by Heather McCargo

Habitat Corridors for Pollinating Insects: Bees and butterflies are getting a lot of attention these days, now that they are in severe decline. Our whole ecosystem, including many food crops, depends on them.

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