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Autumn and Winter Seed Sowing in Six Easy Steps
November 9, 2016
CREATING CANOPY: Plant a native tree to help bring forth a greener future
January 16, 2018
Flowers, pollinators and the sex lives of plants
July 1, 2016
HELLSTRIP PLANTINGS: Creating habitat in the space between the sidewalk and the curb
April 10, 2018
IN THE SHADE: Gardening with Native Plants from the Woodland Understory
March 31, 2016
MONARCHS AND MILKWEED: Creating a Landscape in Maine to Support Monarch Butterflies and Other Pollinating Insects
March 1, 2016
Native groundcovers for beauty and biodiversity at the ground level
January 30, 2017
Native Seed Bombs – Dispersing seeds with guerilla action
October 3, 2016
Navigating the nurseries: how to find native plants
May 2, 2016
Return of the meadow
January 5, 2017
Small Flowering Trees: A dozen native species for limited spaces
May 11, 2017
Where the Wild Things Are: Pink Lady Slipper Orchids and Poachers
June 12, 2015
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Native Plant Profiles
Alternate-leaved dogwood (Swida alternifolia )
August 12, 2015
American honeysuckle (Lonicera canadensis)
April 1, 2016
Aster, Heart-leaved American (Symphyotrichum cordifolium)
September 16, 2015
Blue iris (Iris versicolor) and strict blue-eyed grass (Sisyrinchium montanum)
July 1, 2016
Bush-honeysuckle (Diervilla lonicera)
July 10, 2015
Christmas fern (Polystichum acrostichoides)
December 30, 2015
Coastal Joe-Pye weed (Eutrochium dubium)
August 14, 2018
Common buttonbush (Cephalanthus occidentalis)
September 6, 2016
Eastern spicy-wintergreen (Gaultheria procumbens)
November 18, 2015
Hobblebush (Viburnum lantanoides)
June 23, 2015
Jack-in-the-pulpit (Arisaema triphyllum)
May 20, 2015
Milkweed, Swamp (Asclepias incarnata)
June 29, 2018
Northern oak fern (Gymnocarpium dryopteris)
August 1, 2016
Northern spicebush (Lindera benzoin)
May 2, 2016
Pussy willow (Salix discolor)
March 23, 2015
Red columbine (Aquilegia canadensis)
May 9, 2019
Red elderberry (Sambucus racemosa)
February 27, 2015
Rhodora (Rhododendron canadense)
June 1, 2016
Shagbark hickory (Carya ovata)
January 31, 2016
Striped maple (Acer pensylvanicum)
January 2, 2015
Viburnums: Year-round Wonders
June 4, 2018
Violet species (Violaceae)
March 2, 2016
Wild strawberry (Fragaria virginiana)
April 27, 2015
Witch-hazel (Hamamelis virginiana)
October 21, 2015
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All Blog Posts
Spring “Cleanup” in the Meadow
March 12, 2019
Staying Healthy with Native Plants: Elderberry Shrub
January 10, 2019
FERNS: Ancient Plants for 21st Century Landscapes
June 4, 2018
HELLSTRIP PLANTINGS: Creating habitat in the space between the sidewalk and the curb
April 10, 2018
CREATING CANOPY: Plant a native tree to help bring forth a greener future
January 16, 2018
Wasps in the Garden Ecosystem
November 29, 2017
The Beauty and Pollinator Benefits of Asters and Goldenrods
September 13, 2017
Invasive Plants and Maine’s Ecological Puzzle
July 31, 2017
Caring for your Native Seedlings
July 1, 2017
Small Flowering Trees: A dozen native species for limited spaces
May 11, 2017
NATIVE GREENS: Grow these delicious edible vegetables in your own back yard
April 4, 2017
The Disconnect Between Garden Aesthetics and Local Ecology
March 6, 2017
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