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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
American Honeysuckle. Lonicera canadensis. Caprifoliaceae
April 1, 2016
Buttonbush. Cephalanthus occidentalis. Rubiaceae
September 6, 2016
Christmas fern. Polystichum acrostichoides. Dryopteridaceae
December 30, 2015
Coastal Joe-Pye Weed
August 14, 2018
Eastern spicy-wintergreen. Gaultheria procumbens. Ericaceae.
November 18, 2015
Hamamelis virginiana. Witch-hazel. Hamamelidae
October 21, 2015
Iris versicolor, blue iris, and Sisyrinchium montanum, strict blue-eyed grass; Iridaceae
July 1, 2016
Jack-in-the-pulpit. Arisaema triphyllum (Araceae). Arum Family
May 20, 2015
Lindera benzoin. Northern spicebush. Lauraceae
May 2, 2016
Northern bush-honeysuckle. Diervilla lonicera. Caprifoliaceae
July 10, 2015
Northern Oak Fern. Gymnocarpium dryopteris. Woodsiaceae
August 1, 2016
Pussy Willow. Salix discolor. Salicaceae. (Willow Family)
March 23, 2015
Red Columbine
May 9, 2019
Red Elderberry
February 27, 2015
Rhodora. Rhododendron canadense. Ericaceae.
June 1, 2016
Shagbark hickory. Carya ovata. Juglandaceae
January 31, 2016
STRIPED MAPLE. Acer pensylvanicum. Soapwort Family (Sapindaceae)
January 2, 2015
Swamp Milkweed
June 29, 2018
Swida alternifolia (formerly, Cornus alternifolia) Alternate-leaved Dogwood. Cornaceae
August 12, 2015
Symphyotrichum cordifolium (formerly Aster cordifolius) Heart-leaved American aster. Asteraceae
September 16, 2015
Viburnum lantanoides. Hobblebush. Adoxaceae
June 23, 2015
Viburnums: Year-round Wonders
June 4, 2018
Violet species (Violaceae)
March 2, 2016
Wild Strawberry, Fragaria virginiana. Rosaceae (Rose Family)
April 27, 2015
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All Blog Posts
Red Columbine
May 9, 2019
Spring “Cleanup” in the Meadow
March 12, 2019
Staying Healthy with Native Plants: Elderberry Shrub
January 10, 2019
Coastal Joe-Pye Weed
August 14, 2018
Swamp Milkweed
June 29, 2018
Viburnums: Year-round Wonders
June 4, 2018
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
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