Author: coastalmaine-editor

Staff Picks Scabiosa atropurpurea ‘Black Knight’ is one of the prettiest, juiciest of deep purples flowers – perfect for cut…

Staff Picks Hosta ‘Whirlwind’ and other cultivars are in bloom now in the Rhododendron Garden. While generally considered foliage plants,…

I recently had the pleasure of teaching a class about plants that are rare in the wild here in Maine,…

Staff Picks What surprised me most of all and is totally cool – the purple tinted Daucus carota ‘Dara’ that…

Staff Picks One of my favorite foxgloves is Digitalis ferruginea, the rusty foxglove. The idea of rust does not do…

Staff Picks Looking beautiful in the Great Lawn Ledge Bed at the moment is a new addition to CMBG –…

Staff Picks Lavender is one of my all-time favorite aromatic herbs. This planting of ‘Hidcote’ (Lavandula angustifolia ‘Hidcote’) in the…

Staff Picks Don’t miss the different varieties of milkweed blooming out front of the Bosarge Family Education Center – it’s…