Dig It! Garden Blog

Lights on trees, candles in windows, and evergreen boughs adorning mantles are all familiar seasonal traditions whose roots stretch far beyond, and well before, their official ties to holiday celebrations. Even mistletoe is one decoration…

Maine winters may be long, but we have so much to offer during the quieter, darker months of November and December—which is exactly what Gardens Aglow set out to prove. But how much do you…

After putting the garden to bed, we might find we have a bit more free time on our hands. If, like us, you can’t get enough of the garden, even during the off-season, then maybe…

I sat down with design and bulb expert (both in the Gardens Aglow sense AND in the popping-up-from-the ground sense) Brent McHale, CMBG Horticulturist and Gardens Aglow Program Manager, who loves interesting shapes and color…

I sat down with our Adult Education Program Manager and horticulturist extraordinaire, Irene Barber, to pick up some of her sure-fire fall clean-up tips for the home garden. Her top tier advice? Keep the fall…

Plants are just endlessly giving. From food to medicine, clothing to building materials, it’s a rabbit hole we’re happy to dive into. Today we talk plant dyes. Here are Horticulturist Jen Dunlap’s top five, some…

12th Annual Ina and Lewis Heafitz Endowed Lecture: Centering Indigenous Peoples and Nations in Land Protection and Conservation with Dr. Darren Ranco In this lecture, Dr. Darren Ranco explores the opportunities for Wabanaki-led conservation in…

With the summer winding down and temperatures beginning their annual slide toward fall, migratory birds are also starting to head back to their southern homes, so this is a great time to get out into…