Dig It! Garden Blog

Highlights: This week, hydrangeas (Hydrangea spp.) and coneflowers (Echinacea spp.) are coming into bloom across the gardens, encompassing a wide array of species and cultivars. Milkweeds (Asclepias spp.) are reaching peak bloom as well, to…

Highlights: This week, feathery astilbe (Astilbe) begin to reach peak bloom throughout the gardens. Lilies (Lilium) continue their spectacular display, with the cultivars ‘Tiny Moon’ and ‘Tiny Diamond’ welcoming visitors as they make their way…

Highlights: With the buds of lilies (Lilium) beginning to open across the grounds, visitors can expect to see a spectacular variety of this beautiful genus in their time spent at Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens this…

Highlights: This week, a rainbow of various false indigo cultivars (Baptisia spp.) reach the peak of their blooms throughout CMBG. The vivid magenta blooms of the Sonic Bloom® Pink weigela (Weigela florida ‘Bokrasopin’) can be…

Highlights: This week, peonies (Paeonia spp.) and false indigo (Baptisia spp.) are beginning to emerge from their buds, adding bright pops of color to the garden beds. Lilacs, including the fragrant and eye-catching Miss Kim…

Highlights: Rhododendrons and azaleas (Rhododendron spp.) continue on in their splendor this week, as poppies (Papaver spp.) and ornamental onions (Allium spp.) begin to open on the Great Lawn! Various species and cultivars of Solomon’s…

Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens is excited to share that we have recently gained two new global botanic garden accreditations! Accreditations are programs that verify that a public garden meets set standards and best practices for…

“Leave the Leaves” and “Water-Wise Gardening”— perhaps you’ve heard these sayings, or they may be new concepts for you. While these adages are lighthearted and fun, we take our ecological horticulture practices very seriously at…