Dirigo
Let me catch y’all up on what we’ve been doing since mid-October. We gave away or composted all of the pumpkins we had on display. Just by doing a visual estimate, we’re guessing that more…
Photos by Dick Zieg This has been a banner year at Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens in many ways. With the number of guests approaching 96,000 for the year so far, there have been days where…
“Maggie’s Couch” “Boat Bench” “Pinecone” This blog won’t reveal secrets of state, weight loss, or celebrity scandal. Hopefully, it will reveal quite the opposite, giving you a respite from the ceaseless noise of the outside…
A group of volunteers hard at work, deadheadingin the Bibby and Harold Alfond Children’s Garden. A view of the beautiful sunrise over thevarious Echinacea on the Great Lawn. As if you didn’t already know, the experiences…
Director of Horticulture Rodney Eason taking hisclass out to explore the garden. No photo editing here! What a striking color onthese beautiful hydrangeas! A glance at the sweeping meadow in Elsie’s garden. While working at…
After exhaustive research, Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens Executive Director William Cullina gleaned the following historical information from an academic paper by Dr. Wallace McBride, “Fairy Communities of the Central Maine Coast,” published in the…
My favorite tree on the property,Metasequoia glyptostroboides ‘ogon’(Photo by Carrington Flatness) The posse posing with a truly exceptional man,our Director of Horticulture, Rodney Eason. Our awkward family photo(Photo by Rodney Eason) As I prepare…