Dig It! Garden Blog

This week summersweet (Clethra) is blooming across the gardens! Check out the pink flowers of Ruby Spice summersweet (Clethra alnifolia ‘Ruby Spice’) in the Lerner Garden of the Five Senses, and the long strands of…

Across the Gardens, hydrangeas are blooming bright! Check out the Limelight panicled hydrangea outside the Lyn and Daniel Lerner Visitor’s Center and the Quick Fire panicled hydrangea in the Lerner Garden of the Five Senses….

Maine is known for its iconic coastline, lobsters (of course), blueberries, and, come summer, fields and fields of lupine. And while there is a species of lupine that was native to Maine, Lupinus perennis, or…

It is late summer in Maine, and the vibrant and dramatic Hibiscus blossoms have started to open! Check out the powdery blue flowers of the Blue Chiffon ‘Notwoodthree’ hibiscus in the Bibby & Harold Alfold…

No matter what route you take in your garden wanderings this week, you are bound to come across some eye-catching cultivar of garden phlox (Phlox paniculata) and a graceful calla lily (Zentedeshia spp.). Visitors may…

This week, genera of special interest for flower enthusiasts include leopard plants (Ligularia), daylilies (Hemerocallis), and lilies (Lilium). Some current highlights include the blooms of the eastern prickly pear cactus (Opuntia humifusa) – visible in…

Across the gardens, the often seen but nonetheless beautiful blossoms of the common milkweed are blooming – this plant is a favorite food source of the Monarch butterfly! Coming into bloom this week are false…

Summer is a great time to get reading as a family. We went to the experts on our staff: Gardenshop’s buyer, a retired primary school teacher now working in Gardenshop, and the Gardens’ Youth and…