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…
Throughout the gardens, kousa dogwood (Cornus kousa) cultivars with a great variety of form in flower, leaf, and bark are prominent and remarkable this week. A few flowers to keep an eye out for are…
Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens and Maine Natural Areas Program, with funding support from the Maine Outdoor Heritage Fund, are partnering to complete a statewide evaluation of Maine’s native plant species. A conservation and threat assessment of…
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