Green roof design has come a long way in popularity and technical capability in the last couple of decades. These roofs are found gracing the tops of the tallest skyscrapers in cities and urban areas…
Contemporary botanical art captures the beauty of the natural world in a way that’s intimate, personal, and perspective-shifting.
Our staff doesn’t need much prompting when it comes to selecting gifts–especially when we have a resource as rich as Gardenshop! If you haven’t dropped in on the webshop in a while, this is your…
A very pesky pest! Viburnum leaf beetle (Pyrrhalta viburni) is an invasive beetle that defoliates viburnums spring through summer. Sound familiar? Read on for some tips for dealing with this insect.
Flowers are big business. Americans buy about four billion flowers a year, according to journalist Amy Stewart, author of Flower Confidential—and 80% of those flowers come from foreign markets. Of that 80%, a majority come…
After such a strange winter, the climate crisis no longer seems like a far-away or abstract issue. For decades, evidence has been building that humans’ carbon-burning habit has a negative impact on the planet, and…
The Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens Herbarium is a hub of energy, activity, and progress this spring!
Winter can seem endless here in Maine—this bleak season starts in late October and stretches slowly through March and April. Finally, by mid-April the snow begins to recede (to be replaced with mud—yuck!) and the…
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