Weedy but Edible
• By Janine Pineo • For the past few weeks I've been fighting my way through seed catalogs. It's a pleasurable task once you realize you have four (or five ... or six) versions of the same … [Read More...]
What’s Your Zone?
• By Janine Pineo • The USDA has issued the first update to the USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map since 1990. There are some significant changes, including portions of coastal Maine now considered … [Read More...]
The Lure of the Indestructible Houseplant
• By Janine Pineo • It drew me like a beacon, its leaves bound up in a plastic sleeve that hid its true size. The price was $2.99. Dare I spend the money just to have it die on me? Like the … [Read More...]
Romance Abounds in the Garden
• By Diana George Chapin • One might well assume that gardeners are generally a wonderfully romantic lot. We throw ourselves headlong into relationships with plants, often not considering the … [Read More...]
Book Details Plants of Acadia National Park
• By Janine Pineo • Picture yourself in Acadia National Park. Look around and what do you see? The ocean? A pond? Rocks? Plants? Now picture yourself identifying every plant you see … [Read More...]
Jeepers, Creepers
• By Janine Pineo • Think of masses of color cascading through a garden filled with stately flowers gently waving in a warm summer breeze. Now take a gander at your feet and consider the … [Read More...]
Recipes from Garden Maine
Cranberry Sauce
• By Janine Pineo • It may seem a bit out of season, but these cranberries have been in the refrigerator since Christmas and still were in fine shape on Feb. 16 when I cooked my last batch of cranberry sauce. I've been stopping at Lynch … [Read More...]
