• By John F. Chisholm • Kindness is the most disarming compliment. I don't normally take compliments well, either, I always wonder what I'm missing. It's a curious disability, not one I'd … [Read more...]
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The Daily Plant
A Dose of Aspirin
Filipendula ulmaria 'Flore Pleno' is a striking double-flowered herbaceous perennial that easily can reach four feet in height. Hardy to Zone 2, meadowsweet doesn't mind a fair amount of moisture, … [Read More ...]
Puttering Around
Guardians of the Gulch
• By Janine Pineo • I checked on the tadpoles Tuesday afternoon at Tadpole Gulch. The rain had cleared out and I was sweltering in the muggy weather. I admit that I was already done with the black flies that kept bouncing off my head every time … [Read More...]
Incubating Frog Eggs
• By Janine Pineo • May the 4th, what a very fine day. I admit that when I toddled outside around 2 p.m. and the heat hit me, I felt like I was melting. Immediately, I thought of just a couple of weeks ago and how I was bundled up like … [Read More...]
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Wild Maine
O Pioneer
Centaurea maculosa may look familiar, given that its relatives include the iconic C. cyanus (bachelor button) and C. montana (mountain bluet). But … [Read More...]