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Poinsettias – How A Tropical Plant Became Popular Christmas Decoration

Poinsettias have long been associated with Christmas, with their cheerful bright red star-shaped leaves decking the halls of many a church, shopping area and home. While these plants appear in abundance in the north during the cold dark days of...

Windowsill Blooms

Windowsill Blooms All Winter Long By Cheryl Farley Well, here we are. Cold is setting in. Gardens have been put to bed. Leaves have fallen. As the natural world around is starting to turn many shades of gray, the pining for warmer more colo...

September in the Garden

For those of us who love to garden – and for those who just love gardens, September in Maine is one of the most glorious times of the year to be outside and enjoying the beauty of our surroundings. Long gone are the peonies and poppies of...

Hydrangea – Dream of an Endless Summer

“The earth laughs in flowers,” Ralph Waldo Emerson The earth must be laughing now, with so many flowers blooming among the lush greens, the roses, lilies, and sunflowers dancing on breezes at every turn. Oh joy! And what brings more j...