Come and join us at our next meeting on Wednesday, Oct. 9 at 1 p.m. at St. Columba’s Episcopal Church, 32 Emery Lane, Boothbay Harbor and learn about your local garden club and the great work we…
Home and Garden
Veggies to Table, a grow-to-donate farm in Newcastle, is looking for volunteers! Autumn is here, and there is still so much to do on the farm - harvesting as much bounty to share with…
As colder months approach, the Community Resource Council (CRC) is once again offering critical support to local households through its Woodchuck Program, now accepting applications for home…
Mary Ellen Lemay, director of Landowner Engagement for the Aspetuck Land Trust (Connecticut) and co-founder of Pollinator Pathway, will be presenting at the next monthly meeting of the Boothbay…
Knox-Lincoln Soil & Water Conservation District
Knox-Lincoln Soil & Water Conservation District is excited to announce our autumn fundraiser - - native wildflower seeds. October is the perfect month to sow wildflower seeds for spring growth…
Lainey Bell, the 2024 American Honey Princess, will visit Viles Arboretum, 153 Hospital St., Augusta, on Sunday, Sept. 8. She will participate in the first Maine Bee Fest with the Maine State…
The Maine State Beekeepers Association (MSBA) has announced that Dr. Thomas D. Seeley will be its keynote speaker at the upcoming MSBA Bee Fest taking place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday, Sept…
Lincoln Arts Festival
The Lincoln Arts Festival (LAF) Art Show has been held since 1995, and almost always at a shipyard. For many years now, Hodgdon Yacht Services, at 100 Ebenecook Road, Southport has generously…
Rebecca Jacobs, program manager for the Knox-Lincoln Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD), will be presenting at the next monthly meeting of the Boothbay Region Garden Club on W…
Indigo Arts Alliance and Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens are proud to unveil two sculptures by Indigo Arts Alliance artists-in-residence Shane Perley-Dutcher and Anna Tsouhlarakis. The newly…
Boothbay Region Garden Club
Boothbay Region Garden Club (BRGC), 93 years strong in 2024, has been preparing for a summer extravaganza of a different kind: the Boothbay In Bloom Summer Fair, coming to Boothbay…
The Boothbay Region Garden Club hosted a wonderful annual meeting and luncheon on Wednesday, June 12 at the Boothbay Harbor Yacht Club. Turnout was excellent as 62 members were treated to a…
The WindowDressers 2024 Program is accepting requests for inserts. …
The Boothbay Region Garden Club invites you to join us on the Boothbay Common for Boothbay in Bloom; a fabulous summer fair celebrating what makes the Boothbay peninsula special.
The fair…
Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library’s (BHML) native plant sale on Saturday, June 1, was an instant success. Ten minutes before the sale began, three dozen anxious shoppers had gathered outside the…
Lincoln County Historical Association
With the great success of last year’s garden tour, Lincoln County Historical Association (LCHA) was inspired to seek additional private gardens to showcase. Happily, seven more homeowners have…
Join us on Saturday, June 1 when the stalwart gardeners of Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library will offer a native plant sale from 9 to 11 a.m. on the Library Lawn (rain location: Boothbay Harbor…
Outside of Gardens Aglow, there is no busier weekend at Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens than their free weekend, Maine Days. Now a family tradition for many of the state’s residents, the Gardens…
The Knox Lincoln County Beekeepers (KLCB) is pleased to announce a number of in-person presentations taking place at Lincoln Academy in the ATEC building this summer. This a great opportunity to…
On Thursday, May 9 at the Southport Library at 10 a.m., the Southport Bloomin' Babes welcome dahlia expert, Pat McMurry, to be guest speaker at their coffee klatch.
Spring is in the air, and that means garden time! Organic perennials from Rebel Hill Farm can help create inviting habitat for the natural community on homeowners’ land. Gardeners can come by…
Knox-Lincoln Soil & Water Conservation District
Don’t miss the Knox-Lincoln Soil & Water Conservation District Spring Plant Sale at Union Fairgrounds on Saturday, May 11 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Plants have been chosen for their value as…
Pauline Dion, founder and executive director of the Boothbay Sea and Science Center, will be presenting at the next monthly meeting of the Boothbay Region Garden Club on Wednesday, May 8 at 12:30…
Spring has sprung at Hidden Valley Nature Center. The woods are alive with the sounds, sites and smells of the awakening forest. Vernal pools, filled with the rains of spring, are just beginning…
Boothbay Region Garden Club
The Boothbay Region Garden Club invites you to join us on the Boothbay Common for Boothbay in Bloom; a fabulous summer fair celebrating what makes the Boothbay peninsula special.…
Where it’s at
I’m not quite sure which Rodale Press organic gardening book my first husband John and I used as our “bible,” planning our first veg garden in 1976. I suspect, after looking at the Rodale Press…
Home renovation projects are significant undertakings. It is common for homeowners who may not have the time nor the expertise to do the work themselves to call in professionals to tackle these…
A person’s home should be a safe haven. Too often, however, there may be dangers lurking in a home that can compromise the safety of residents.
Electrical fires are no joke. The Hartford…
Low maintenance, beautiful flowers, and plenty of varieties have made hydrangeas a favorite landscape plant. It seems you can’t visit a garden center or nursery without being tempted by one of the…
Boothbay Region Garden Club President Irene Fowle will be presenting on the timely subject of Spring Ephemerals at the Club’s next monthly meeting on Wednesday, April 10…
Solar energy panels have gained visibility in neighborhoods across the country. Where it once was a rarity to see solar panels on the roofs of homes, today a stroll or drive around a given…
Homes contain a variety of components that appeal to homeowners with different ideas about the perfect place to call home. That starts with the style of a home.
Buildings are classified…
No homeowner wants pests to invade their homes or their yards. However, it’s easy for pests to find their way into and around a home. In fact, certain conditions may be inviting pests to a…
Newcastle nonprofit Veggies to Table and daily newsletter “Eat Drink Lucky” are teaming up to bring you beautiful tea towels this spring, to benefit Veggies to Table.
“Eat Drink Lucky” (…
Gardening books at Skidompha Secondhand Book Shop are on sale at half-price, from March 5 through March 19.
In announcing the sale, Rosie Bensen, co-manager of the shop, said “Now is the…
Veggies to Table, a non-profit grow-to-donate vegetable and flower farm in Newcastle, has been selected by Hannaford Supermarkets as a beneficiary of their Bloomin’ 4 Good Program at their…
How do we save watersheds, those areas where water drains into a common outlet? If you ask Rebecca Jacobs, program manager at Knox-Lincoln Soil & Water Conservation District, the answer is…
Boothbay Region Garden Club member Sandy Leonard will be presenting an “outside the box” program that focuses on creative use of unusual containers to hold and display plants and plant materials.…
Spring is a season of rejuvenation that compels millions across the globe to quit hibernating and get back to enjoying the great outdoors. Spring also marks a great time to assess a home’s…
Windows are a major component of a home. Window installation professionals will tell homeowners that the average life span of residential windows is between 15 and 30 years. Most well-maintained…
Even though it’s underfoot, flooring can set the tone for how a room or even an entire home is viewed. Perhaps that’s one reason why flooring generates such strong opinions when homeowners look to…
Local nonprofit Veggies to Table is looking ahead to the coming growing season with the launch of their Dahlia Joy Fundraiser this week.
Veggies to Table, based in Newcastle, is dedicated…
Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens (CMBG) is named one of Maine’s top attractions by five different publishers. Known locally as “the Gardens,” they inspire and educate people about natural history,…
Knox-Lincoln Soil & Water Conservation District
Knox-Lincoln Soil & Water Conservation District’s 2024 Spring Plant Sale Catalog is now available in print and online! Plants are available for pre-order, either online or by mail through…
Spring marks the return of flowering plants and warm weather. And homeowners know that spring also ushers in the return of home renovation season.
Homeowners undoubtedly have an extensive…
Certain homes have an undeniable wow factor. That instant appeal tends to be noticeable the moment visitors pull up to the curb, and it might be a byproduct of homeowners’ willingness to embrace…
Fall is a great time to add trees to your landscape. Not only do they provide shade, remove pollutants from the air, and help manage stormwater; but many also provide food for bees. Keep this in…
Don’t let your spring garden enthusiasm lead to overplanting and the creation of a summer gardening nightmare. A design with maintenance in mind and some strategic care can help reduce the time…
There’s no need to visit a spa for a bit of soothing aromatherapy. Grow fragrant plants indoors to improve your mood and promote a sense of relaxation.
Gardenias may be the first fragrant…
