Lynette L. Walther

A monumental steel sculpture honors lives lost in the El Faro sinking.

A hardy kale with a special connection to Camden, Maine.

When planting your garden, think about ways to encourage beneficial bugs.

With blooms on stalks that can grow up to six feet tall, mullein can be an attractive plant for a cultivated garden. It also has a number of medicinal uses. For example, its broad, fuzzy leaves can be dried and used in teas to relieve congestion.

Maine, with its vast fields of subterranean rubble left by retreating glaciers, has some of the most wonderful rock gardens to be found anywhere, and some of the most creative gardeners. Rock gardeners utilize every crack, fissure, crevice, and pothole to their advantage.

The pink lady slipper is one of the delights of spring in Maine. Researchers at the Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens have been studying the mysterious orchid.

Non-native plants such as burning bush may look pretty but they can cause problems by pushing out native stock. We take a look at a few invasives in Maine.

Only a gardener would shout "Yippee!"over a bag of dirt.

Bring some of summer's ‘zest’ indoors for the winter with a citrus tree in a pot.

The holiday poinsettia takes a little care and delivers a lot of seasonal color.

The cranberry harvest at the Moody's bog is a family affair.

Growing strawberries is not that hard; the sweet fruit is well worth the bother.

These hardy vegetable choices work well in Maine’s chilly spring season.

Early spring color for your garden.

The benefits of starting your own plants from seed are as myriad as the varieties available.

Starting your garden off on the right foot is crucial here, where the season is relatively short.

Are plants your passion? Join the club.

Delivering a bit of the tropics wherever they are grown.

Jon Finger and wife Anne Mahle are showing that going green can be done at sea.

A little floral know-how leads to long-lasting arrangements.

This plant is not only good, it’s good for you.

Common Ground Fair - This quintessential end-of-summer celebration is a ritual for many Mainers.

Hand-weeding has its rewards, but there are other ways to foil the undesirables in your garden.

As easy as they are to grow, it is every bit as easy to fall in love with the colorful, striking daylily. Just ask Susan Shaw.

Gardening for fragrance: Both flowers and foliage can deliver perfume to your garden setting.