The Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens
- ISBN-10
- 0892729449
- ISBN-13
- 9780892729449
- Category
- Gardening
- Pages
- 144
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2012-07-01
- Publisher
- Down East Books
- Authors
- William Cullina, Ph. E. D Freeman, Barbara Hill Freeman
Description
Celebrating the Fifth Anniversary of the Maine Botanical Gardens, and honoring the sixteen years of planning and construction that went into them, this book is an inspiring tribute to thisparadise on the Maine coast. Bursting with vivid color photographs, information about the Gardens, and a pinch of practical advice for gardeners, it makes a wonderful keepsake or a great gift to inspire others to visit the Gardens.
Get the book
Similar books
-
Native Plants for Your Maine Garden
By Maureen HeffernanIn this book, Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens executive director Maureen Heffernan provides information and inspiration for gardeners about how to choose the best plants for a variety of locations and provides tips on how to cope with ...
-
Native Plants for New England Gardens
By New England Wild Flower SocietyThe presentation is aimed at gardeners, who want concise, practical information. It will also include material on the importance and desirability of using native plants. The heart of this book is 100 two-page spreads, one for each species.
-
Fairy Houses of the Maine Coast
By Maureen HeffernanFairy Houses of the Maine Coast showcases outstanding examples of the miniature homes and delves into the history and folklore associated with garden and woods fairies.
-
The Stone Wall Dragon
By Rochelle DraperThis is the fanciful tale of a boy who takes a fall on a stone wall while exploring his family farm in Maine.
-
The New Heirloom Garden: Designs, Recipes, and Heirloom Plants for Cooks Who Love to Garden
By Ellen Ecker OgdenThe book is organized around those garden designs, with each chapter including a plant key with plant descriptions, an illustrated color design to inspire the reader, and five recipes that can be made from each vegetable grown in that ...
-
The Undaunted Garden: Planting for Weather-resilient Beauty
From bulb lawns to the never summer garden, from perennials with fortitude to annuals that span the seasons, Lauren Springer delivers us the stalwart garden.
-
Burt Dow, Deep-Water Man
By Robert McCloskeyBurt goes fishing, takes refuge from a storm in a whale's stomach, and decorates a whole school of whales' tails with striped band-aids.
-
Blueberries for Sal
By Robert McCloskeyWill each mother go home with the right little one? With its expressive line drawings and charming story, Blueberries for Sal has won readers' hearts since its first publication in 1948.
-
American Eden: David Hosack, Botany, and Medicine in the Garden of the Early Republic
By Victoria JohnsonIn Botanical Progress, Horticultural Innovations, and Cultural Changes, edited by Michel Conan and W. John Kress, ... Thomas Hallock and Nancy E. Hoffman, xv–xvi. Athens: University of Georgia Press, 2010. Peterson, Paul M., Konstantin.
-
Counting Our Way to Maine
By Maggie SmithFirst published in 1995 by Orchard Books, this book takes one baby, two dogs, and three bicycles on a journey from the big city to Maine's seacoast.