Landscape Horticulture at the University of Maine
The Landscape Horticulture Program at UMaine offers a wide
range of study options to prospective students. Home to The
Littlefield Garden which houses the permanent collection of
woody and herbaceous ornamentals (open to the public) and the
Research Center dedicated to plant production, introduction and
maintenance research.
http://www.umaine.edu/lhc/
New England Wild Flower Society
Promoting conservation of North American native plants through education, research, horticulture, habitat preservation, and advocacy.
http://www.newfs.org/
Fox Hill Nursery
Specializing in over 70 cultivars of own root lilacs.
Answers to all your lilac questions.
http://www.lilacs.com
Emery's Cottages on The Shore
The perfect "HOME PORT" for your Maine vacation on Mt. Desert Island
http://www.EmerysCottages.com
Johnny's Selected Seeds
Johnny's Selected Seeds is a mail order supplier of vegetable, flower, herb and organically produced sprouting seeds located in Albion Me. Only about 15 miles apart from Fieldstone Gardens if planning a visit. In business since 1973 offering superior product, customer service and information from their website to their staff of master gardeners available by phone to assit you.
http://www.JohnnySeeds.com
The McLaughlin Garden Foundation
A two-acre, sixty-year old garden on the National Register created by Bernard McLaughlin, now stewarded by a community-based organization created to save the garden from demolition. The garden is located at 97 Main Street, South Paris and is open daily during the season, 8-8. There is no admission fee, donations are welcomed. For garden gift shop and tea room hours please call: (207) 743-8820.
http://www.McLaughlinGarden.org
A Day in the Garden
To benefit programming at Hospice Volunteers of Waterville Area.
Enjoy strolling throughout the pristine grounds and shopping
for plants or garden embellishments and tools.
Special offerings will include tours of the perennial and woodland gardens
by horticulturist and Fieldstone Gardens owner Steve Jones.
Workshops that demonstrate
basic flower design, ways to utilize edible plants, garden photography and more.
Artisans will be on hand to display and sell their artwork. A percentage of Fieldstone Gardens sales on the day of this event will be donated to
Hospice Volunteers of Waterville Area.
http://www.hvwa.org/
Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens
The Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens is located on Barters Island Road in the costal village of Boothbay Maine. Open to the public between dawn and dusk daily, the gardens 128 acres are a perfect get-away and to enjoy the quiet magnificence of the Maine woods. Admission is free.
http://www.MaineGardens.org
1990 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map
The 2003 US National Arboretum "Web Version" of the 1990 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map
http://www.usna.usda.gov/Hardzone/ushzmap.html?
Syringa Plus
The Syringa Plus Nursery, specializing in nursery liners and fine lilacs is located in West Newbury, Massachusetts, excels in growing "True-to-Name" Lilacs propagated from softwood cuttings. Syringa Plus was established in 1994 by Evelyn A. King and Roger G. Coggeshall as a wholesale nursery, with retail trade also available.
http://www.syringaplus.com
The Townline
The Town Line, Inc. not-for-profit organization's prupose is to promote and foster a growing, healthy, central Maine community comprising of China, Albion, Palermo, Windsor, Vassalboro, Winslow, Unity, Skowhegan, and there environs, and the production of a free, local area newspaper to serve this community and provide encouragement and aid to individuals, groups and organizations desiring to promote these communities through voluntary programs.
http://www.townline.org
Yew Dell Gardens
Yew Dell encompasses the remaining 33-acre parcel of Theodore Roosevelt and Martha Lee Klein's original land holdings associated with the Yew Dell Farm including the residence, greenhouses, outbuildings, arboretum, specimen trees, sunken rock garden, walled garden, sun, moon and stars garden, nut and fruit orchard, meadow, and serpentine garden. The garden is located in Crestwood, Kentucky, and is owned and managed by Yew Dell Inc.
http://www.yewdellgardens.org
Maine Kayak, Inc. - Kayaking Trips In Maine!
We offer sea, lake , and whitewater kayaking trips and lessons for beginner to advanced paddlers.
http://www.mainekayak.com
The Pressey House ( Lakeside Bed and Breakfast)
The Pressey House is located in the Belgrade Lakes region on the north end of Messalonskee Lake in the small town of Oakland. Messalonskee Lake offers swimming, boating, water skiing and fishing in the summer and skating, cross-country skiing, snowmobiling and ice fishing in the winter. The fall foliage in this region of lakes presents one of the most spectacular shows of color in Maine. Your hosts Lorne and Lorie McMillan invite you to be their guests
http://www.presseyhouse.com/
Royal Horticultural Society
The Royal Horticultural Society is the UK's leading gardening charity dedicated to advancing horticulture and promoting good gardening. Their goal is to help people share a passion for plants, to encourage excellence in horticulture and inspire all those with an interest in gardening.
http://www.rhs.org.uk
Country Garden Tea and Tour
This is the perfect time to wander the countryside alone or with friends and explore some of central Maine's finest display gardens and specialty nurseries
http://CountryGardenTeaAndTour.com
