Poppies!

Posted: June 11, 2009, 13:06:23 pm by Jen

Meconopsis betonifcifolia

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Grapes Down East

Posted: May 31, 2009, 11:05:18 am by Jen

Contenders:

1. Baco Noir
2. Cabernet Franc
3. Castel
4. Cayuga
5. Chardonnay
6. De Chaunac
7. Geisenheim
8. L'Acadie Blanc
9. Leon Millot
10. Lucie Kuhlmann
11. Marechal Foch
12. Michurinetz
13. New York Muscat
14. Ortega
15. Perle of Csaba
16. Pinot Gris / Grigio
17. Pinot Noir
18. Pollux
19. Riesling
20. Seyval Blanc
21. Siegfried
22. St. Laurent
23. Vidal Blanc

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Heirloom Maine Apple Trees

Posted: May 23, 2009, 16:05:42 pm by Jen

1. Milden
2. Hurlbut
3. Grimes Golden
4. Wolf River
5. Lady Apple
6. Duchess of Oldenburg
7. Rhode Island Green
8. Northern Spy

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"A good many people down here in New York seem to think that going to live on a farm...is some sort of height of affectation. They seem to think that you must be either washed up or very rich to do it. But we just wanted to do it."

Posted: April 18, 2009, 23:04:56 pm by Jen

During his New York City days, as a writer and columnist for The New Yorker, [E.B.] White was not fully able to indulge his love for animals, insects, and birds. However, in the fall of 1933, he and Katherine began to spend parts of the year in North Brooklin, and White was finally able to interact with and care for all kinds of creatures. The couple raised eyebrows when they first made the decision to go rural. They had both worked full-time at The New Yorker for decades. "A good many people down here in New York seem to think that going to live on a farm the year round, especially a farm so far away, is some sort of height of affectation. They seem to think that you must be either washed up or very rich to do it. But we just wanted to do it," White told interviewer Robert Van Gelder in 1942.

Source: 'E. B. White: A Shy Man Fond of Creatures' by Deborah Straw

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notes on october bloomers

Posted: April 18, 2009, 23:04:25 pm by Jen

1. Franklinia alatamaha

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notes on nurseries

Posted: April 18, 2009, 23:04:13 pm by Jen

1. Maine Heritage Orchard at the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners farm (MOFGA) in Unity
2. Five Star Nursery and Orchard, North Brooklin, ME
3. North Creek Farm, Maine
4. Evermay Nursery, Old Town, ME - Meconopsis betonifcifolia

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notes on september bloomers

Posted: April 18, 2009, 22:04:31 pm by Jen

1. Angelica
2. Cimicifuga
3. Aster
4. Nepeta
5. Astrantia
6. Veronica
7. Veronicastrum
8. Anemone
9. Clematis
10. Rose
11. Coreopsis
12. Eupatorium
13. Russian sage
14. Aconitum
15. Hydrangea 'Endless Summer'

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notes on august bloomers

Posted: April 18, 2009, 22:04:06 pm by Jen

Nepeta
Miscanthus
Rudbeckia
Sedum
Chelone
Astrantia
Cimicifuga
Water lily
Daylily
Hosta
Clematis
Rose
Delphinium
Russian Sage
Hydrangea 'Endless Summer'

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notes on july bloomers

Posted: April 18, 2009, 22:04:47 pm by Jen

Campanula
Hosta
Astilbe
Hydrangea
Spirea
Clethra/Summersweet
Rogersia
Rose
Delphinium
Lavender
Geranium 'Roseanne'
Water lily
Japanese Iris
Veronica
Daylily
Clematis

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notes on june bloomers

Posted: April 18, 2009, 22:04:23 pm by Jen

Rhododendron
Azalea
Cornus kousa
Cornus sericea/redtwig
Viburnum
Geranium macrorhizum
Iris ensata
Iris siberica
Rose
Trillium
Lady's Slipper

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