Welcome to “Name That Native Plant!” — a quiz to help familiarize you with the native plants that provide such critical support Maine’s insects, birds, and other wildlife. For our fifth installment, we’re featuring this Maine Audubon-grown native plant… Like swamp milkweed, I am the well-behaved, striking species best suited to most people’s landscape needs. […]
Maine Native Plants
Native Plant Pop Quiz #4!
Welcome to “Name That Native Plant!” — a quiz to help familiarize you with the native plants that provide such critical support Maine’s insects, birds, and other wildlife. For our fourth installment, we’re featuring this Maine Audubon-grown native plant… I am a critical mid-summer bloomer for bumble bees, hummingbirds, and other pollinators. Despite the abundance […]
Native Plant Pop Quiz #3!
Welcome to “Name That Native Plant!” — a quiz to help familiarize you with the native plants that provide such critical support Maine’s insects, birds, and other wildlife. For our third installment, we’re featuring this Maine Audubon-grown native plant… I could once be found lining meadows and wetlands throughout the region. Although I have been […]
Native Plant Pop Quiz #2!
Welcome to “Name That Native Plant!” — a quiz to help familiarize you with the native plants that provide such critical support Maine’s insects, birds, and other wildlife. For our second installment, we’re featuring this Maine Audubon-grown native plant… I am a striking plant, with unique foliage and golden yellow flowers. I will bloom from […]
Native Plant Pop Quiz #1!
Welcome to “Name That Native Plant!” — a quiz to help familiarize you with the native plants that provide such critical support Maine’s insects, birds, and other wildlife. For our first installment, we’re featuring this Maine Audubon-grown native plant… I am the ultimate �Bringing Nature Home� plant! A plant on which Monarchs and many other […]
Native Plants for Sale All Summer (and Fall)!
The third annual Native Plants Sale & Festival in June was a huge success. We are proud to have sold over 2,000 fantastic plants native to Maine! We’ve also spent the last few months planting hundreds more at Gilsland Farm and at various locations in Portland. At each of these sites, we’ve noticed more bees, […]
Video: Bringing Nature Home
Native plants are a crucial part of the ecosystems that support Maine’s birds and wildlife. Through our “Bringing Nature Home” initiative, Maine Audubon is empowering communities to plant and grow native plants and transform the landscapes around them. You can learn more about this work in the video below — and be sure to attend […]
Gearing up to “Bring Nature Home” at our June 16 Plants Sale
In the last few years, as part of our �Bringing Nature Home� (BNH) initiative, Maine Audubon has been in the horticulture business. Psychologically, the growing season seems to kick off each March with the Maine Flower Show…but now is when things really start getting going. First Plants Sale Plants Arrive Last week, Maine Audubon received […]
Come see us at the 2018 Maine Flower Show!
Despite the persistent snow in our yards, Maine Audubon has been busy tracking and sharing sure signs of a fast-approaching spring — Red-winged Blackbirds, pussy willows, and woodchucks, just to name a few. Another rite of spring is upon us, too. The Maine Flower Show takes place at Thompson’s Point starting March 22. The expo […]