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By Canny Cahn A few months ago, I was in the parking lot at AMES TRUE VALUE in Wiscasset when a sturdy-looking Maine Man approached me, smiling.  Pointing to the Garden Club of Wiscasset sticker on my truck, he asked me if I was part of the group, and I said “Yes.” He then asked me if that’s the club that maintains the garden at the Coastal Cancer Treatment Center. When I nodded, he unexpectedly teared up. “ Those gardens helped me keep it together when I was undergoing chemo

By Canny Cahn I'm writing this piece on the morning after our first real snowfall. My garden is invisible, I've no errands to run, my...

By Canny Cahn Watching the passing leaves succumb to gravity spurred me to bring some of the outdoors inside before “Stick Season”...

Now that we’ve exhausted ourselves by planting up and mulching beds, putting in the veg, and making sure that each window box and hanging...

By Canny Cahn Has an iris clump formed a tribal circle worthy of Survivor? Is your lamium pushing all of its neighbors into the next...

By Canny Cahn A recent trip to southern Italy taught me several valuable lessons about gardening in a changing climate. Contrary to my...

By Canny Cahn Yes, the ground is frozen and your garden looks as though it was victimized by a Marvel Comics supervillain. Get over it....