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The Constant Gardner
May 14, 2008
Planting annuals

People are always asking when tender plants should go outside.

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May 09, 2008
PJM appearance

Those bright lavender shrubs that are appearing everywhere in southern Maine are PJM rhododendrons.

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May 08, 2008
The onions are in

Our vegetable garden's cool weather crops are all in.

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Tom Atwell has written the Maine Gardener column in the Maine Sunday Telegram since the spring of 2004. He has worked at the Press Herald/Sunday Telegram since 1974, about the same time he started gardening with any seriousness.

He gardens with his wife, Nancy. She not only is the better gardener of the pair, but also knows the botanical names of plants. They have two grown children and three grandchildren.

Tom was born in Skowhegan, grew up in Farmington and graduated from the University of Maine with a BA in journalism. His goal each year is to have continuous compost from his three compost bins, continuous bloom in his low-maintenance garden and more fruits and vegetables on his family table than the garden pests eat in the field.



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