Posted inSpecials

Ideas for pool perimeter landscaping

Whether above-ground or inground models, pools make for welcoming spots to enjoy warm days and nights. A new pool can quickly turn a yard into the “it” spot to spend vacations or cool off at the end hot summer days. While pools are often the focal point of a backyard, many homeowners want their pools […]

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Watering tips for a healthy lawn

Oftentimes, the right watering strategies can help homeowners nurse their lawns through the hottest months of the year, ensuring the lawns make it to autumn looking as green as they did back at the height of spring. Reconsider when you’re watering. Come summertime, homeowners may want a glass of water at high noon, when temperatures […]

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Posted inFranklin, The Franklin Journal

Spruce Mountain student garden helps food pantry

JAY — Trevor Doiron, a Spruce Mountain High School sophomore, and a few other students and community members have just wrapped up their third year of growing a community garden. The garden, now with six beds, supplied the Tri-Town Ministerial Association Food Cupboard with 87 pounds of fresh vegetables. This year’s project included construction of […]

Posted inBusiness, Maine, sj-web

Searsport nonagenarian just says ‘no’ to retiring, keeps busy marketing garden tool

SEARSPORT — It’s clear that 93-year-old Bob Perdrizet doesn’t have a good handle on the meaning of the word “retire.” But the World War II veteran, avid gardener and inveterate salesman does have a good grip on something else — the “ Miracle Finger Hoe,” a lightweight and versatile garden hoe that he believes will […]

Posted inLewiston-Auburn

Garden harvest selected for blue ribbons

Summers are short in Maine. That’s a perception that has taken hold over many generations, despite the fact that we enjoy many fine days right through October. Of course, the typically pessimistic attitude of Mainers has something to do with it, but there’s a direct connection with country life and the hectic pace of the […]