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From architectural marvels to cozy, character-filled camps and cottages, captivating stories about Maine homes, gardens, architecture, and design.

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SoPo Cottage's Laurel LaBauve
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The Diary of a Serial Renovator

SoPo Cottage’s Laurel LaBauve refurbishes old houses to resell — but don’t call her a flipper.
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I Dream of Dahlias

She was getting on in years, and her cancer had come back, and so she offered me a present. She offered me her dahlias. I cross my fingers and hope that I am not the one who kills them.
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3 Fancy-Pants Camps in Maine

These three spots are taking camping to the next level.
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How to Transition to an Organic Lawn

Nine steps to a healthy and lush organically grown lawn.
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Pearl Street Carriage House

If you squint at this postage stamp of a home on Portland’s Pearl Street, you can imagine horses clopping along on cobblestones and swinging in through the arched, story-and-a-half door.
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Welcome to Mud Season in Maine

In which we muckrake about the season that turns our world into mush.
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Martha Stewart’s Maine Gardening Tips

Martha Stewart shares her favorite resources for plants, seeds, and gardening advice.
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Fancy-Pants Camps

These three spots are taking camping to the next level.
The William F. Perry House in Bridgton, Maine
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The William F. Perry House

It's your typical New England connected farmhouse, but is festooned with high-style Italianate and Second Empire features.
outdoor room over the garage, furnished with comfy seats, a fireplace, and heat lamps
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Maine Goes Prefab: 6 Homes We Love

In their quest for affordable, energy-efficient homes, some Mainers are thinking outside the site-built box.
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8 Rules for a Great Maine Garden

From a quarter-century of working the Maine soil spring eight Maine gardening tips.
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(Maine) Antiques Roadshow

The popular PBS series has never swung through our state — what’s up with that? So we created our own version, enlisting top appraisers to evaluate your Maine antiques.
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