Blood Root, Phippsburg, Maine a woodland spring ephemeral wildflower For a list of protected and endangered wildflowers in Maine see http://plants.usda.gov/java/threat Wildflowers should be left undisturbed where they are found. To uproot and attempt to transplant them puts the species at risk. Wildflowers are dependent on very specific soil, water and light requirements which a home gardener can rarely reproduce.
Daffodils backlit by the setting sun, April, Phippsburg, Maine garden
Mixed rose border, my coastal Maine gardens, PHippsburg in late June
