A little mid morning break quick read! 6 BEAUTIFUL AND DEER RESISTANT PERENNIALS colegardens.com/news-and-tips/…

Michael Warhurst worked the Prescott Park soil as head gardener for 42 years, many of them while barefoot, before retiring earlier this year to try new recipes and garden at his own home. seacoastonline.com/news/20180916/…

Leaving perennial seed heads provides foraging habitat for wildlife. Prioritize removing and discarding diseased top growth, leaving healthy seed heads standing. All perennials left standing should be cut to the ground in spring before new growth starts. #puttingthegardentobed

Often misunderstood, bats are crucial to our planet. They provide essential pest control, pollinate our plants and disperse seeds for new plants and trees. #Batweek is a great reason to celebrate these awesome animals! Photo: Hoary bat by National Park Service

Spread your wings and take flight this #BatWeek with 9 of the coolest bat 🦇species in the country: on.doi.gov/2JfdGmS

Earle Chase unloads a truck of fall mums Prescott Park in #PortsmouthNH. #streetphotography Seacoastonline.com

#Plants in #NH are pretty tough. They'd have to be to survive our harsh #winterweather and low temps. Did you ever consider how plants survive? Get your dose of #science today, with info such as: plants create their own "antifreeze." Fascinating! extension.unh.edu/blog/dormancy-…

Steve Burns and Charlton Dawes of Portsmouth, NH DPW prune a black gum tree in Prescott Park in #PortsmouthNH. #photography Seacoastonline.com

Chris Beliveau, a park groundskeeper, rakes in the trial gardens at Prescott Park in #PortsmouthNH on Tuesday. #streetphotography Seacoastonline.com

Chris Beliveau, a Prescott Park groundskeeper, works in Hovey Fountain, making it water ready for the #summer season. #streetphotography Seacoastonline.com

A gardener works in a bed of yellow daisies Prescott Park in #PortsmouthNH. #photography Seacoastonline.com

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Painter Matthew Graper of F.A. Gray, works on the restoration of the Liberty Pole, a 110-foot wooden mast, in Prescott Park in #PortsmouthNH this week. #streetphotography Seacoastonline.com

Happy #Solstice! This Summer Shoals Marine Lab, run jointly by University of New Hampshire & Cornell University, was thrilled to partner with Portsmouth, NH DPW offering guests of #PrescottPark the opportunity to enjoy a replica of local poet Celia Thaxter's Appledore Island-based garden. 🌼 bit.ly/3fDhX2C

bitly.ws/8VUN GOT FLOWERS? Serendipity brings Maine island’s Celia Thaxter-inspired garden to Portsmouth’s Prescott Park #prescottpark #celiathaxter #shoalsmarinelab #heritageflowers

The Formal Garden at Prescott Park Portsmouth New Hampshire in the early evening sun. #Portsmouth #NewHampshire #PrescottPark #Flowers

In summers past, a visit to Appledore Island often included a tour of the gardens designed by poet Celia Thaxter. When #COVID19 prevented trips to the island, Shoals Marine Lab found a temporary spot to plant the flowers among the gardens at PrescottParkArtsFest. bit.ly/2ZpQo7u

A man walks by the flowing water of the Charles Emerson Hovey fountain in #PortsmouthNH. #streetphotography Prescott Park Seacoastonline.com

A mild evening in Prescott Park in #PortsmouthNH. #streetphotography Seacoastonline.com

Flowers from Celia Thaxter's Appledore Island garden, where the Shoals Marine Lab is located, are now on display at Prescott Park in nearby #PortsmouthNH. About the park: cityofportsmouth.com/prescottpark