Seaberry Hill Farm

06/21/2025

Hello friends,
It's been an enjoyable season so far with visits from customers old and new... from Siberia to Blue Hill, Brooks to Belfast, Glenburn to Rockland. We've enjoyed every visit.

Folks have been excited about the paw paws grown from our own seeds! We invite you to come check them out, along with elderberry and American hazelnut. We're wrapping up National Pollinator Week, so it's a good note to share that our Eastern ninebark (Physocarpus opulifolius) are ready to go to work for your pollinators as an early nectar and pollen source. White flowers are followed by seed pods that provide food for birds. The elderberries are just beginning to bloom, and it's time to get things planted!

Hoping for a beautiful Saturday tomorrow... finally?

Email or message us if you would like to drop by in the coming days.

06/08/2025

Hello friends!
Well, the weekend weather has overall not been too friendly this season, but today is glorious and we hope the sunshine continues. We're available rain or shine and open by appointment, so give us a shout if you would like to come by!

We are very excited to finally offer our own pawpaw seedlings for sale! Pawpaws are the largest edible native American tree fruit and they taste like mango and banana. The trees are beautiful. We are offering them in pairs as they are not self-fertile (you need 2 genetically different plants for fruit) for $50. These seedlings have been grown from the fruit of our own trees - grown here in Belfast, ME... a labor of love with over 15 years of trial, error and patience. The seedlings are 3+ years young and ready to join your gardens.

Additionally, we have Eastern ninebark (Physocarpus opulifolius) pollinator shrubs, and American hazelnut (Corylus americana).

American elderberry plants include 'Aurea' (Golden elderberry), 'Fryeburg,' 'Goodbarn,' and 'Mattawamkeag,' and a European/American elderberry cross cultivar 'Marge' which was selected for its large juicy berries.

We've got showy milkweed for the monarch butterflies, lavender bergamot (beebalm) which the hummingbird moths and bees love, and a few other things like Bensonhurst Purple hardy fig.

A reminder that we don't publish our home nursery address in order to keep our blind kitty safe from unexpected traffic in our driveway. Please email [email protected] or message us if you'd like to set a time to come visit, and we'll send you directions. We're easy to find in Belfast.

Can't wait to see you!
Aidan & Misty

09/20/2024

Happy Common Ground Fair weekend! We've been enjoying this season of bounty, beauty and transition to fall, and we hope you are too.

If you're feeling the fall planting urge, we have Ninebark and Black Walnut plants available. Email or message us if you'd like to drop by!

06/22/2024

We had a lovely walk checking out all the plants on this 'misty' morning... The rain and cooler temps are quite a relief after the extreme heat! We are open for drop-ins today (Saturday 6/22), and available all week if you let us know when you'd like to come by for plants. Conveniently located in Belfast - please message us for directions!

06/13/2024

Come see us this weekend for perennials & elderberry plants! Please send a message or email about when you'd like to drop by, and we will send you the directions.

We've got showy milkweed for the monarch butterflies, lavender bergamot (beebalm) which the hummingbird moths and bees love, purple & yellow giant hyssops (a great nectar source for pollinators), and baptisia (which is about to bloom!).

Elderberry plants include 'Aurea' (Golden elderberry), 'Fryeburg,' 'Goodbarn,' and 'Mattawamkeag,' and European cultivar 'Marge' which was selected for its large juicy berries.

*TEASER for next season: We'll be offering pawpaw trees grown from our own seeds, and this is a great chance to drop by and see what the mature trees and their flowers look like! Pawpaws are the largest edible fruit native to the US. They taste something like a cross between mango and banana!

Looking forward to seeing you!

05/23/2024

Hi everyone. Hard to believe it's almost Memorial Day! For your planting pleasure, we have established perennials & elderberry (1+ year old) ready to go.

Please message us to come by for plants in Belfast. We are available the following Saturdays from 10 AM - 4 PM (or by appointment): 5/25, 6/8, 6/15, 6/22. We'll send you directions when you get in touch.

Plants:
Lavender Bergamot (Monarda fistulosa)
Sweet Leaf Bergamot (Monarda fistulosa)
Showy Milkweed (Asclepias speciosa)
Blue Wild Indigo (Baptisia australis)
Purple Giant Hyssop (Agastache scrophulariifolia)
Yellow Giant Hyssop (Agastache nepetoides)
'Marge' cultivar European elderberry (Sambucus nigra)
Figs ('Black Mission Fig' & 'Bensonhurst Purple Fig' (also known as 'Chicago Hardy') (we treat these as houseplants)

Also ready soon:
American Elderberry (Sambucus canadensis) - cultivars from winter cuttings: 'Fryeburg,' 'Goodbarn,' 'Mattawamkeag,' 'Aurea' (Golden Elderberry)

As a sidenote: Since officially starting in 2021, we haven’t published our address online. This has been for the safety of our pets (vehicle traffic in driveway), and due to the fact that we are a small seasonal business based out of our home. ​This has worked well and we’re grateful to everyone who entertains the mystery, and follows the potting-mix trails to find new plants! See you soon.

06/21/2023

So sad to hear this news. In our brief time knowing her, Carol was supportive of our little business. She was so knowledgeable and had an amazing history connected with distinguished botanists & plant breeders. She was happy to share her knowledge and to learn new things. We enjoyed our conversations and we will think of her every time we tend the plants we got from her.

It is with great sadness that we share the passing of our great friend, gardening mentor, and plantswoman supreme, Carol Yee. She left this life on June 19th after a short illness, but will forever live on in our heats and gardens. Carol’s Collectibles Nursery will be closed for at least a week. We will post updates here on business reopening plans. As Carol might have said, the rain has come, the sun will shine and now is the best time to plant,” so get out there n the garden roll, up your sleeves and plant one for Carol. A celebration of Carol's life is in the works for later in the summer.

06/03/2023

Hello plant friends! We hope you've been enjoying the spring and your gardens! It has been a slower start for us this season but we are happy to feature some new offerings as we continue to increase our focus on pollinator-friendly natives.

Check out the plant list in our email newsletter or on our website , and please subscribe and share! We are open by appointment this season at our home nursery in Belfast. Email or message us to get in touch!

(Photo: Hummingbird moth feasting on lavender bergamot.)
https://mailchi.mp/c74345513424/spring-2023-perennials?e=1a928775eb

08/04/2022

Fig plants for sale ~ Grow your own tasty fruit! (Black Mission and Bensonhurst Hardy Purple). So exciting… the mother plants are fruiting!

We also have other offerings including:
Olive trees
Dragonfruit (red-skinned)
Dragonfruit ('Palora' yellow-skinned)
Grapes 'Swenson Red' table grape
Rosemary
False blue indigo (Baptisia)
Red flowering quince
Pond lily begonia
Dancing lady oncidium orchids
Queen of the night night-blooming cactus, and more.

Learn more on our website or feel free to message us!
# mainehomestead

06/10/2022

Hi all!
Miss Stella wants you to know that this Saturday, June 11th is our final scheduled plant pickup day. We look forward to seeing everyone who is picking up pre-ordered elderberry plants, and we also welcome drop-ins, so feel free to tell your friends! Payment is by cash or check.

Pickup location: Rt 52 Automotive, 278 Lincolnville Ave in Belfast
Time: 10 AM to 1 PM

We also have available in limited quantities:
Baptisia (false blue indigo)
Elecampane (sunflower family)
Hydrangea 'Annabelle' (white) (just a couple left)
Apple trees - potted Kazakhstan apples (Malus sieversii, wild ancestor of today's apples), grown from seed from Cornell University (4 available, 5-year old trees)

If Saturday doesn't work for you, please get in touch and we can arrange another time.

Can't wait to see everyone! Thank you.