In the spring, this happy sea creature caught a leafy wave.
And in the summer, it looks like it might be swallowed up by the garden.
Maybe it was.
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Fail whale.
Tuesday, February 15th, 2011Asticou spectrum.
Tuesday, November 2nd, 2010
Everyone seems to flock to Asticou in the spring to see the color of the azeleas.
But gee whiz, fall is spectacular. Martha Stewart thinks so too. She has some nice descriptions of individual specimens on her blog.
Learn more about Asticou and see it in the spring.
It’s here!
Tuesday, October 12th, 2010
This is prime time for fall color in Maine.
What makes Maine especially beautiful in the fall is the way the deep green conifers contrast with the blazing hard woods.
So jump in the car and drive around this gorgeous state.
Even those who can’t drive get to enjoy the colors. Lucky Adams School students in Castine get to look at this stunning tree.
And the students at the Drinkwater School in Northport have this background for their playground activities.
Digging Summer.
Thursday, June 17th, 2010
We have mere moments until it’s officially summer, 2010, so dig out the croquet set and squeeze the lemonade.
Here’s a list of tours and events to get your gardening inspiration reved up this summer. Please check back for updates. And if you know of others, or spot any errors, please note them in the comments below. Thanks! It’s going to be a very pretty summer.
June 18, Bangor, Liberty Garden Tour — Peonies.
June 18-19 – Stonington, 9th Annual Lupine Festival & Evergreen Garden Club Private Garden Tour – (pdf) (207) 563-4800.
Otisfield, McLaughlin Gardens with a View — this schedule hasn’t been posted yet. But it may be found at this link when it is.
July 8, Damariscotta, Miles Memorial Hospital League House and Garden Tour, 9 am – 4:30 pm, $25, 207 790-2009, $25.
July 11, Gardens in the Watershed, 10 am – 5 pm, rain or shine. (Photos from previous year.)
July 15 & 16, Camden House & Garden Tour, which this year also includes a Decorator Show House featuring designers from the area, and from away, 9:30 am – 4 pm, $25 advance, $30 day of tour, 207-236-8946. (2bnMaine postings from last year — More than flowers. – Fish out of water.)
July 24, MDI, The Garden Club of Mount Desert Open Garden Day, rain or shine, 10am – 4 pm.
July 26, Sunday,11 am – 4 pm - Southwest Harbor House & Garden Tour, benefiting the library – ‘featuring six lovely gardens strung along the shore from Southwest Harbor to Manset, to Bass Harbor and up to West Tremont.’
July 29, Castine, Castine House & Garden Tour, “Under the Elms and By the Sea” presented by the Castine Historical Society.
August 11, Cranberry Island Home, Art & Garden Tour — Tickets for the tour (including round trip ferry, but not lunch) are $35 per person in advance ($20 tour, $15 reduced-fare ferry), or $49 the day of the tour ($25 tour, $24 normal ferry fare.) From their website — There will be eight stops on the tour:
- A nineteenth century sea captain’s home
- A garden that is part of the Archives of American Gardens of the Smithsonian Institute
- The Heliker-LaHotan Foundation, a beautiful compound of buildings hosting an artist residency program
- Musical events throughout the day at the Congregational Church
- Cranberry House and its Preble-Marr Historical Museum
- An Art Show throughout the day at Cranberry House
- A mile-long hiking trail leading to Cranberry Island’s magnificent back shore
- Lunch available at the café at Cranberry House
All summer – Belfast Friday Garden Tours, 10 am – 5 pm, $3 donation per garden.
All summer — Camden, Garden Talks at Merryspring.
All summer — Boothbay, Maine Botanical Gardens Blog covers all their activities.
All summer — Garden Club Federation of Maine — Visiting Gardens & Tours.
Maine sizzles.
Sunday, October 12th, 2008The weather has been spectacularly warm and sunny. The deep autumn shadows really punch up the fiery colors against the deep blue sky. And the streets, shops, restaurants and beaches have been bursting with all of us soaking up this fleeting beauty. Soon we will have to let it go and get out the rakes. But right now — Wow!
The distinctive aspect in Maine is that the dark green evergreens make the hot colors of the soft woods pop. Will try to get some better photos that show this.
