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 the perfect time to catch the spring glory of this fantastic Japanese Garden in Northeast Harbor just across the street from The Asticou Inn.
The flaming colors of azeleas are perfectly framed within this stunning landscape. And vice versa.
This 2.3 acre garden was designed by Charles K. Savage (1903-1979), who was a resident of Northeast Harbor, owner of the Asticou Inn, and designer of the gardens at Thuya Lodge.
Asticou was conceived as a way to salvage Beatrix Farrand’s plantings after she announced she would dismantle her famous garden. And was built between 1956 and 1957 on a stream that flows into the harbor. Savage was her mentor.
John D. Rockefeller, Jr. provided some of the original funds. But today the garden is owned and maintained by the Mount Desert Land and Garden Preserve and a committee of volunteers.
Asticou was named one of the best Japanese Gardens in the US — 11th out of 300. You might like to visit these other Japanese Gardens in Maine.
To get the full picture of the Savage Gardens read Letitia Baldwin’s Two Island Gardens.
The Garden Preserve has a nice map and good directions on how to get there. And you can also try the Island Explorer bus.
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