Thuya Gardens Northeast Harbor, Maine

Nestled on a hillside in Northeast Harbor, Maine near Bar Harbor and Seal Harbor on Mount Desert Island, are the glorious Thuya Gardens, the rustic Thuya Lodge and former summer home of Boston landscape architect Joseph Henry Curtis from 1880-1928 and his breathtaking Asticou Terraces scenic trail up the side of the hill overlooking Northeast Harbor. [...]

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Water Features, Ornamental Fountains

Installing An Ornamental Fountain as Part of a Container Water Feature We purchased a large cast bronze heron fountain at Snug Harbor Farm Garden Center in Kennebunkport, Maine. Our life size bronze bird is about 5 feet tall, weighs about 30 lbs and the fountain shoots straight down through the beak of the heron. This [...]

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Build A Watergarden Into Your Deck

How to build a pond into your deck. Enjoy the sights and sounds of water, pond plants and fish without stepping off your deck. 25 Steps to a successful water feature. Photo: This watergarden was planned before the construction of the deck. The water feature is in a hardshell pre-formed pond. Click to enlarge. Essential [...]

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My Little Fringe Tree in Bethlehem NH

I was missing my fringe trees in Temple, NH so I decided to go back to the source and buy another for my very northern home in Bethlehem, NH. A couple weeks ago we went back to Brown’s Nursery to find another fringe tree. It sits awaiting planting now as I’ve not quite decide exactly [...]

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