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Rhode Island Parks & Gardens

by Steve McRae (Landscape Consultant & Designer, Entrepreneur)

Rhode Island Parks & Gardens Colt State Park Route 114, Bristol, RI  02809 A 464-acre state park on the shore of Narragansett Bay, with 4 miles of hiking & biking trails, gardens, 10 playing fields and 6 picnic groves. Fishing, concerts & naturalist programs are available in season. Hours: Year-round. Free. (401) 253-7482 Governor Stephen Hopkins House [...]

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Asticou Azalea Gardens Northeast Harbor Maine

by Steve McRae (Landscape Consultant & Designer, Entrepreneur)

Asticou Azalea Gardens are an excellent example of the blending of New England coastal landscaping design and the Japanese garden culture. This was my 2nd trip to these gardens and they seemed more interesting and beautiful with each experience. There are so many angles to view the landscape from that it over saturates the visual [...]

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Thuya Gardens Northeast Harbor, Maine

by Steve McRae (Landscape Consultant & Designer, Entrepreneur)

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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